Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

56 · Born: Nov 5, 1968

Personal Details

BornNov 5, 1968 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).

Career

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2024
The Lady of the Lake
The Lady of the Lake as Adam Schultz
{"id":274491,"title":"The Zombie Wedding","year":"2023","character":"Reverend Harry Crump","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-zombie-wedding","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_274491.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_274491.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
The Zombie Wedding
The Zombie Wedding as Reverend Harry Crump
{"id":216862,"title":"Teen Wolf: The Movie","year":"2023","character":"Dr. Alan Deaton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/teen-wolf-the-movie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1gnr9rj04ra8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1gnr9rj04ra8.jpg"},"released":1}
Teen Wolf: The Movie
Teen Wolf: The Movie as Dr. Alan Deaton
{"id":12080,"title":"Bull","year":2019,"character":"Dr. Poulson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/bull-2016","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7hqsr0ucbc20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7hqsr0ucbc20.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Bull
Bull as Dr. Poulson
{"id":191658,"title":"Silver Lake","year":"2018","character":"Jeff","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/silver-lake","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_191658.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_191658.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
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Police State
Police State as Officer Grady
{"id":136463,"title":"Change in the Air","year":"2018","character":"Officer Payne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/change-in-the-air","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/642gvdp8ssg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/642gvdp8ssg0.jpg"},"released":1}
Change in the Air
Change in the Air as Officer Payne
{"id":4,"title":"The Walking Dead","year":2017,"character":"Gabriel Stokes","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-walking-dead","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7fou02lf7sl0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Gabriel Stokes
{"id":16832,"title":"Still Alice","year":"2014","character":"Frederic Johnson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/still-alice","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3jmog7oa8atg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3jmog7oa8atg.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Still Alice
Still Alice as Frederic Johnson
{"id":653,"title":"Criminal Minds","year":2013,"character":"Lyle Johnson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/criminal-minds","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2jqlqg1vkv5g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2jqlqg1vkv5g.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds as Lyle Johnson
{"id":15218,"title":"The Skinny","year":"2012","character":"Testing Van Doc","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-skinny","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_15218.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_15218.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
The Skinny
The Skinny as Testing Van Doc
{"id":549,"title":"Teen Wolf","year":2011,"character":"Alan Deaton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/teen-wolf-2011","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5qdp2nejde40.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5qdp2nejde40.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf as Alan Deaton
{"id":566,"title":"Person of Interest","year":2011,"character":"Detective Des Franklin","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/person-of-interest","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/21kl42gem8p0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/21kl42gem8p0.jpg"},"released":1}
Person of Interest
Person of Interest as Detective Des Franklin
{"id":2448,"title":"Did You Hear About the Morgans?","year":"2009","character":"U.S. Marshal Lasky","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/58i9pi87sms0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/58i9pi87sms0.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
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{"id":215,"title":"Law & Order","year":2009,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/law-order-1990","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":782,"title":"CSI: Miami","year":2008,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/csi-miami","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5p3t4hkmmie0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5p3t4hkmmie0.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
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2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Daniels
{"id":24702,"title":"The Great New Wonderful","year":"2005","character":"Clayton","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-great-new-wonderful","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24702.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24702.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":22445,"title":"Personal Velocity","year":"2002","character":"Vincent","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/personal-velocity","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_22445.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_22445.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":25,"title":"The Wire","year":2002,"character":"Ellis Carver","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-wire","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7onse35ojrv0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7onse35ojrv0.jpg"},"released":1}
The Wire
The Wire as Ellis Carver
{"id":154965,"title":"Punks","year":"2000","character":"Marcus","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/punks-2000","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154965.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154965.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Punks
Punks as Marcus
{"id":4298,"title":"Starship Troopers","year":"1997","character":"Private Sugar Watkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/starship-troopers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4u8l2rui4cu0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4u8l2rui4cu0.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers as Private Sugar Watkins
{"id":4553,"title":"Courage Under Fire","year":"1996","character":"Stephen Altameyer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/courage-under-fire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jek2qnpvai0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6jek2qnpvai0.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire as Stephen Altameyer
{"id":157925,"title":"Heading Home","year":"1995","character":"Willie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/heading-home","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_157925.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_157925.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
{"id":8057,"title":"Jefferson in Paris","year":"1995","character":"James Hemings","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/jefferson-in-paris","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8057.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8057.jpg"},"released":1}
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris as James Hemings
{"id":13823,"title":"Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker","year":"1994","character":"Cadet Johnson C. Whittaker","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/assault-at-west-point-the-court-martial-of-johnson-whittaker","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_13823.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_13823.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
{"id":58682,"title":"Joey Breaker","year":"1993","character":"Jeremy Brasher","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/joey-breaker","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_58682.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_58682.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Joey Breaker
Joey Breaker as Jeremy Brasher
{"id":7939,"title":"Mr. Wonderful","year":"1993","character":"Emergency Room Doctor (unconfirmed)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/mr-wonderful","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7939.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7939.jpg"},"released":1}
Mr. Wonderful
Mr. Wonderful as Emergency Room Doctor (unconfirmed)
{"id":31929,"title":"In the Eyes of a Stranger","year":"1992","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/in-the-eyes-of-a-stranger","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_31929.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_31929.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
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2007
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{"id":255773,"title":"Tapping the Wire","year":"2007","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/tapping-the-wire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_255773.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_255773.jpg"},"released":1}