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Kent Shocknek
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Kent Shocknek
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-12-02,Berkeley, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Kent Shocknek (born Kent Schoknecht, December 2, 1956, in Berkeley, California) is an American actor and former television news anchor. He simplified the spelling of his surname upon arriving in Los Angeles and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California. Over a 36-year journalism career, he became Southern California's first and longest-running morning news anchor, later anchoring prime-time newscasts at CBS-owned stations KCBS and KCAL. By the time he retired from news anchoring in August 2014, he was credited with having logged more hours anchoring local TV news than anyone else in Los Angeles history, and the city designated two separate "Kent Shocknek Days" in his honor. He won eight regional Emmy Awards for his reporting. His transition to acting was facilitated by his on-screen familiarity, and he has since appeared in over 100 film and television productions, typically portraying newscasters, executives, attorneys, and other authority figures. His most notable film credits include Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002, directed by Steven Spielberg), Transformers (2007), Fast Five (2011), Disturbia (2007), Nightcrawler (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Eagle Eye (2008), and Jobs (2013). On television, he is best known for his recurring role as newsman Guy Ross in NCIS (2004–2019) and its spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles, with additional credits in Criminal Minds and Bosch. He also hosts the nationally syndicated radio show Premiere Magazine Live! with his wife Karen Walters.

Filmography

The Cookie Mobster

7.1

The Cookie Mobster
2014-12-27

Winged Creatures

5.9

Winged Creatures
2009-07-08

4.4

The Chosen One
2010-09-03

7.246

Fast Five
2011-04-20

5.8

Brake
2012-03-22

6.7

Disturbia
2007-03-27

7.709

Nightcrawler
2014-10-23

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

6.013

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016-03-23

4.894

Envy
2004-04-30

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

6

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004-12-28

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

6.705

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004-06-28

Superhero Movie

5.335

Superhero Movie
2008-03-28

Grave Misconduct

4.2

Grave Misconduct
2008-11-01

6.127

Jobs
2013-08-15

6.2

First Daughter
2004-09-24

Take Me to Tarzana

7.2

Take Me to Tarzana
2021-02-19

Lilly Lives Alone

5.8

Lilly Lives Alone
2025-08-22

0

Raveland
2023-06-23

6

Imagine That
2009-06-19

4.8

Con Man
2018-03-02

6.522

Eagle Eye
2008-09-25

7.5

Medium
2005-01-03

7.255

Supergirl
2015-10-26

True Jackson, VP

7.8

True Jackson, VP
2008-11-08

6.4

Legends
2014-08-13

Secrets of Sulphur Springs

8.1

Secrets of Sulphur Springs
2021-01-15

7

FlashForward
2009-09-24

7.935

Monk
2002-07-12

7.615

NCIS
2003-09-23

7

FlashForward
2009-09-24

SpongeBob DocuPants

8.3

SpongeBob DocuPants
2020-05-14

7.941

Bosch: Legacy
2022-05-05

6.1

Meteor
2009-07-12

8.295

Criminal Minds
2005-09-22

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8.207

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17

Commander in Chief

7.5

Commander in Chief
2005-09-27

7.599

Manifest
2018-09-24

8.2

9-1-1
2018-01-03

8.3

The West Wing
1999-09-22

6.7

Shark
2006-09-21

7.921

Bosch
2015-01-14

The Sarah Silverman Program

6.3

The Sarah Silverman Program
2007-02-01

The Sarah Silverman Program

6.3

The Sarah Silverman Program
2007-02-01

Challenger: The Final Flight

7.147

Challenger: The Final Flight
2020-09-16

8.423

The Mentalist
2008-09-23

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.527

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.527

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22

Madam Secretary

7

Madam Secretary
2014-09-21

Madam Secretary

7

Madam Secretary
2014-09-21

Madam Secretary

7

Madam Secretary
2014-09-21

6.7

Shark
2006-09-21

7.4

The Unit
2006-03-07

7.627

Manhunt
2017-08-01

8.233

Lanterns
2026-08-16

7.4

R.J. Decker
2026-03-03