GREGG RAINWATER BIOGRAPHY- Season 2 only (3 was virtually identical)
Gregg Rainwater plays the mystical half-blood Kiowa, Indian, Buck Cross, on MGM/UA's Emmy Award and Western Heritage Award-winning ABC series "The Young Riders." Orphaned and torn between two cultures, Buck is at home in Sweetwater with the young Pony Express riders. Insightful, alert and wise beyond his years, he should never be underestimated.
"Buck, although still faced with the inner conflict of wanting to fit in the white man's world and feeling compelled to maintain his Indian heritage has found a home with the Pony Express riders. He is pensive and spiritual in his nature and has maintained a protective friendship with Ike (Travis Fine) Buck continues to have a calming effect on the other boys," says Rainwater.
Born in Flint, Michigan, Rainwater knew he wanted to be an actor after seeing the movie "Oliver" in the sixth grade. He convinced his parents of his desires, and set out to do back-to-back community theatre plays throughout his grammar and high
school days. He even managed to infiltrate the rival high school's theatre department, auditioning and being cast in their
productions.
After graduating high school, Rainwater made a singing tour of England with the Warren Youth Chorale and after turning down a scholarship to Wayne State University in Detroit, he moved to Los Angeles. Immediately becoming active in theatre, he joined the West Coast Ensemble group and appeared in Andrew Campbell's award-winning "American Basswood" among other productions. His most recent theatre rol e was Giovanni in the world premiere rock musical version of "Tis Pity She's A Whore."
After making a few appearances on "Days of Our Lives," Gregg landed his role on "The Young Riders" (his first series on prime time television).
An active member of Earth Community Office, a non- profit organization dedicated to educating the entertainment field for a happier and healthier world, Gregg devotes his extra time to a variety of ecological and non-profit organizations, including Juvenile Diabetes.
Gregg, named one of US magazine's "10 Sexiest Bachelors" resides in Los Angeles and spends his free time singing, writing and riding his mountain bike.
"The Young Riders" is an Pendragon Entertainment and Ogiens/Kane Company production in association with MGM/UA Television Production Group for the ABC Television Network. MGM/UA Television is a division of MGM-Pathe Communications Co.