Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam is an American actor.

Biography
Graduating from SUNY Purchase in 1990, Gilliam started an acting career. He has a number of recurring roles on several TV series, including The Cosby Show and Teen Wolf, but became best known for his role on The Wire; in 2008, Gilliam attracted attention for criticizing the way in which the show, despite its critical success, has been overlooked for Emmy nominations. He has also had a number of guest-star roles in other TV shows, including CSI: Miami, Nurse Jackie, Skins, and The Good Wife. He also starred in a number of movies, which include Starship Troopers and Courage Under Fire.

On Criminal Minds
Gilliam will portray Lyle Johnson in Strange Fruit.

Filmography

 * Criminal Minds - Strange Fruit (2013) TV episode - Lyle Johnson
 * Teen Wolf (2011-2013) as Dr. Alan Deaton (21 episodes)
 * Homeland (2012) as Chaplin
 * Person of Interest (2012) as Detective Des Franklin
 * Stake Out: Atlantic Salmon (2011) as Rivers (short)
 * Svetlana (2011) as Tomas
 * The Good Wife (2011) as Jacob Rickter
 * Skins (2011) as Ken (uncredited)
 * Law & Order (1992-2010) as Michael's Attorney/Babatunde Amoda (2 episodes)
 * Betrayed (2010) as Roger Waite (short)
 * Nurse Jackie (2010) as Dr. Lindsey
 * Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) as U.S. Marshal Lasky
 * Mercy (2009) as Police Officer (uncredited)
 * The People v. Leo Frank (2009) as Jim Conley
 * CSI: Miami (2009) as Aaron Nolan
 * Damages (2009) as Mark Waters
 * Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2007-2008) as Detective Daniels (4 episodes)
 * The Wire (2002-2008) as Sgt. Ellis Carver/Det. Ellis Carver (60 episodes)
 * Sympathetic Details (2008) as Raymond
 * The Bronx Is Burning (2007) as Paul Blair
 * The Great New Wonderful (2005) as Clayton (segment "Emme's Story")
 * Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as A.D.A. Terence Wright (4 episodes)
 * Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) as Vincent
 * Oz (1999-2001) as Officer Clayton Hughes (17 episodes)
 * Punks (2000) as Marcus
 * Tar (1997) as Tyrone
 * Starship Troopers (1997) as Sugar Watkins
 * Courage Under Fire (1996) as Altameyer
 * Jefferson in Paris (1995) as James Hemings
 * The Hardest Part (1994) as Derek (short)
 * Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) as Cadet Johnson C. Whittaker
 * Mr. Wonderful (1993) as Emergency Room Doctor (unconfirmed role)
 * Joey Breaker (1993) as Jeremy Brasher
 * The Cosby Show (1990-1991) as Aaron Dexter (3 episodes)

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