Lawrence Gilliard Jr. facts for kids
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
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Gilliard Jr. in 2014
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| Born | September 22, 1971 New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. is an American actor born on September 22, 1971. He has acted in many movies, TV shows, and plays. He is well-known for playing D'Angelo Barksdale in the TV series The Wire. He also played Bob Stookey in the popular horror drama The Walking Dead.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. has also appeared in other TV shows like The Deuce. You might have seen him in movies such as Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991) and Gangs of New York (2002).
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Early Life and Education
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. was born in New York City. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland.
In Baltimore, Lawrence went to the Baltimore School for the Arts. He studied classical music and played the clarinet. Some of his famous classmates there were Jada Pinkett Smith and Tupac Shakur.
After high school, he went to the Juilliard School for three years. He studied clarinet performance there. But then, he decided he wanted to be an actor instead of a musician. He also studied acting at other schools, like the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Acting Career
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. started his acting career in movies. His first main role was Dennis Brown in the 1991 movie Straight Out of Brooklyn.
He has appeared in many TV crime shows. These include Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, and CSI: NY. In movies, he played a college football player in The Waterboy (1998). He was also in Gangs of New York (2002).
Besides movies and TV, Lawrence Gilliard Jr. is also a stage actor. He received good reviews for his role in the play Topdog/Underdog. Later, he joined the cast of The Walking Dead as a regular character, Bob Stookey.
Movies and TV Shows
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. has been in many different movies and TV shows over the years. Here are some of them:
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Straight Out of Brooklyn | Dennis Brown | |
| 1993 | Fly By Night | Jed Lyte | |
| The Pickle | Boy Who Stopped | ||
| 1995 | Lotto Land | Hank | |
| Money Train | Hood #3/Hood #1 | ||
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | James | |
| The Associate | Thomas, Plaza Bellhop | ||
| 1997 | White Lies | Leon Turner / Leon Chame | |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | Shoeshine | |
| The Substitute 2: School's Out | Dontae | ||
| Next Stop Wonderland | Brett | ||
| One Tough Cop | Curtis Wilkins | ||
| The Waterboy | Derek Wallace | ||
| 1999 | Simply Irresistible | Nolan Traynor | |
| Loving Jezebel | Walter | ||
| 2000 | Cecil B. Demented | Lewis | |
| 2001 | Home Invaders | ||
| Trigger Happy | Ray | ||
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Jimmy Spoils | |
| 2003 | Kill the Poor | Spike | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Marcus | |
| The Machinist | Jackson | ||
| Woman Hollering Creek | Melvin | Short | |
| 2008 | Turnipseed | Johnny Turnipseed | |
| The Highs & Lows of Milo Brown | Elliot | Short | |
| 2011 | The Double | Agent Burton | |
| 2012 | Junior | Det. Daniel Abrams Sr. | Short |
| The Wire: The Musical | D'Angelo Barksdale | Short | |
| The Trial of Ben Barry | June | Short | |
| Would You Rather | Dr. Barden | ||
| 2013 | Turnipseed: Second Chance | John Turnipseed | |
| 2014 | Walk of Shame | Scrilla | |
| 2018 | Hot Air | Earl | |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... | Drew Bundini Brown | |
| 2023 | Big George Foreman | Archie Moore | |
| The Featherweight | Sandy Saddler |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Street War | Will | TV movie |
| 1993 | 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 movie |
| 2012 | 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 ... Michael Che | Clarence | 2 episodes |
| Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett | 3 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Law & Order | Attorney Aaron Dressler | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Clipped | Grady Rivers | 1 episode |
See also
In Spanish: Lawrence Gilliard Jr para niños
