Gering was born Galen Laius Gering in Los Angeles, California, to Alan Gering and Michele de Oñate, a renowned west coast artist. He is of Russian Jewish descent on his father"s side and Basque on his mother"s (his great-grandfather was a Basque immigrant).
At the age of 18, Gering moved to New York City to start a modeling career and finished high school remotely.
He plays the role of Rafe Hernandez on the long-running National Broadcasting Company soap opera Days of Our Lives. Prior to his current role, he acted on the National Broadcasting Company daytime soap opera Passions. He has an older sister, Charissa.
He traveled Europe as a model before attending New York University for a year.
Gering finished college at the University of Miami where he studied creative writing and film. In 1999, Gering learned of a role in an upcoming National Broadcasting Company daytime soap called Passions through Irene Marie Models.
By the time Gering graduated from University of Malaya, he was already taping Passions, where he had landed the role of Officer Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Gering was named one of People"s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, and remained with Passions until its cancellation in 2008.
On October 31, 2008, Gering debuted on another National Broadcasting Company soap, Days of Our Lives as Rafe Hernandez, an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who was hired to guard Sami Brady while she is under witness protection.
He has also appeared in over 50 national commercials. The show ended on November 13, 2011 after only one season.
