Seth Gilliam
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-11-05 in Washington Heights, New York, USA
Biography
Seth Gilliam (November 5, 1968) is an American screen and stage actor. He is most known as Father Gabriel on AMC's post-apocalyptic series The Walking Dead, first appearing in Season 5. He is also known for his HBO television roles, first as corrections officer-turned-prisoner Clayton Hughes on Oz, and later as Baltimore police detective promoted to Sergeant, Ellis Carver on The Wire. On both of these series, he co-starred with Lance Reddick and J.D. Williams. Another of his major recurring roles was on the TV series Teen Wolf as Dr. Alan Deaton. He had a recurring role during the seventh season of The Cosby Show as Aaron Dexter (boyfriend of Erika Alexander's character Pam), Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and Law and Order: Trial by Jury. He's had a number of guest roles in other shows such as CSI: Miami, Nurse Jackie, Skins, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, and Bull. His feature film credits include his role as Sergeant Steven Altameyer in Courage Under Fire (1996) and Private Sugar Watkins in the action movie Starship Troopers (1997). His other films include Personal Velocity (2002), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), and Still Alice (2014).
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Michael´s Attorney
Law & Order
as Babatunde Amoda
Criminal Minds
as Lyle Johnson
The Blacklist
as Larry Whitaker
The Walking Dead
as Gabriel Stokes
Homeland
as Chaplin
Teen Wolf
as Alan Deaton
The Good Wife
as Jacob Rickter
Elementary
as Dr. Ira Wallace
CSI: Miami
as Aaron Nolan
Person of Interest
as Des Franklin
The Wire
as Ellis Carver
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Detective Daniels
Bull
as Dr. Poulson
The Cosby Show
as Aaron Dexter
Oz
as Clayton Hughes
Damages
as Mark Waters
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
as Gabriel Stokes
Suits LA
as Dean Harris
Teen Wolf: The Movie
as Dr. Alan Deaton