Career
Poindexter is currently best known for his role in 2003"s South.W.A.T., where he played by the book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller who went head to head with Samuel Jackson"s Hondo. Daytime audiences know him best from American Broadcasting Company soap opera General Hospital as the not so good Doctor Asher Thomas from June 3, 2005 until August 8, 2005 when his character was shot and killed by Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) after he murdered both AJ Quartermaine (Billy Warlock) and Rachel Adair (Amy Grabow). His Asher Thomas character was controversial, as his backstory was a retcon of Jason and AJ"s history.
He was also a recurring character on Judge Advocate General, playing the lawyer/love interest of Major Sarah MacKenzie in season 3.
He has also appeared in the soap operas Santa Barbara, Days of Our Lives, was a frequent guest on the Music Television show Just Say Julie and the primetime shows Quantum Leap and Push, Nevada. His film career includes American Ninja 2, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.
He was also featured as Reisenkemp in the comedy "Coverage". He currently is appearing as the swinging dad, Rick Berger in "The Hard Times of RJ Berger the cult Music Television scripted comedy.
He was lead singer for the Alternate-Country band The High Lonesome in the 1990s.
Their album Feel Free To Do So is being re-released winter of 2010. His father, H. R. Poindexter, is a Tony award-winning light and set designer. He has twin boys.
