Michael Beach

Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Lean on Me, One False Move (1992), True Romance (1993), Short Cuts (1993), Waiting to Exhale (1995), A Family Thing (1996), Soul Food (1997), Aquaman (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Saw X (2023). On television, he played Al Boulet on the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular cast member in another NBC drama series, Third Watch, as Monte Parker, and as T.O. Cross in FX's Sons of Anarchy. Beach is widely known for portraying characters in multiple crime dramas including S.W.A.T. (2017), Blue Bloods (2010) and The Rookie (2018).

Early life Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1963. He attended High School at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham,MA. He graduated from Juilliard School with a degree for the Bachelor of Fine Arts. His mother, Barbara Gomes-Beach, was of Portuguese and African descent.

Career Beach's big screen debut was in End of the Line in 1987, and he went on to appear opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd in Lean on Me (1989). Beach also co-starred in films including Internal Affairs, Cadence (both 1990), One False Move (1992) with Cynda Williams, Short Cuts and True Romance (both 1993).

Beach's big break came in 1995, playing Angela Bassett's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Waiting to Exhale. In 1997, he played Vanessa L. Williams's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Soul Food. On television, he played a recurring role as Al Boulet, the ex-husband of physician assistant Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben) in the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular cast member in the NBC drama series Third Watch, playing FDNY paramedic Monte 'Doc' Parker.

Beach has had guest-starring roles on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Brothers & Sisters, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and The Blacklist. He was also a regular on the short-lived NBC series Crisis in 2014, and had recurring roles on Stargate Atlantis, Sons of Anarchy, The Client List, The Game, Secrets and Lies, S.W.A.T. and The 100. Most recently he has had a guest-starring role in seasons 6 and 7 of Chicago P.D. as Darius Walker, a drug dealer and community philanthropist turned confidential informant.

In December 2022, Beach was confirmed by Deadline Hollywood to have signed on to appear in Saw X, the tenth installment of the Saw film series, for release in October 2023.

Personal life Beach married Tracey Beach in 1990, and their marriage lasted until their divorce in 2006. The following year, he married Elisha Wilson.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo Rudolph Tyner TV movie Streets of Gold Sonny 1987 End of the Line Alvin Suspect Parking Lot Attendant 1988 Weekend War Wiley TV movie In a Shallow Grave Quintus Pearch Open Admissions Calvin Jefferson TV movie 1989 Lean on Me Mr. Darnell The Abyss Barnes 1990 Internal Affairs Dorian Fletcher Dangerous Passion Steve TV movie Cadence Webb 1991 Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor Perez TV movie Guilty as Charged Hamilton Late for Dinner Dr. David Arrington 1992 One False Move Lane 'Pluto' Franklin 1993 The Hit List Detective Akin Another Round Tyrell Short Short Cuts Jim Stone True Romance Detective Wurlitzer Final Appeal Detective Thorne TV movie 1994 Knight Rider 2010 Marshal Will McQueen TV movie Midnight Run for Your Life Pemberton TV movie 1995 Bad Company Tod Stapp Sketch Artist II: Hands That See George TV movie White Man's Burden Policeman Waiting to Exhale John Harris Sr. 1996 A Family Thing Virgil Murdoch Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault Legrand TV movie Dr. Hugo Hobbs Short 1997 Casualties Clark Cooper Soul Food Miles Jenkins Ms. Scrooge Reverend Luke TV movie 1998 Johnny Skidmarks Mike A Room Without Doors Dee Short 1999 Asunder Michael Hubbs Made Men Miles/The Skipper 2002 Crazy as Hell Ty Adams Critical Assembly FBI Agent Winston TV movie 2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile Paddy Like Mike 2: Streetball Jerome "Double J" Jenkins, Sr. Video 2008 First Sunday Deacon Hell Ride Goody Two Shoes Stargate: The Ark of Truth Colonel Abe Ellis Video 2009 Relative Stranger James Clemons TV movie Pastor Brown Avery Callagan Play Dead Devon Video 2011 Justice for Natalee Holloway Agent Delaney TV movie 2012 David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money - Video Sparkle Reverend Bryce Red Dawn Mayor Jenkins 2013 Broken City Tony Jansen 500 MPH Storm Simon Caprisi Notes from Dad Manny Gauza TV movie Scrapper Hollis Wallace Assassins Tale Roman Things Never Said Will Jackson Insidious: Chapter 2 Detective Sendal The Exchange Howard Short 2014 Only Light Roy Short 2015 Megachurch Murder Clay King CSI: Immortality Harbor Patrol SD Scinta TV movie The Submarine Kid Marc 2016 Patriots Day Governor Deval Patrick The Bounce Back George 2017 No Postage Necessary Harry 2018 Parker's Anchor Clinton Deep Blue Sea 2 Carl Durant Video Canal Street Ronald Morgan If Beale Street Could Talk Frank Hunt Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer DA Dan Molinari Aquaman Jesse Kane 2019 #Truth Kenneth Little Sunny Daze Mickey Rim of the World General Khoury Soliloquy or The Goose Father Duck (voice) Short Foster Boy Bill Randolph 2020 Inheritance Harold Thewlis Superintelligence General Saul Gomez 2021 Midnight in the Switchgrass Detective Yarbrough Real Talk Father Daniels The Harder They Fall Nat Love's Father Unspoken Dr. Berman Short 2022 Immanence Jonah The Devil You Know Greg Hansen The Royal - 2023 Saw X Henry Kessler 2026 Dirty Hands Dally TBA Empire City Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Street Officer Sheppard Scott Main Cast 1989 ABC Afterschool Special Jake Episode: "Taking a Stand" 1990 Shannon's Deal Monty Coles Episode: "Inside Straight" 1991 Gabriel's Fire Michael Austin Episode: "Birds Gotta Fly" Quantum Leap Nathaniel Simpson Episode: "Justice: May 11, 1965" Veronica Clare Unknown role Episode: "Deadly Minds" 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Randy Warren Episode: "Night of the Gladiator" 1994 South Central Isaiah Washington Recurring Cast NYPD Blue Officer Frank Quint Recurring Cast: Season 2 Sweet Justice Jonah Episode: "In the Name of the Son" 1994–1995 Under Suspicion Detective Desmond Beck Main Cast 1995 Law & Order Mr. Elliot Episode: "Purple Heart" Touched by an Angel Sam Mitchell Episode: "Reunion" 1995–1997 ER Al Boulet Recurring Cast: Season 2–4 1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Abon Bridges Episode: "Ruby Bridges" 1999 Todd McFarlane's Spawn Terry Fitzgerald (voice) Recurring Cast 1999–2005 Third Watch Paramedic Monte "Doc" Parker Main Cast: Season 1–5, Guest: Season 6 2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andy Abbott Episode: "Lowdown" 2004–2006 Justice League Unlimited Mister Terrific (Michael Holt), Devil Ray (voices) Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 3 2006 Brothers & Sisters Noah Guare Recurring Cast: Season 1 Without a Trace Chuck Barr Episode: "The Calm Before" 2007 Shark Lester Space Episode: "Student Body" Criminal Minds Father Marks Episode: "Lucky" 2007–2009 Stargate Atlantis Colonel Abe Ellis Guest: Season 3 & 5, Recurring Cast: Season 4 2009 Numbers Len Walsh Episode: "Jacked" Soul Isaiah Recurring Cast The Cleaner Lonnie Simon Recurring Cast: Season 2 2010 Lie to Me James Episode: "Teacher and Pupils" 2010–2014 Sons of Anarchy Taddarius Orwell 'T.O.' Cross Recurring Cast: Season 3 & 7, Guest: Season 5 2011 Grey's Anatomy Mr. Baker Episode: "Not Responsible" Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Detective Wayne Sanderson Episode: "Death by a Thousand Cuts" The Closer Coach Rich Carr Episode: "Necessary Evil" 2011–2015 The Game Roger Keith Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 8, Guest: Season 5-6 & 9 2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Himself Episode: "Erin Moran/Pia Zadora/Michael Beach" NCIS Metro Detective Robert Flowers Episode: "A Desperate Man" A Gifted Man Nicky Davis Episode: "In Case of Co-Dependants" 2013 Southland Detective Williams Episode: "Reckoning" The Client List Harold Clemens Recurring Cast: Season 2 2014 Crisis FBI Director William Olsen Main Cast 2015 The Blacklist Brad Marking Recurring Cast: Season 2 Secrets and Lies Arthur Fenton Recurring Cast: Season 1 Battle Creek Larry Duncan Episode: "Homecoming" 2016 Hit the Floor James Howard Episode: "Upset" Blue Bloods FBI Agent Adam Parker Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole" Pitch Bill Baker Recurring Cast 2016–2019 The 100 Charles Pike Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 6 2017 Scorpion Sandhog Chief Episode: "The Hole Truth" Doubt Jacob Ward Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog" Lethal Weapon Bryan Graves Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout-It" Dynasty Police Chief Aaron Stansfield Recurring Cast: Season 1 2017–2024 S.W.A.T. Leroy Henderson Guest: Season 1 & 7, Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 4-5 2018 Unsolved Detective Kelly Cooper Episode: "Wherever It Leads" Animal Kingdom Smurf's Attorney Recurring Cast: Season 3 2018–2019 For the People Douglas Delap Recurring Cast 2018–2024 The Rookie Percy West Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 6 2019 Barry Police Detective Episode: "The Power of No" Swamp Thing Nathan Ellery Recurring Cast 2019–2020 Chicago P.D. Darius Walker Recurring Cast: Season 7 All Rise Rick Kramer Recurring Cast: Season 1 2019–2021 Truth Be Told Ingram Rhoades Main Cast: Season 1–2 2020 Stumptown Major Elders Episode: "The Dex File" Cherish the Day Ben Recurring Cast: Season 1 Two Degrees Mike Episode: "Cigar Cave" SEAL Team Chaplain Ryan Walker Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4 2021–2024 Mayor of Kingstown Captain Kareem Moore Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Main Cast: Season 3 2022–2025 Law & Order Defense Attorney Brian Harris 3 episodes 2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Detective Dennis Murphy Recurring Cast 2022–present Tulsa King Mark Mitchell Recurring Cast2022–2024 Kingdom Business Calvin Jordan Main Cast 2024 Dead Boy Detectives Tragic Mick Recurring Cast The Perfect Couple Detective Dan Carter Main Cast Secret Level Nik Hanston Episode: "Exodus: Odyssey"; voice

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