
Seth Gilliam
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1968-11-05 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Washington Heights, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Сет Гиллиам
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).
Known For
TV Shows (21)

Law & Order
1990
as Michael´s Attorney / Babatunde Amoda

Criminal Minds
2005
as Lyle Johnson

The Blacklist
2013
as Larry Whitaker

The Walking Dead
2010
as Gabriel Stokes

CSI: Miami
2002
as Aaron Nolan

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Detective Daniels

Person of Interest
2011
as Des Franklin

Homeland
2011
as Chaplin

The Good Wife
2009
as Jacob Rickter

Elementary
2012
as Dr. Ira Wallace

Teen Wolf
2011
as Alan Deaton

The Wire
2002
as Ellis Carver

The Cosby Show
1984
as Aaron Dexter

Bull
2016
as Dr. Poulson

Oz
1997
as Clayton Hughes

Damages
2007
as Mark Waters

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Dr. Lindsey

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Terence Wright

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2024
as Gabriel Stokes

Suits LA
2025
as Dean Harris

City on a Hill
2019
as Jasper Fields
Movies (29)

Starship Troopers
1997
as Private Sugar Watkins

Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023
as Dr. Alan Deaton

Still Alice
2014
as Frederic Johnson

Courage Under Fire
1996
as Stephen Altameyer

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009
as U.S. Marshal Lasky

Jefferson in Paris
1995
as James Hemings

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Cadet Johnson C. Whittaker
Sympathetic Details
2008
as Raymond

Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Emergency Room Doctor (unconfirmed)

Personal Velocity
2002
as Vincent

The Great New Wonderful
2005
as Clayton

Change in the Air
2018
as Officer Payne

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self

Joey Breaker
1993
as Jeremy Brasher

Punks
2000
as Marcus

The Skinny
2012
as Testing Van Doc

Tapping the Wire
2007
as Self

Police State
2018
as Officer Grady

The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self

The Zombie Wedding
2023
as Reverend Harry Crump

In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992

Silver Lake
2018
as Jeff

Heading Home
1995
as Willie
Betrayed
2010
as Roger Waite

Tar
1996
as Tyrone

The Lady of the Lake
2024
as Adam Schultz
The People v. Leo Frank
2009
as Jim Conley

Ride or Die
2025
as Creon

Stakeout (Short)
About Seth Gilliam
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 Deat… With 50 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Seth Gilliam has appeared in 29 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Seth Gilliam Movies
- Starship Troopers (1997) — as Private Sugar Watkins
- Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023) — as Dr. Alan Deaton
- Still Alice (2014) — as Frederic Johnson
- Courage Under Fire (1996) — as Stephen Altameyer
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) — as U.S. Marshal Lasky
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