Chad Coleman
| Chad Coleman | |
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Coleman at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born |
Chad L. Coleman September 6, 1974 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Stewart (m. 1999–2010) |
| Children | 2 |
Chad L. Coleman (born September 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dennis "Cutty" Wise on the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2004–2008), voicing Coach in the video game Left 4 Dead 2, and portraying Tyreese Williams on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror series The Walking Dead (2012–2015). He currently stars in the Syfy series The Expanse as Fred Johnson, aka "The Butcher of Anderson Station", and starred in History Channel's re-imagining of the miniseries Roots airing the week of May 30, 2016.
Early life
Coleman was raised in a foster home in Richmond, Virginia. As a youth, he participated in track and field, but turned his attention to studying drama after a leg injury.[1] He attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a scholarship for his freshman year, before dropping out to serve in the United States Army.[2] During his time in the army, from 1995 to 1999 he worked as a video cameraman.[3]
Career
Coleman had a starring role on the HBO series The Wire as reformed criminal Dennis "Cutty" Wise.[4] In 2002, Coleman starred as O.J. Simpson in TNT's television movie Monday Night Mayhem.[5]
Coleman also had a guest role in the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series on Fox.[6] He also had a small role in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. Coleman was also involved with the development of Left 4 Dead 2, as a voice actor for the character Coach.[7] In 2009, Coleman appeared in a revival of August Wilson's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway and also had a starring role in the Norwegian TV series Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You In All The Confusion?, based on the novel by Johan Harstad.[8][9] The series aired in Europe in November 2011.
He guest starred in the In Plain Sight episode "Whistle Stop" as an ex-boxer/witness suffering from pugilistic dementia, and in the Lie to Me episode "The Canary's Song" as a coal miner.[10] He was also a guest star in two episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2010, and one in 2013.[10] In 2011, he began playing Gary Miller, the ex-husband of Nikki Miller and father of manipulative daughter Mackenzie, in the Fox television sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter.[4]
From late 2012 to early 2015, Coleman played Tyreese on AMC's post-apocalyptic horror series The Walking Dead.[11] In the third season, Tyreese was a recurring character. Coleman was upgraded to series regular and main cast member at the start of the fourth season and retained this status for its fifth season until his character was killed off in the mid-season premiere.[12] On November 20, 2014, he was announced to play Fred Johnson, aka "The Butcher of Anderson Station", a former Marine caught in a power struggle between Earth and Mars on the Syfy science-fiction series The Expanse.[13] Coleman has taken on a main role in the 2015 series, and returns in Season 2.
Coleman also plays Mingo in the upcoming re-imagining of ROOTS, on History Channel, starting May 30th. [14] Mingo is a stern, no-nonsense slave/cock trainer for Tom Lea, who keeps the Lea plantation afloat. He befriends Chicken George and they bond like father and son. [15]
Additionally, Coleman is Executive Producer, as well as visual inspiration for the character Mr. Osi, for the futuristic graphic novel series Treadwater.
He currently is playing the role of Tobias Church on Arrow.
Personal life
Coleman was recorded in the middle of a rant on the 4 subway train in NYC around May 2015.[16] Coleman claims that the rant was due to "built-up frustration" stemming from the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | New York Cop | Iceman | |
| 1998 | Speed of Life | Orderly | |
| 2001 | The Gilded Six Bits | Joe Banks | Short film |
| 2001 | Revolution #9 | Night Nurse | |
| 2002 | Monday Night Mayhem | O.J. Simpson | |
| 2002 | The End of The Bar | Dr. Scott Rosen | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | El | |
| 2005 | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Clyde | |
| 2006 | Confessions | Darius | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Chili | |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Curtis | |
| 2012 | Life, Love, Soul | Earl Grant | |
| 2013 | Habeas Corpus | Ray Jr. |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Here and Now | Roland | Episode: "A.J.'s Big Leap" |
| 1994, 1995 | Law & Order | Henry / Weiner | 2 episodes |
| 1994, 1996 | New York Undercover | Kevin Gray / Shoop | 2 episodes |
| 1999, 2001 | Third Watch | Grissom / Lamar | 2 episodes |
| 2003, 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Prison Warden / A.J. Martin | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Guiding Light | Moses | Episode: "#1853" |
| 2003 | Hack | Lafonso | 2 episodes |
| 2004–2008 | The Wire | Dennis "Cutty" Wise | 20 episodes |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Williams | Episode: "Man Hunt" |
| 2007 | Wifey | Parnell | Pilot |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Lt. Bobby Graham | Episode: "Golden Boy" |
| 2008 | 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" |
| 2009 | Boldly Going Nowhere | Cobolt | Pilot |
| 2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Queeg | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Ray Perkins | Episode: "Football John" |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Ricky Dupree / Ricky Dumont | Episode: "Whistle Stop" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Darryl | Episode: "The Canary's Song" |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Carter Wright | Episode: "Nine Hours" |
| 2010, 2013 | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Z | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Gary Miller | 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Malcolm Ford | Episode: "The Company" |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Brady Pressman | Episode: "Desperate Times" |
| 2012–2015 | The Walking Dead | Tyreese Williams | Recurring (season 3) Also Starring (season 4) Main Cast (season 5): 22 episodes |
| 2013 | Cult | True Believer #4 | Episode: "Off to See the Wizard" |
| 2013, 2016 | Family Guy | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2015–present | The Expanse | Fred Johnson | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Roots | Mingo | Episode: "Part 3" |
| 2016 | Arrow | Tobias Church | 4 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Warriors | The Police | Voice |
| 2005 | 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Booker | Voice |
| 2006 | Bully | Officer Williams | Voice |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | K 109: Imaging | Voice |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned | K 109: The Studio Imaging | Voice |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | K 109: The Studio Imaging | Voice |
| 2009 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Coach | Voice |
| 2013 | Resident Evil 6 | Coach | Capcom X Valve Crossover DLC |
References
- ↑ "Walking Tall". Style Weekly. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Humes, Pete (February 27, 2013). "Survivor Man". Richmond Magazine.
- ↑ "Q&A - Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese)". AMC TV Blogs. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- 1 2 Saunders, Cherie (August 8, 2011). "Chad L. Coleman (Cutty from The Wire) Joins Fox Sitcom Teenage Daughter". EURweb. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Gould, Lance (January 13, 2002). "Telling It Like It Was". New York: NY Daily News. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Degon, Bob (March 14, 2009). "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - We get to see some of Jesse's past... from the future". CliqueClack. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Walker, John (June 1, 2009). "Left 4 Dead 2: Podcast With Chet Faliszek". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (April 17, 2009). "Wilson's Wanderers, Searching for Home". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hovdaa, Kristine (October 8, 2009). "Takket være Jens Stoltenberg - Interview with Coleman". Dagbladet.
- 1 2 Marnell, Blair (April 3, 2013). "The Walking Dead Promotes Three For Season 4". CraveOnline. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Radish, Christina (February 10, 2013). "Chad L. Coleman Talks The Walking Dead Season 3 and Playing Tyreese". Collider. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (December 3, 2012). "Walking Dead Spoilers: Chad Coleman Talks Tyreese". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Noonan, Kevin (November 20, 2014). "Syfy's 'The Expanse' Adds 'Walking Dead,' 'Mad Men' Alums". Variety.
- ↑ "IMDB - ROOTS, S01 E03, History Channel". IMDB. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Chad L. Coleman as Mingo". History Channel. History Channel. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "'Walking Dead' actor Chad Coleman apologizes for subway rant". May 2, 2015.
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