Seth Gilliam

Acting

Seth Gilliam

Born November 5, 1968Washington Heights, New York, USA49 credits

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).

Known For

Filmography

Ride or Die
2025Ride or Die
as CreonMovie
Suits LA
2025Suits LA
as Dean HarrisTV
The Lady of the Lake
2024The Lady of the Lake
as Adam SchultzMovie
The Zombie Wedding
2023The Zombie Wedding
as Reverend Harry CrumpMovie
Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023Teen Wolf: The Movie
as Dr. Alan DeatonMovie
City on a Hill
2019City on a Hill
as Jasper FieldsTV
Silver Lake
2018Silver Lake
as JeffMovie
Change in the Air
2018Change in the Air
as Officer PayneMovie
Police State
2018Police State
as Officer GradyMovie
Bull
2016Bull
as Dr. PoulsonTV
Still Alice
2014Still Alice
as Frederic JohnsonMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklist
as Larry WhitakerTV
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Dr. Ira WallaceTV
The Skinny
2012The Skinny
as Testing Van DocMovie
Homeland
2011Homeland
as ChaplinTV
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interest
as Des FranklinTV
Teen Wolf
2011Teen Wolf
as Alan DeatonTV
The Walking Dead
2010The Walking Dead
as Gabriel StokesTV
B
2010Betrayed
as Roger WaiteMovie
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009Did You Hear About the Morgans?
as U.S. Marshal LaskyMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Jacob RickterTV
Damages
2007Damages
as Mark WatersTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Minds
as Lyle JohnsonTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Aaron NolanTV
The Wire
2002The Wire
as Ellis CarverTV
Personal Velocity
2002Personal Velocity
as VincentMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Detective DanielsTV
Punks
2000Punks
as MarcusMovie
Starship Troopers
1997Starship Troopers
as Private Sugar WatkinsMovie
Oz
1997Oz
as Clayton HughesTV
Tar
1996Tar
as TyroneMovie
Courage Under Fire
1996Courage Under Fire
as Stephen AltameyerMovie
Heading Home
1995Heading Home
as WillieMovie
Jefferson in Paris
1995Jefferson in Paris
as James HemingsMovie
Mr. Wonderful
1993Mr. Wonderful
as Emergency Room Doctor (unconfirmed)Movie
Joey Breaker
1993Joey Breaker
as Jeremy BrasherMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Michael´s AttorneyTV
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Aaron DexterTV