"I'm a `love at first sight’ kind of guy. I love locking eyes with someone across a room that you've never met."


After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in film and theater from Syracuse University , this New York bachelor packed his bags and headed west. Appearing in such TV shows as CSI, That 70's Show and What I Like About You, Reid now plays Brendan Dorff in the TBS comedy My Boys. Reid, who also writes and records his own music in his home recording studio, will also appear in the New Line thriller Amusement, this September.

THE FACTS:

Age: 30

Height: 6' 1"

Eyes: Brown

Sign: Scorpio

Resides: Hollywood , CA

Occupation: Actor (TBS' My Boys, Amusement)

ABOUT HIM:

Strengths: "My perseverance.”

Weakness: "I'm a hopeless romantic, I got a big heart."

Interests: "Avid downhill skier, music, surfing, painting, writing."

Turn-offs: "Dishonesty; people who are fake or misrepresent themselves." 

Staying healthy: "I do yoga."

ABOUT WOMEN HE'D LOVE TO MEET:

Attention-getter: "Confidence.”

Ideal woman: "Intelligent, creative, gregarious, honest.”

I can't resist a woman who ... "has freckles. It’s just so damn cute."

I'd call back after a first date … "if she were to grab and kiss me goodnight. I’d definitely be like, `wow, I got to see her again.’"

I'd never date a woman who ... "doesn’t know who Lou Reed is."

How I show I care: "I’ve definitely written songs about women in the past.”

What makes a woman unforgettable: "A woman’s laugh; it just sucks me right in."

I wish women understood ... "that we’re scared of them. And we feel this innate need to please and to impress them."

One thing a woman has never done for me: "Whisked me away on a weekend trip."

ON RELATIONSHIPS: 

Top relationship keys: "Honesty, loyalty, sexuality."

A woman in a relationship with me can expect ... "to feel safe, loved and spoiled.”
 
What I expect: "Knowing that I’m a woman’s one and only.”

What makes me feel close to a woman: "When you can sit and hold each other and just be silent and still. That’s amazing to me."

Greatest relationship lesson: "Compromise is important until you start compromising yourself."

I feel my sexiest ... "when I’ve accomplished something."

Sexiest thing a woman can wear in private: "One of my button-down shirts."

HIS FAVORITE THINGS:

Movie: "Cool Hand Luke."

TV Show: "30 Rock; got a little crush on Tina Fey ..."

Music: "The Raconteurs."

Food: "Pizza."

CLOSING THOUGHTS:

Pets: My pit bulls I rescued, Bella and Dublin .”

Hottest possession: "My guitars."

On going green: "I recycle like crazy."

Valuable life lesson: "Share the wealth.”

Best advice received: "Believe in yourself."

Best advice I've given a woman: "Don’t settle."

Celeb I'd love to take on a date: "Kate Bekinsale."

Me in a word: "Intense."