directed a few Ally McBeal episodes, including "Fear of Flirting" (season 5, episode 4). He appeared on ABC's In Case of Emergency as Sherman Yablonsky until it was canceled after one season, and was also in the pilot episode of Eureka. He did not reprise the role, and his character's disappearance was explained in the official comic book as having been reassigned to Alaska. 2000s work After Ally McBeal ended Germann starring in several films, including Down to Earth, Sweet November, and Joe Somebody, all being released in 2001. He guest-appeared twice on The Bernie Mac Show. He got lead roles in 2005 in the family comedies Family Plan and Down and Derby. In 2006, he guest-starred in the series, Desperate Housewives In 2009, he starred in the Nickelodeon made-for-television musical film Spectacular!. He portrayed the role of Mr. Virgil Romano. 2010s work In 2010, he played Jerry Erickson in the holiday film The Santa Incident. Germann has appeared in NCIS since the season-10 episode "Shiva", playing NCIS Assistant Director Jerome Craig. Later, in the episode "Canary", he briefly took over the agency while the director at the time (Leon Vance) was on temporary leave following a family tragedy. Germann has appeared infrequently in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit playing ADA Derek Strauss. In 2016, Germann appeared in the ABC fantasy series drama Once Upon A Time portraying Hades, the God of the Underworld, for ten episodes. He was in the film Foster Boy. He also appeared as neurosurgeon Tom Koracick, in Grey's Anatomy. Filmography Films Television Theatre References External links 1958 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Houston 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Colorado People from Golden, Colorado