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Chad L. Coleman
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Coleman at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con
Born (1967-09-06) September 6, 1967 (age 57)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present
Spouse(s)
Sally Stewart
(m. 1999; div. 2010)
Children 2

Chad L. Coleman (born September 6, 1967) is a talented American actor. He is well-known for his roles in popular TV shows and video games. You might recognize him as Dennis "Cutty" Wise from the HBO series The Wire, or as Tyreese in the exciting AMC show The Walking Dead. He also played Mingo in the miniseries Roots and voiced Coach in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.

Early Life

Chad L. Coleman was born in Richmond, Virginia. When he was young, he was raised by his grandmother in Richmond's south side. Before acting, he was involved in track and field sports. However, a leg injury made him focus on drama instead.

He attended Virginia Commonwealth University for a year on a scholarship. After that, he joined the U.S. Army. He served from 1985 to 1989, working as a video cameraman during his time there.

Acting Career

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Coleman in 2013

Chad Coleman has had many important roles throughout his career. One of his most famous early roles was playing Dennis "Cutty" Wise in the HBO series The Wire. His character was a former criminal who changed his life. In 2002, he also played O. J. Simpson in the TV movie Monday Night Mayhem.

He also lent his voice to the character Coach in the video game Left 4 Dead 2 in 2009. This was a popular role for many gamers. Chad Coleman also appeared in a play called Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway.

From 2010 to 2019, he had a recurring role as "Z" in the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In 2011, he was part of the main cast in the TV show I Hate My Teenage Daughter, playing Gary Miller.

One of his biggest roles was playing Tyreese in AMC's The Walking Dead. He joined the show in 2012 and became a main character in the fourth season. His character was a fan favorite until he left the show in 2015.

After The Walking Dead, Chad Coleman took on another major role as Fred Johnson in the science-fiction series The Expanse. He played this character from 2015 to 2020. In 2016, he also appeared as Mingo in the miniseries Roots, a story about American history.

More recently, he has played Klyden in The Orville (2017–2022) and Bruno Mannheim in Superman & Lois (2023–2024). He also appeared in Arrow as Tobias Church in 2016.

Beyond Acting

Chad Coleman was married to Sally Stewart from 1999 to 2010.

In 2015, he worked with a non-profit group called Living Advantage. He created a PSA to encourage fostering children. He believes that fostering can be a very rewarding experience, similar to adoption.

He is also the cousin of famous bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1993 New York Undercover Cop "Iceman"
1999 Saturn Orderly
2001 The Gilded Six Bits Joe Banks Short film
Revolution #9 Night Nurse
2002 The End of The Bar Dr. Scott Rosen
2004 Brother to Brother "El"
2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Clyde Bassie Direct-to-video
2006 Confessions Darius
2011 The Green Hornet "Chili"
Good Man Good Man Short film
Horrible Bosses The Bartender
2012 Life, Love, Soul Earl Grant
Shattered Pitch Sammy Short film
2013 Cinemanovels Parking Cop
Habeas Corpus Ray Jr. Short film
2014 Crazy Little Thing Called... 'Ships Mr. Anders Short film
2017 The Black Ghiandola Tanner Alonso Short film
2018 Making Lemonade Chad Short film
2020 Broken Bird Andre Short film
2021 Copshop Duane Mitchell
2022 A Christmas Prayer Andre Dillard
2023 The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Donald
Shooting Stars Coach Harold Sams
TBA Untitled Christy Martin film TBA Post-production

TV Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Here and Now Roland Episode: "A.J.'s Big Leap"
1994 Law & Order Henry Episode: "Golden Years"
New York Undercover Kevin Gray Episode: "To Protect and Serve"
1995 Law & Order Weiner Episode: "Paranoia"
1996 New York Undercover Shoop Episode: "Andre's Choice"
1998 Soul Man Buster Episode: "Raising Heck"
1999–2001 Third Watch Grissom / Lamar 2 episodes
2002 Monday Night Mayhem O. J. Simpson Television film
2003 Guiding Light Moses Episode: "April 18, 2003"
Hack Lafonso 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Prison Warden Episode: "Rotten"
2004–2008 The Wire Dennis "Cutty" Wise 20 episodes
2005 Numbers Williams Episode: "Man Hunt"
2008 New Amsterdam Lieutenant Bobby Graham Episode: "Golden Boy"
Life on Mars "Suede" Episode: "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"
2009 CSI: Miami Kevin Landau Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's"
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Queeg Episode: "Today Is the Day: Part 1 & 2"
The Forgotten Ray Perkins Episode: "Football John"
Boldly Going Nowhere "Cobalt" Television film
2010 In Plain Sight Ricky Dupree / Ricky Dumont Episode: "Whistle Stop"
Lie to Me Darryl Episode: "The Canary's Song"
The Good Wife Carter Wright Episode: "Nine Hours"
2010–2019 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia "Z" Recurring role (seasons 6, 9, 12, 14)
2011 Buzz Aldrin Carl Recurring role
2011–2012 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Gary Miller Main cast
2012 Criminal Minds Malcolm Ford Episode: "The Company"
Electric City Manny Voice, main role
Burn Notice Brady Pressman Episode: "Desperate Times"
2012–2015, 2016,
2018, 2022
The Walking Dead Tyreese 25 episodes
2013 Cult True Believer #4 Episode: "Off to See the Wizard"
2013–2016 Family Guy Various Voices 2 episodes
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A.J. Martin Episode: "Spousal Privilege"
2015–2020 The Expanse Fred Lucius Johnson Recurring role (seasons 1-5)
2016 Family Guy African Gunman Voice, episode: "African Gunman"
Roots Mingo Episode: "Part 3"
Freakish Coach Recurring role (season 1)
Arrow Tobias Church 4 episodes
2017 The Goldbergs Leon Schmion Episode: "The Spencer's Gift"
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland Bill Whitfield Television film
2017–2022 The Orville Klyden Recurring role
2018 Drop the Mic Himself Episode: "Darren Criss vs. Gaten Matarazzo & Chandler Riggs vs. Chad L. Coleman"
2019 All American Corey James Recurring role (seasons 1-2)
2020 Interrogation Mr. Franklin Recurring role
Soul City James Episode: "Give Man"
2021 Invincible Martian Man Voice, episode: "It's About Time"
2022–2024 Girls5eva Sheawn 4 episodes
2023–2024 Superman & Lois Bruno Mannheim Main role (season 3), guest role (season 4); 15 episodes
2024 Three Women FBI Special Agent Mike Ness 3 episodes

Video Games

Year Title Role
2005 The Warriors Jackson / Austin
50 Cent: Bulletproof Booker
2006 Bully Officer Williams
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV K109 Imaging, Commercial
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony K109 The Studio Imaging
Left 4 Dead 2 Coach
2023 The Expanse: A Telltale Series Fred Lucius Johnson

See also

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