American actor (born 1968)
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
.
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Early life
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Gilliam graduated from
State University of New York at Purchase
in 1990.
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Career
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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
.
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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
.
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His most prominent role 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 had a number of guest roles in other shows such as
CSI: Miami
,
Nurse Jackie
,
Skins
,
Person of Interest
, and
The Good Wife
.
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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.
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Gilliam has 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
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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.
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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."
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Personal life
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On May 3, 2015, Gilliam was arrested in
Peachtree City
,
Georgia
, for
driving under the influence
as he was speeding one-hundred and eight miles per hour in a fifty-five miles per hour zone. Police found a marijuana cigarette in his car.
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Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Theater
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References
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"Cast & Crew - Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver"
. HBO. 2008
. Retrieved
2008-01-15
.
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Melloy, Kilian (2010-08-07).
"Seth Gilliam :: From 'The Wire' to 'Othello'
"
. EDGE Boston
. Retrieved
2013-03-28
.
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"Starship Troopers"
.
Variety
. 1997-11-08.
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Ebert, Roger (1996-07-12).
"Courage Under Fire"
.
Chicago Sun-Times
– via rogerebert.com.
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Marnell cla, Blair (2011-07-13).
"TEEN WOLF 1.07 'Night School'
"
. CraveOnline
. Retrieved
2013-03-28
.
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"The Wire star hits out at Emmys"
. BBC News. 2008-07-28
. Retrieved
2013-09-05
.
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Reeves, Marcus (2011-05-06).
"Seth Gilliam Cast For "Good Wife" Season Finale | News"
. BET
. Retrieved
2013-03-28
.
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"The Walking Dead Q&A ? Seth Gilliam (Father Gabriel) - news_detail | FX"
.
www.fxtv.com.au
. Retrieved
7 October
2016
.
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Acuna, Kirsten (2014-10-10).
"Why 'The Walking Dead' Casts So Many Actors From HBO's Hit Show 'The Wire'
"
.
Business Insider
.
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b
Gaines, Tarra (2013-08-02).
"The most powerful woman of all: Controversial Facebook book inspires Houston's Cleopatra"
.
culturemap.com
.
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a
b
"Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner"
. University of Houston News. 2011-07-26
. Retrieved
2013-09-05
.
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"
'Walking Dead' star Seth Gilliam arrested"
.
CNN
. May 4, 2015
. Retrieved
October 10,
2021
.
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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).
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