Seth Gilliam

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, Dr. Alan Deaton on Teen Wolf, and Father Gabriel Stokes on The Walking Dead.[1][2]

Seth Gilliam
Gilliam at Brussels Comic Con in 2020
Born (1968-11-05) November 5, 1968
Long Island, New York, U.S.
EducationState University of New York at Purchase (1990)
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Known forThe Wire
as Ellis Carver
The Walking Dead
as Gabriel Stokes
Teen Wolf
as Dr. Alan Deaton

Early life

Gilliam graduated from State University of New York at Purchase in 1990.

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 Private Sugar Watkins in the 1997 action film Starship Troopers and Sergeant Steven Altameyer in the 1996 film Courage Under Fire.

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Along with Chad Coleman and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., he is the third The Wire alum to join the series.

Gilliam has also acted on stage, playing Prince Edward in a 1993 production of Richard III, and as the lead in the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's 2010 and 2011 productions of Othello[2] at the Houston Shakespeare Festival, directed by his wife Leah C. Gardiner. He also played Antony in Antony and Cleopatra for the Houston Shakespeare Festival, also directed by his wife. He 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."[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
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
2002–08The WireEllis Carver50 episodes
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryA.D.A. Terence Wright4 episodes
2007The Bronx is BurningPaul BlairEpisode: "Time for a Change?"
2007–08Law & Order: Criminal IntentDetective Daniels4 episodes
2009DamagesMark WatersEpisode: "I Knew Your Pig"
CSI: MiamiAaron NolanEpisode: "Flight Risk"
MercyPolice OfficerEpisode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica"
2010Nurse JackieDr. LindseyEpisode: "Candyland"
Law & OrderMichael's AttorneyEpisode: "Immortal"
2011The Good WifeJacob RickterEpisode: "Closing Arguments"
SvetlanaTomasEpisode: "Milking It"
2011–17Teen WolfDr. Alan DeatonRecurring role; 43 episodes
2012Person of InterestDetective Des FranklinEpisode: "Identity Crisis"
HomelandChapmanEpisode: "A Gettysburg Address"
2013Criminal MindsLyle JohnsonEpisode: "Strange Fruit"
2014–presentThe Walking DeadGabriel StokesAlso Starring (seasons 5–7)
Starring (season 8–present)
52 episodes
2016ElementaryDr. Ira WallaceEpisode: "Ready or Not"
2019City on a HillRev. Jasper Fields3 episodes
2020BullDr. PoulsonEpisode: "The Invisible Woman"

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Last Bar at the End of the World Tobias Off-Broadway, NYC
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References
  1. "Cast & Crew - Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver". HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. Melloy, Kilian (2010-08-07). "Seth Gilliam :: From 'The Wire' to 'Othello'". EDGE Boston. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  3. Marnell cla, Blair (2011-07-13). "TEEN WOLF 1.07 'Night School'". CraveOnline. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  4. "The Wire star hits out at Emmys". BBC News. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. Reeves, Marcus (2011-05-06). "Seth Gilliam Cast For "Good Wife" Season Finale | News". BET. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  6. "The Walking Dead Q&A – Seth Gilliam (Father Gabriel) - news_detail | FX". www.fxtv.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner". University of Houston News. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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