Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (born September 22, 1971) is an American actor who has appeared in films, television series, and theatre. He portrayed D'Angelo Barksdale on the HBO drama series The Wire, a role which earned him critical acclaim. He is also known for his role as Bob Stookey in the AMC horror drama The Walking Dead. He was in the cast of David Simon's HBO TV series The Deuce, which premiered in September 2017 and concluded in October 2019. Gilliard Jr. has had roles in movies such as Straight Out of Brooklyn, Next Stop Wonderland (1998), and Gangs of New York (2002).

Early life and education Gilliard was born in New York City. Jada Pinkett Smith and Tupac Shakur were classmates of Gilliard at the Baltimore School of the Arts. Gilliard decided to pursue acting instead of music. and the Stella Adler Conservatory.

Career Gilliard made his film debut playing the lead, Dennis Brown, in the 1991 independent film Straight Out of Brooklyn.

Gilliard has appeared on numerous television crime dramas such as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, New York Undercover, and CSI: NY. Film roles include a love-struck ghetto teen in LottoLand (1995), an earnest college football player in The Waterboy (1998), and a member of the Dead Rabbits in Gangs of New York (2002).

Gilliard is also a stage actor. He received positive reviews for his role of Booth in a production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog. He joined The Walking Dead cast as a regular, playing Bob Stookey.

Personal life In 1996, Gilliard married Michelle Paress, who joined the cast of The Wire in its fifth season. They divorced in 2020.

Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 In the Line of Duty: Street War Will TV movie1993 Homicide: Life on the Street William Lyness Episode: "A Dog and a Pony Show" ABC Afterschool Specials Episode: "Girlfriend" Survive the Night TV movie 1993–1994 George Lathan Basmore 9 episodes 1994 New York Undercover Quentin Episode: "After Shakespeare" 1995 Inflammable Wesley Raines TV movie 2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Henry Jackson TV movie 2002 Less than Perfect Chester Episode: "Kip Steadman's Guide to Dating" 2002–2003 The Wire D'Angelo Barksdale 18 episodes 2004 The Jury Corey Hamilton Episode: "The Boxer"2005 CSI: NY Officer Omar Lilly Episode: "Crime and Misdemeanor" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Eddie Roberts Episode: "Acts of Contrition" 2006 Numb3rs Amos Shabaz Episode: "Waste Not" 2008 Fear Itself James Episode: "Spooked"2009 The Beast Nick / Raymond Beaumont 10 episodes Trauma Duke Episode: "Blue Balloon"2010 Friday Night Lights Elden Episode: "The Lights in Carroll Park" The Boondocks 2nd Prisoner (voice) Episode: "A Date with the Booty Warrior" Detroit 1-8-7 Lefty Reed Episode: "Déjà Vu/All In" Lie to Me Marcus Weaver Episode: "Smoked" 2011 Partners Dr. J TV movie2012 Southland John's Sponsor 2 episodes Army Wives Marcus Williams 7 episodes 2013 Longmire Burke Episode: "Unquiet Mind" 2013–2015 The Walking Dead Bob Stookey 14 episodes 2015 Graceland Deputy Agent Sean Logan 6 episodes Elementary Dr. Dwyer Kirk Episode: "The Eternity Injection" The Good Wife Ken Boxer Jr. Episode: "Winning Ugly" 2017–2019 The Deuce Chris Alston 25 episodes 2018 God Friended Me Aaron Episode: "Coney Island Cyclone" 2020 Bull Prosecutor Benjamin Episode: "My Corona" 2021 Chicago P.D. Latrell Wade Episode: "Equal Justice" 2021–2022 That Damn Michael Che Clarence 2 episodes 2021–2023 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett 4 episodes 2023–2024 Law & Order Attorney Aaron Dressler 2 episodes 2024 Clipped Grady Rivers 1 episode