Quick Facts
Born:
1968-11-05
Birthplace:
Washington Heights, New York, USA
Credits:
50 Total Roles
Seth Gilliam
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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).
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).
Known For
The Walking Dead
Gabriel Stokes
Starship Troopers
Private Sugar Watkins
Teen Wolf
Alan Deaton
Criminal Minds
Lyle Johnson
The Blacklist
Larry Whitaker
Still Alice
Frederic Johnson
The Wire
Ellis Carver
Homeland
Chaplin
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ride or Die MOVIE | Creon |
| 2025 | Suits LA TV | Dean Harris |
| 2024 | The Lady of the Lake MOVIE | Adam Schultz |
| 2024 | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live TV | Gabriel Stokes |
| 2023 | The Zombie Wedding MOVIE | Reverend Harry Crump |
| 2023 | Teen Wolf: The Movie MOVIE | Dr. Alan Deaton |
| 2019 | City on a Hill TV | Jasper Fields |
| 2018 | Silver Lake MOVIE | Jeff |
| 2018 | Change in the Air MOVIE | Officer Payne |
| 2018 | Police State MOVIE | Officer Grady |