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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Actor | * 09/22/1971 (52) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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 (1991), Next Stop Wonderland (1998), and Gangs of New York (2002). ()
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr. was born on September 22, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Waterboy (1998), Walk of Shame (2014) and One Night in Miami... (2020).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpoc ...

Gangs of New York

R

2002 | 3.7/5 | 2h 47min
Drama, History, Crime
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A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most imp ...

Walk of Shame

R

2014 | 3.0/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy
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Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the play ...

The Waterboy

PG-13

1998 | 3.0/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South. ...

One Night in Miami...

R

2020 | 3.5/5 | 1h 54min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Movies with Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Actor(31)

as Grant2023 St. Sebastian
as Archie Moore2023 Big George Foreman
as Sandy Saddler2023 The Featherweight
as Bundini Brown2020 One Night in Miami...
as Earl Higgins2018 Hot Air
as Scrilla2014 Walk of Shame
as D'Angelo Barksdale2012 The Wire: The Musical
as Dr. Barden2012 Would You Rather
as Agent Burton2011 The Double
2007 The Wire: The Last Word
as himself2007 The Wire Odyssey
as Marcus2004 Brother to Brother
as Jackson2004 The Machinist
as Spike2003 Kill the Poor
as Jimmy Spoils2002 Gangs of New York
as Ray2001 Trigger Happy
as Henry Jackson2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Lewis2000 Cecil B. Demented
as Nolan Traynor1999 Simply Irresistible
as Shoeshine1998 A Soldier's Sweetheart
as Dontae1998 The Substitute 2: School's Out
as Derek Wallace1998 The Waterboy
as Brett1998 Next Stop Wonderland
as Leon Turner / Leon Chame1997 White Lies
as James1996 Trees Lounge
as Thomas, Plaza Bellhop1996 The Associate
as Wesley Raines1995 Inflammable
as Boy Who Stopped1993 The Pickle
as Satisfy1993 Survive The Night
as Will1992 In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Dennis Brown1991 Straight Out of Brooklyn

TV Shows/Series with Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Actor(17)

as Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett2021 Power Book III: Raising Kanan
as Aaron2018 God Friended Me
as Chris Alston2017 The Deuce
as Prosecutor Benjamin2016 Bull
as Latrell Wade2014 Chicago P.D.
as Sean Logan2013 Graceland
as Burke2012 Longmire
as Dwyer Kirk2012 Elementary
as Bob Stookey2010 The Walking Dead
as Bob (archive footage)2010 The Walking Dead
as Ray Beaumont2009 The Beast
as James2008 Fear Itself
as Officer Omar Lilly2004 CSI: NY
as D'Angelo Barksdale2002 The Wire
as Eddie Roberts2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Quentin1994 New York Undercover
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street

Additional Information

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Born: Wednesday, 09/22 1971 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 52 years + 217 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Juilliard School, Baltimore School for the Arts, American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Spouses (current/former): Michelle Paress
Other names for Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Larry Gilliard Jr."
"Lawrence Gilliard junior"
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (11x, Crew)
David Simon (9x, Crew)
Gregory Nicotero (8x, Crew)
Frank Darabont (7x, Crew)
Lee Tergesen (7x, Actor)
George Pelecanos (6x, Crew)
Murphy Guyer (6x, Actor)
Gbenga Akinnagbe (6x, Actor)
Jade Wu (6x, Actress)
Channing Powell (6x, Crew)
Daniel Oreskes (6x, Actor)
Lance Reddick (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2287, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024