Tico Wells
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Tico Wells (born March 5, 1961) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American actor, known for his role as Choir Boy in the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats.[1] He has also appeared on The Cosby Show, 227, Hallmark movies and Beverly Hills, 90210. He was Tim in the movie , and played Dexter Williams, the younger brother of Denzel Washington's character Demetrius Williams, in Mississippi Masala.[2] He starred as Kirkland J. Ellis, III, in the independent film Big Ain't Bad, a romantic drama that won Auds honors at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. He made a cameo in the Martin Lawrence show, Martin as "Sweet Reggie."
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1985 | The Passing | Young Rose WWII |
1988 | Heart of Midnight | Henry |
1989 | The Dream Team | Station Attendant |
1989 | Misplaced | Clayton |
1990 | The Return of Superfly | Willy Green |
1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Anthony "Choir Boy" Stone |
1991 | Mississippi Masala | Dexter Williams |
1992 | Universal Soldier | Garth |
1992 | Trespass | Davis |
1994 | Drop Squad | Fat Money |
1997 | The Relic | Bailey |
1998 | Legend of the Mummy | Young Corbeck |
2001 | Final Payback | Dealer |
2001 | All About You | Walter |
2002 | Big Ain't Bad | Kirkland J. Ellis III |
2007 | Love & Other Four Letter Words | Slaughter |
2007 | Sister's Keeper | Root |
2011 | Forgiveness | Pastor Thomas McKenzie |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | Summer | Desmond Witherspoon III | TV Movie |
1987-1988 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Jerry Taylor | Two Episodes |
1989 | 227 | Mike | Season 4, No, My Darling Daughter |
1990 | Beverly Hills 90210 | James Townsend | Season 1, One on One |
1990 | China Beach | Bobby Seale | Season 4, The Call |
1992 | Going to Extremes | Season 1, Pilot Episode | |
1993 | The Ernest Green Story | Jefferson Thomas | TV Movie, Disney |
1995 | Martin | Reggie | Season 3, Express Yourself |
1995 | Tyson | Charles Neal | TV Movie, HBO |
1996 | Law & Order | 1st Uniformed Officer | Season 6, Deceit |
1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Friend #2 | Season 1, Rapunzel |
1996 | Waynehead | Marvin/ Kid | 13 Episodes |
1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Duke of Earl/ Exterminator | Season 5, Pied Piper |
1997 | JAG | PO Elwood Douglas | Season 3, Above and Beyond |
1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Room Service Guy | Season 3, Vacation |
1998 | Boy Meets World | D.J. | Season 5, The Eskimo |
2001 | One Special Moment | James Watson | TV Movie, BET |
2002 | 24 | Karris | Season 1, 11:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. |
2003 | Monster Makers | Desk Sergeant | TV Movie |
2004 | ER | Dr. Jennings | Season 10, Drive |
2005 | All of Us | Bill Jinkins | Season 3, Divorce Means Never Having To Say I'm Sorry |
2006 | Wild Hearts | Jake | TV Movie, Hallmark Channel |
2009 | Family Guy | Bobby Brown | Season 8, Brian's Got a Brand New Bag |
2010 | The Wish List | Tim | TV Movie, Hallmark Channel |
2012 | Bones | Dennis Timmons | Season 7, The Family in the Feud |
References[]
- ^ [1] Washington Post Apr. 18, 1991
- ^ Hartford Courant Feb 28, 1992
External links[]
- Tico Wells at IMDb
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American screen actor stubs