# Terrell Tilford

Terrell Tilford (born July 22, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor best known for roles as Eric Bishop on Switched at Birth (2015–2017), David Grant on Guiding Light (1998–2001), as Greg Evans on One Life to Live (2009–2010), as Ramon Rush in the Lifetime drama series The Protector (2011), as Sean Clarke on the scripted series Single Ladies, and its recurring role as Malik on Soul Food for Showtime in 2004.

## Beginnings

Born in Los Angeles, California, Tilford is a classically trained actor who received a MFA in Theater from Rutgers University and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.

## Television and film career

He is best known for his recurring roles on Showtime's Soul Food, as a mutated Klingon in Star Trek: Enterprise and for his recurring roles as Detective David Grant in Guiding Light from 1998 to 2001, and Dr. Bob Carrington on Days of Our Lives in 2008. Tilford was also in the cast of One Life to Live in the contract role of Dr. Greg Evans from June 2009 to November 2010.
Tilford's other television appearances include CSI: NY, Bones, Shark, Lincoln Heights (recurring), Girlfriends, All of Us (two-episode arc), Just Legal (recurring), Half & Half, My Wife & Kids,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The District, MDs (recurring), 24, and Cosby.
His film credits include Jackson, The DL Chronicles in the episode "Robert"; Jacob's Trouble; Serenity; Intersection; A Year and A Day; and A.I. Assault for the Sci-Fi Channel.

## Personal life

In 1998, Tilford met actress Victoria Platt as they worked opposite one another on Guiding Light. Tilford married actress Victoria Platt on September 29, 2001. The couple welcomed their daughter Marley, on August 24, 2014. On September 29, 2021, their 20th wedding anniversary, the couple announced their plans to divorce.
He is also a noted Art collector and artist himself.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Intersection | Troy | Short |
| 2005 | Serenity | News Anchor | |
| 2006 | Jacob's Trouble | Omar Daniels | Short |
| 2006 | A.I. Assault | Mike Kirby | |
| 2008 | Jackson | Jeff | |
| 2009 | Dark House | Dark House | |
| 2012 | H4 | Westmoreland | |
| 2012 | Broken Roads | Brian Pierson | |
| 2013 | The Get Away | Sylvester | Short |
| 2014 | Blackbird | Pastor Crandall | |
| 2015 | The Summoning | TJ | |
| 2017 | The Cheaters Club | Shawn | |
| 2019 | #Truth | Martin Jarett | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Coach | Senior #3 | Episode: "One for the Road" |
| 1998–2001 | Guiding Light | David Grant | Regular Cast |
| 1999 | Cosby | Mr. Lee | Episode: "The Vessy Method" |
| 2002 | MDs | Levy Hall | Recurring Cast |
| 2002 | 24 | Paul Wilson | Episode: "11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m." |
| 2003 | The District | Raynel | Episode: "Free Byrd" |
| 2004 | Soul Food | Malik Todd | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 2004 | My Wife and Kids | Rama | Episode: "The Return of Bobby Shaw" |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | George Craven | Episode: "Viva Las Vegas" |
| 2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Marab | Episode: "Divergence" & "Affliction" |
| 2005 | Half & Half | Julian Houston | Episode: "The Big Pomp & Circumstance Episode" |
| 2005 | All of Us | Peyton Calhoun | Episode: "Legal Affairs: Part 1 & 2" |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Michael Daniels | Episode: "I'll Be There for You... But Not Right Now" |
| 2006 | Just Legal | A.D.A. Steven Yeager | Episode: "The Heater" |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Vice Principal Omar Caffey | Episode: "Manchild" & "Betrayal" |
| 2007 | Shark | Randal Hairston | Episode: "Blind Trust" |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Dr. Quinn Brookman | Episode: "What Schemes May Come" |
| 2007 | The DL Chronicles | Robert Hall | Episode: "Robert" |
| 2007 | Bones | Dr. Kyle Aldridge | Episode: "Intern in the Incinerator" |
| 2008 | Days of Our Lives | Dr. Bob Carrington | Regular Cast |
| 2009 | 24 | Agent Reynolds | Episode: "Day 7: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m." |
| 2009 | Maneater | Dr. Moore | Episode: "Part 2" |
| 2009-10 | One Life to Live | Greg Evans | Regular Cast |
| 2011 | NCIS | Navy Captain Jack Painter | Episode: "Dead Reflection" |
| 2011 | The Protector | Ramon 'Romeo' Rush | Main Cast |
| 2012-14 | Single Ladies | Sean Clarke | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Main Cast: Season 3 |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Adrian Graham | Episode: "Rubbery Homicide" |
| 2014-16 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Barton Shelby | Regular Cast |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agent Hart | Episode: "Melinda" |
| 2015 | Castle | Hawthorne Carter | Episode: "The Nose" |
| 2015-17 | Switched at Birth | Eric Bishop | Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 |
| 2016 | Madam Secretary | Detective | Episode: "Invasive Species" |
| 2016 | Hit the Floor | Detective Curtis | Episode: "Carrying" |
| 2017 | Supergirl | Armek | Episode: "The Martian Chronicles" |
| 2017 | The Quad | Napoleon Brown | Episode: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Commander David Nash | Episode: "Ex Parte" |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Robert Ertz | Episode: "Quintessential Deckerstar" |
| 2019 | For the People | Allison's Father | Episode: "Moral Suasion" |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day | Terrell | Episode: "Synthesis" |
| 2020 | Days of Our Lives | D.A. James Giddens | Episode: "Episode #1.13797" & "#1.13798" |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Izzy Durrell | Episode: "First the Beatdown, Then the Blowback" |
| 2022 | Tales of the Jedi | Semage (voice) | Episode: "Choices" |

## Theater career

* He played Pontius Pilate in the Black Dahlia Theatre production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot;
* For his Geffen Playhouse debut as Darren Lemming in the West Coast premiere of Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out, Tilford's performance was recognized by the Hollywood Reporter, the Daily Variety and the Los Angeles Times among several publications;
* Yellowman (original workshop production) at the McCarter Theatre;
* The Memorandum at The Guthrie (invited artist-in-residence experience);
* The Exonerated (original cast and Theatre LA Ovation Award nomination for Best Ensemble Performance) at The Actors' Gang;
* Malcolm X in El-Hajj Malik: Malcolm X at the National Black Arts Festival;
* The Rivals at Rutgers;
* Involuntary Homicide at The Actors' Gang;
* The African Company Presents Richard III at Rutgers;
* Prisoner of 2nd Avenue for the Fox Diversity Showcase;
* Dutchman at the Zoo Café;
* The Colored Museum at CalArts;
* Miss Julie at HERE (NY);
* Wait Until Dark at Rutgers;
* The LA Theater Works production of Stick Fly, opposite Justine Bateman, Dule Hill and Carl Lumbly.

## Awards / Nominated

In 2010, Tilford was nominated for a 41st NAACP Image Award as "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series" for his role as Dr. Greg Evans on ABC's One Life to Live.