Seth Gilliam - wikipedia Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam Gilliam at the San Diego Comic - Con International in 2017 ( 1968 - 11 - 05 ) November 5, 1968 ( age 49 ) New York, U.S. Education State University of New York at Purchase ( 1990 ) Occupation Actor Years active 1990 -- present Known for The Wire as Ellis Carver The Walking Dead as Gabriel Stokes Seth Gilliam ( born November 5, 1968 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on The Wire, Clayton Hughes on Oz, Dr. Alan Deaton on Teen Wolf, and Father Gabriel Stokes on The Walking Dead. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early life Gilliam graduated from State University of New York at Purchase in 1990. Career Gilliam 's film career has spanned from the early 90s to today. He has starred in award - winning films such as Still Alice. His other film credits include Private Sugar Watkins in the 1997 action film Starship Troopers and Sergeant Steven Altameyer in the 1996 film Courage Under Fire. Gilliam has had a number of recurring roles on television, including during the seventh season of The Cosby Show as Aaron Dexter, boyfriend of Erika Alexander 's character, and as Alan Deaton on Teen Wolf. His most prominent role, however, has been on The Wire. In 2008, he attracted attention for criticizing the show being overlooked for Emmy nominations despite its critical success. He has also had a number of guest roles in other shows such as CSI : Miami, Nurse Jackie, Skins, Person of Interest, and The Good Wife. He played Clayton Hughes on Oz. Gilliam has also acted on stage, playing Prince Edward in a 1993 production of Richard III, and as the lead in the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 's 2010 and 2011 productions of Othello at the Houston Shakespeare Festival, directed by his wife Leah C. Gardiner. He also played Antony in Antony and Cleopatra for the Houston Shakespeare Festival, also directed by his wife. He has stated that he prefers acting on the stage although he loves his work in film and television : `` Acting for the stage is a lot more fun to do. There is instant communication with the audience. An actor can tell whether or not he or she is connecting with an audience or whether they understand what 's going on. '' In May 2014, Gilliam was cast as Father Gabriel Stokes in the fifth season of AMC 's The Walking Dead. Along with Chad Coleman and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., he is the third The Wire alum to join the series. He also continues to play Dr. Deaton in Teen Wolf for MTV. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Joey Breaker Jeremy Breaker 1993 Mr. Wonderful ER Doctor 1994 The Hardest Part Derek Short film 1995 Jefferson in Paris James Hemings Courage Under Fire Altameyer 1997 Starship Troopers Sugar Watkins 1997 Tar Tyrone 2000 Punks Marcus 2002 Personal Velocity : Three Portraits Vincent 2005 The Great Wonderful Clayton Segment : `` Emme 's Story '' 2008 Sympathetic Details Raymond 2009 The People v. Leo Frank Jim Conley 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans ? U.S. Marshal Lasky Betrayed Roger Waite Short film 2011 Stake Out : Atlantic Salmon Rivers Short film 2014 Still Alice Frederic Johnson 2015 Police State Officer Grady Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 -- 91 The Cosby Show Aaron Dexter 3 episodes 1992 Law & Order Babatunde Amoda Episode : `` Consultation '' 1992 In the Eyes of a Stranger Television film 1994 Assault at West Point : The Court - Martial of Johnson Whittaker Cadet Johnson C. Whittaker Television film 1999 -- 2001 Oz Clayton Hughes 17 episodes 2002 -- 08 The Wire Ellis Carver 50 episodes 2005 Law & Order : Trial by Jury A.D.A. Terence Wright 4 episodes 2007 The Bronx is Burning Paul Blair Episode : `` Time for a Change ? '' 2007 -- 08 Law & Order : Criminal Intent Detective Daniels 4 episodes 2009 Damages Mark Waters Episode : `` I Knew Your Pig '' 2009 CSI : Miami Aaron Nolan Episode : `` Flight Risk '' 2009 Mercy Police Officer Episode : `` Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica '' Nurse Jackie Dr. Lindsey Episode : `` Candyland '' Law & Order Michael 's Attorney Episode : `` Immortal '' 2011 The Good Wife Jacob Rickter Episode : `` Closing Arguments '' 2011 Svetlana Tomas Episode : `` Milking It '' 2011 -- 17 Teen Wolf Dr. Alan Deaton Recurring role ; 43 episodes 2012 Person of Interest Detective Des Franklin Episode : `` Identity Crisis '' 2012 Homeland Chapman Episode : `` A Gettysburg Address '' 2013 Criminal Minds Lyle Johnson Episode : `` Strange Fruit '' 2014 -- present The Walking Dead Gabriel Stokes Also Starring ( seasons 5 -- 7 ) Starring ( Season 8 - present ) 35 episodes 2016 Elementary Dr. Ira Wallace Episode : `` Ready or Not '' References Jump up ^ `` Cast & Crew - Seth Gilliam as Ellis Carver ''. HBO. 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Melloy, Kilian ( 2010 - 08 - 07 ). `` Seth Gilliam : : From ' The Wire ' to ' Othello ' ''. EDGE Boston. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ Marnell cla, Blair ( 2011 - 07 - 13 ). `` TEEN WOLF 1.07 ' Night School ' ''. CraveOnline. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Wire star hits out at Emmys ''. BBC News. 2008 - 07 - 28. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ Reeves, Marcus ( 2011 - 05 - 06 ). `` Seth Gilliam Cast For `` Good Wife '' Season Finale News ``. BET. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Houston Shakespeare Festival Welcomes Seth Gilliam, Leah C. Gardiner ''. University of Houston News. 2011 - 07 - 26. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ `` The Walking Dead Q&A -- Seth Gilliam ( Father Gabriel ) - news_detail FX ''. www.fxtv.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2016. External links Seth Gilliam on Twitter Bio on The Wire 's website Seth Gilliam on IMDb ISNI : 0000 0000 4184 9693 LCCN : no2001034136 VIAF : 63657205 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seth_Gilliam&oldid=837863890 '' Categories : 1968 births American male television actors Living people State University of New York at Purchase alumni 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 7 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 April 2018, at 14 : 06 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who plays father gabriel in the walking dead
Answer: Seth Gilliam