Dermot Mulroney. Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. Acting since the 1980s, he is known for his roles in the films Young Guns, Samantha, Where the Day Takes You, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Last Outlaw, About Schmidt, and August: Osage County. Mulroney played the main antagonist of NBC's Crisis, Francis Gibson.
The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by L.A.P.D. officers, and subsequent riots triggered by the acquittal of the officers involved, rocked L.A. and the nation. The events brought to the forefront concerns about racism and police brutality within the L.A.P.D.
Related: 1992 Rodney King Riots. The Watts Riots were the deadliest riots in the history of Los Angeles until they were eclipsed by the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. They began on April 29, 1992, after a group of L.A. police officers were acquitted for severely beating Rodney King, a black man.