# Carl Gilliard

Carl Rousseau Gilliard (born April 18, 1958) is an American actor, director, and producer.

## Career

Gilliard started his career working as a radio newscaster at WGPR in Detroit. He moved to Los Angeles in 1985, where he appeared in over 2 dozen plays. He has also appeared in films such as Inception, The Lost Shepherd, and Retiring Tatiana. Gilliard currently resides in Palmdale, California.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Fate | Man In Disco | |
| 1994 | One Woman's Courage | Foreman | TV movie |
| 1995 | Dazzle | Alman | TV movie |
| 1997 | Sins of the Mind | Dylan Seidner | TV movie |
| 1997 | Contact | Controller | |
| 1999 | The Darwin Conspiracy | Second Baseman | TV movie |
| 1999 | And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story | Bumps Blackwell | TV movie |
| 1999 | Q: The Movie | Robin | |
| 2000 | Retiring Tatiana | Hassan | |
| 2000 | Nothin' 2 Lose | Uncle Cooper | Video |
| 2002 | The Chatroom | Detective Jeeves | Video |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Store Clerk | |
| 2005 | Natural Born Salesman | Narrator/Cop | Short |
| 2005 | Fair Game | Caller #2 (voice) | |
| 2005 | Wifey | Blind Charlie | Video |
| 2005 | The Luau | Robin | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Taxi Driver | |
| 2005 | Family Reunion | Frank Wilson | |
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Judge Brooks | |
| 2006 | Section 8 | Director | |
| 2007 | Happy Anniversary, Punk! | Ty's Dad | Short |
| 2007 | Tale | Dale | Short |
| 2007 | The Mannsfield 12 | Tulgate | |
| 2007 | Divine Intervention | Deacon Grier | |
| 2009 | Sweet Dreams | Officer Clayton | Short |
| 2010 | Nose Candy | Patterson | Short |
| 2010 | Inception | Lobby Sub Con | |
| 2011 | The Lost Shepherd | Pastor Eric Davis | Short |
| 2012 | Party of 12 | Thomas | Short |
| 2012 | Super Cyclone | Mr. Stubbs | Video |
| 2012 | Layover | Ralph | TV movie |
| 2013 | Speaker of the House | Brian Smith | Short |
| 2014 | Meeting Gary | Gary | Short |
| 2014 | Grisly | Dr. Warner | Short |
| 2015 | Wuthering High | Mr. Josephs | TV movie |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B | Dave | |
| 2016 | 36 Hour Layover | Pastor Bryant | |
| 2016 | Dead South | Silas | |
| 2017 | The Preacher's Son | Deacon Whitmore | |
| 2017 | History Day | Vernon Taylor | Short |
| 2017 | Remission | Doctor | Short |
| 2017 | A Question of Faith | Bailiff and Bill Collector (voice) | |
| 2017 | PK | Jonas | Short |
| 2018 | The Choir Director | Deacon Whitmore | |
| 2018 | Unspeakable | Doc Moses | Short |
| 2018 | All Between Us | Mr. Tillman | |
| 2018 | Doe | Detective Franca | |
| 2019 | #Truth | Pastor Johnson | |
| 2019 | Deadcon | Warren | |
| 2019 | Prisoner of Fame | Dr. Earl Carter | Short |
| 2019 | Nineteen Summers | Jefferson | |
| 2020 | CainAbel | Moses X | |
| 2020 | The Step Daddy | Reverend Douglas | |
| 2021 | Adolescents of Chymera | Daryl | |
| 2022 | Family Blood | Capt Bill Thomas | |
| 2022 | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | John Jackson | |
| 2022 | Bin Bag Man | Beekeeper (voice) | Short |
| 2022 | Our Christmas Love Story | Marvin Jordan | |
| 2022 | Silent Night in Algona | William Hobbs | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989-91 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Kevin | Regular Cast |
| 1990 | Sunset Beach | Ned Baliss | Episode: "Sudden Withdrawal" |
| 1991 | Shannon's Deal | Officer #2 | Episode: "First Amendment" |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries | Mr. Evans | Episode: "Just Like That" |
| 1993 | Martin | Sax Player | Episode: "Do You Remember the Time?" |
| 1993 | Daddy Dearest | Father | Episode: "The Tortoise and the Scare" |
| 1994 | Roc | Mr. Harris | Episode: "Citizen Roc: Part 2" |
| 1995 | Tales from the Crypt | Paramedic #2 | Episode: "You, Murderer" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | - | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
| 1995 | Hang Time | Bill Nichols | Episode: "Full Court Press" |
| 1996 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Defense Attorney | Episode: "I, Clownius" |
| 1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | Ophthalmologist | Episode: "Dear Earth" |
| 1996 | Family Matters | Waiter | Episode: "Scammed" |
| 1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Carpool Man | Episode: "The Suburban Episode" |
| 1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Barkland | Episode: "Love Me Do" |
| 1997 | Sherman Oaks | Brother Clarance | Episode: "Sanford's Crisis" |
| 1997 | Union Square | Attorney | Episode: "The Audition" |
| 1997-98 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Fur Boy/Mobster | Episode: "Prodigal Son" & "Songbird: Part 2" |
| 1998 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Attorney | Episode: "Game, Set and Match" |
| 1998 | Seven Days | Technocrat | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" & "Vows" |
| 2002 | General Hospital | Leroy | Episode: "Episode #1.9971" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | SIS Detective #1 | Episode: "Free and Clear" |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Warden Oscar Paulsen | Episode: "Episode #1.8026" & "#1.8027" |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Principal | Episode: "Clinical Risk" |
| 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Mike | Episode: "The Big Payback" |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Harris | Episode: "The Politics of Money" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Principal Parks | Episode: "Saving Patrick Bubley" |
| 2005 | Alias | Agent #1 | Episode: "Fait Accompli" |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell | NYPD Detective | Episode: "Hijack/Youmud Din (Part 1)" |
| 2006 | Freddie | Dr. Cunningham | Episode: "Freddie the Himbo" |
| 2006 | 24 | Ron | Episode: "Day 5: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m." |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Desk Officer | Episode: "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" |
| 2010 | House | Dutch Hightower | Episode: "Baggage" |
| 2012 | CV Nation | Boss | Episode: "...This Particular Rooftop" |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood | Himself | Episode: "Bill Duke" |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Older Tenant | Episode: "You Haven't Done Nothin'" |
| 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Malcolm | Episode: "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven" |
| 2018 | Giants | Dr. Monroe | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2019 | Stingers | LT. Stephens | Recurring cast |
| 2020 | For the Love of Jason | Sam Davidson | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 2020 | Two Degrees | Himself | Main cast |
| 2020-22 | The Family Business | Brother Minister | Recurring cast: season 2-4 |
| 2021 | Shameless | Albert | Episode: "Survivors" |
| 2021 | Bigger | Rev Dr. Bishop Hextall | Episode: "Time Don't Give You Time" |
| 2021 | CSI: Vegas | Sidewalk Preacher | Episode: "In the Blood" |
| 2022 | Bel-Air | Henry Miles | Episode: "Yamacraw" & "Where To?" |
| 2022 | FBI: Most Wanted | Ezekiel Colson | Episode: "Iron Pipeline" |