Sharif Atkins

Sharif Atkins (born January 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER and for his role as FBI Agent Clinton Jones on White Collar.

Sharif Atkins
Atkins at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	(1975-01-29) January 29, 1975 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Northwestern University (BA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Bethany Hotchkiss ( m. 2014)
Children	1

Early life

Atkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his bachelor's degree in theatre/speech from Northwestern University in 1997. While at Northwestern in 1996, Atkins was initiated as a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity (Theta Chapter).[1]

Career

He gained fame for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the eighth season (2001) of the NBC medical drama ER. He left ER after the 2003-2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived police drama Hawaii as former Chicago Police Department Detective John Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police Department. Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons of ER, with his character returning on leave from duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army physician. His character was killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005-06 season. Atkins also portrayed the recurring character Gary Navarro in the acclaimed series The 4400, Navarro is a telepath.

Atkins played Special Agent Clinton Jones in USA Network's White Collar from 2009 to 2014.

He has appeared as Assistant United States Attorney Rivers in the CBS drama The Good Wife. In 2009 he appeared in season 4, episode 25 of Criminal Minds - "To Hell..." as Sgt. William Hightower. Atkins has also guest-starred in season 8 of CSI: Miami.

In 2014 he appeared as a Nova Corps pilot in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Light It Up	Gunman
2004	Something for Nothing	Maynard Lassiter	Short film
2006	Paved with Good Intentions	Rick Balden
2007	Privacy Policy	John Doe	Short film
2010	Preacher's Kid	Wynton
2012	The Hypnotist	The Writer	Short film
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	Nova Arresting Pilot
2015	Oceanus: Act One	Sam Jordan	Short film, post-production
2018	The Open House	Chris

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Early Edition	Cashier	"The Fourth Carpathian"
1999	Early Edition	Bodyguard	"Number One with a Bullet"
1999	Turks	Black Kid	"Pilot"
2001	That's Life	Football Player	"Something Battered, Something Blue"
2001	The District	Cyrus Sparks	"The Project"
2001–06	ER	Dr. Michael Gallant	Main role 2001–04 Recurring role 2005–06
2002	Arliss	Jordan	"Standards and Practices"
2002	The Big Time	Joe Royal	TV film
2004	Hawaii	John Declan	TV series
2005–06	Eve	Grant	Recurring role
2005–06	The 4400	Gary Navarro	"Voices Carry", "The New World", "The Home Front"
2006	In Justice	Ty Furlong	"Victims"
2007	Close to Home	Greg Ogletree	"Drink the Cup"
2007–08	Numbers	Clay Porter	Episodes: "Thirteen", "End Game"
2008	Raising the Bar	Andy Hamilton	"Shop Till You Drop"
2009	My Manny	Mike	TV series
2009	Cold Case	James Valentine	"Officer Down"
2009	Criminal Minds	William Hightower	"To Hell... and Back"
2009	The New 20s: Episodes 1	Ralph	TV film
2009	CSI: Miami	Mathew Sloan	"Hostile Takeover"
2009–14	White Collar	Clinton Jones	Main role
2010	The Good Wife	AUSA Harrison Rivers	"Fleas"
2011	Chase	Mark	"Roundup"
2012	House	Hayes	"Blowing the Whistle"
2015	Sleepy Hollow	Calvin Riggs	"What Lies Beneath"
2015	Rizzoli & Isles	FBI Special Agent Nate Burns	"Imitation Game"
2016	Lucifer	Prosecutor Earl Steadman	"Quid Pro Ho"
2018	SEAL Team	Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Beau Fuller	"The Spinning Wheel"
2019	Magnum P.I.	Detective Richard Johnson	"Dead Inside"
2019	The Good Doctor	Kane Omar	"Incomplete"

References

1. http://terriblethetanupes.blogspot.com/p/theta-lineage.html

External links

• Sharif Atkins on IMDb