Gossett landed his first professional job after he graduated from high school in a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
He went on to act in a Broadway production of August Wilson's Fences directed by Lloyd Richards, as well as Hal Scott's A Raisin in the Sun and Donald McKayle's The Last Minstrel Show.
He has extensive television experience with guest starring roles on Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, and Black Angel.
On the October 18, 2021 episode of the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, Gossett made his debut as a mysterious man taking a special interest in former private eye and present club owner Curtis Ashford.
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