Seth Gilliam
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Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. | November 5, 1968
Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | The Wire as Ellis Carver The Walking Dead as Gabriel Stokes Teen Wolf as Dr. Alan Deaton |
Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on The Wire, Clayton Hughes on Oz, Detective Daniels on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2007–2008), Dr. Alan Deaton on Teen Wolf, Father Gabriel Stokes on The Walking Dead, and Sugar Watkins in the movie Starship Troopers.[1][2]
Early life[]
Gilliam graduated from State University of New York at Purchase in 1990.[citation needed]
Career[]
Gilliam's film career began in the early 1990s. He has starred in award-winning films such as Still Alice. His other film credits include Sergeant Sugar Watkins in the 1997 action film Starship Troopers and Sergeant Steven Altameyer in the 1996 film Courage Under Fire.[3][4]
Gilliam has had a number of recurring roles on television, including during the seventh season of The Cosby Show as Aaron Dexter, boyfriend of Erika Alexander's character, and as Alan Deaton on Teen Wolf.[5] His most prominent role, however, has been on The Wire. In 2008, he attracted attention for criticizing the show being overlooked for Emmy nominations despite its critical success.[6] He has also had a number of guest roles in other shows such as CSI: Miami, Nurse Jackie, Skins, Person of Interest, and The Good Wife.[7] He played Clayton Hughes on Oz. In May 2014, Gilliam was cast as Father Gabriel Stokes in the fifth season of AMC's The Walking Dead.[8] Along with Chad Coleman and Lawrence Gilliard Jr., he is the third The Wire alum to join the series.[9]
Gilliam has also acted on stage, playing Prince Edward in a 1993 production of Richard III. He played the title role in Othello, first in 2010 at Boston's Commonwealth Shakespeare Company[2] and then the following year at the Houston Shakespeare Festival, directed by his wife Leah C. Gardiner. The pair returned to Houston in 2013 for Antony and Cleopatra, with Gilliam playing Antony and Gardiner directing.[10] Gilliam has stated that he prefers acting on the stage although he loves his work in film and television: "Acting for the stage is a lot more fun to do. There is instant communication with the audience. An actor can tell whether or not he or she is connecting with an audience or whether they understand what's going on."[11]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Joey Breaker | Jeremy Breaker | |
Mr. Wonderful | ER Doctor | ||
1994 | The Hardest Part | Derek | Short film |
1995 | Jefferson in Paris | James Hemings | |
1996 | Courage Under Fire | Altameyer | |
1997 | Starship Troopers | Sugar Watkins | |
Tar | Tyrone | ||
2000 | Punks | Marcus | |
2002 | Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | Vincent | |
2005 | The Great Wonderful | Clayton | Segment: "Emme's Story" |
2008 | Sympathetic Details | Raymond | |
2009 | The People v. Leo Frank | Jim Conley | |
Did You Hear About the Morgans? | U.S. Marshal Lasky | ||
2010 | Betrayed | Roger Waite | Short film |
2011 | Stake Out: Atlantic Salmon | Rivers | Short film |
2014 | Still Alice | Frederic Johnson | |
2015 | Police State | Officer Grady | |
2018 | Change in the Air | Officer Payne |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990–91 | The Cosby Show | Aaron Dexter | 3 episodes |
1992 | Law & Order | Babatunde Amoda | Episode: "Consultation" |
In the Eyes of a Stranger | Television film | ||
1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Cadet Johnson C. Whittaker | Television film |
1999–2001 | Oz | Clayton Hughes | 17 episodes |
2002–08 | The Wire | Ellis Carver | 50 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | A.D.A. Terence Wright | 4 episodes |
2007 | The Bronx is Burning | Paul Blair | Episode: "Time for a Change?" |
2007–08 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Daniels | 4 episodes |
2009 | Damages | Mark Waters | Episode: "I Knew Your Pig" |
CSI: Miami | Aaron Nolan | Episode: "Flight Risk" | |
Mercy | Police Officer | Episode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica" | |
2010 | Nurse Jackie | Dr. Lindsey | Episode: "Candyland" |
Law & Order | Michael's Attorney | Episode: "Immortal" | |
2011 | The Good Wife | Jacob Rickter | Episode: "Closing Arguments" |
Svetlana | Tomas | Episode: "Milking It" | |
2011–17 | Teen Wolf | Dr. Alan Deaton | Recurring role; 43 episodes |
2012 | Person of Interest | Detective Des Franklin | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
Homeland | Chapman | Episode: "A Gettysburg Address" | |
2013 | Criminal Minds | Lyle Johnson | Episode: "Strange Fruit" |
2014–present | The Walking Dead | Gabriel Stokes | Also Starring (seasons 5–7) Starring (season 8–present) 57 episodes |
2016 | Elementary | Dr. Ira Wallace | Episode: "Ready or Not" |
2019 | City on a Hill | Rev. Jasper Fields | 3 episodes |
2020 | Bull | Dr. Poulson | Episode: "The Invisible Woman" |
Theater[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Othello | Othello | Commonwealth Shakespeare Company |
2011 | Othello | Othello | Houston Shakespeare Festival |
2011 | King Lear | Edmund | The Public Theater |
2018 | The Last Bar at the End of the World | Tobias | Off-Broadway, NYC |
References[]
- ^ "Cast & Crew - Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Melloy, Kilian (2010-08-07). "Seth Gilliam :: From 'The Wire' to 'Othello'". EDGE Boston. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ "Starship Troopers". Variety. 1997-11-08.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (1996-07-12). "Courage Under Fire". Chicago Sun-Times – via rogerebert.com.
- ^ Marnell cla, Blair (2011-07-13). "TEEN WOLF 1.07 'Night School'". CraveOnline. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ "The Wire star hits out at Emmys". BBC News. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ Reeves, Marcus (2011-05-06). "Seth Gilliam Cast For "Good Wife" Season Finale | News". BET. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
- ^ "The Walking Dead Q&A – Seth Gilliam (Father Gabriel) - news_detail | FX". www.fxtv.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Acuna, Kirsten (2014-10-10). "Why 'The Walking Dead' Casts So Many Actors From HBO's Hit Show 'The Wire'". Business Insider.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gaines, Tarra (2013-08-02). "The most powerful woman of all: Controversial Facebook book inspires Houston's Cleopatra". culturemap.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner". University of Houston News. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "Roundtable: Stoya, Seth Gilliam, Phillip Cruise and Dean Haspiel talk The Last Bar at the End of The World," The Beat (04/09/2018).
External links[]
- Seth Gilliam on Twitter
- Seth Gilliam at IMDb
- Bio on The Wire's website (archived)
- 1968 births
- American male television actors
- Living people
- People from Long Island
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- African-American male actors