Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American actor and film director.
[2] Gordon was inspired to become an actor at the age of twelve, after seeing James Earl Jones in a Broadway production of Of Mice and Men.
In the 1986 comedy movie Back to School, Gordon played Jason Melon, the son of Rodney Dangerfield's character.
Gordon left acting for directing, making his debut in 1988 with the movie The Chocolate War, about a student who rebels against the rigid hierarchies in his Catholic school.
His directing credits for television include Homicide: Life on the Street, Gideon's Crossing, Dexter, The Bridge, House and the second and third seasons of Fargo.