# Vincent M. Ward

Vincent M. Ward (born January 27, 1971), also known as Vincent Ward, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on The Starter Wife and The Walking Dead.

## Early life and education

Vincent M. Ward is a Dayton, Ohio native. Ward graduated from Trotwood-Madison High School in Ohio.

## Career
### Film and television

Ward has had a host of small roles in film and television such as a bodyguard on Everybody Hates Chris, Hollis on True Blood, a bodyguard in Hot in Cleveland, and the mailman Darren in Wilfred.
His most notable television roles are Bo in The Starter Wife, and Oscar on The Walking Dead.
Ward's film work includes Ocean's Eleven, Live-Evil, and 2016.

### Theater

Ward played the role of Kenzo in the play "Nylons" by Brandi Burks in Los Angeles in 2011. In 2015 Ward performed in The Conversation at the AMCE Theatre, Hollywood.

### Spoken word

In 2012 Ward released a spoken word album Eargasms (Dont Talk Just Listen).

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Traffic | Man on Street | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Uzi-Carrying Guard #2 | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Big Man | |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Huge Musclebound Guy | Video Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2006 | Lonely in Los Angeles | Bouncer | Short Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2007 | All Lies on Me | Michael 'Mike V' Valascoe | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2007 | Cordially Invited | Jet Lewis | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2007 | Three Can Play That Game | Young Man #1 | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | CIA Agent | Video |
| 2008 | Who Killed Bishop Brown | Bishop Ussiah Brown | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2009 | Robbin' in da Hood | Cedric | Video Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2009 | All Play No Work | Lloyd | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2010 | Peep Game | James Harti | Short Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2010 | What Profits a Man | Joana Sr. | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2010 | Ghetto Physics | Pimp | Short Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2011 | Pull | Chief | Short Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2011 | He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet | Wallace King | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | Close Call | Matthew | Short Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | The Get Away | Cleo AKA Pimp | Short |
| 2012 | The Marriage Lottery | Rufuss | Video Short |
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Onyx Whitaker | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2013 | The Get Away | Cleo aka Pimp | |
| 2013 | Cordially Invited - the Wedding Day of Alton & Kenya | Jet Lewis | |
| 2014 | 4Play | Omar | |
| 2015 | Live-Evil | Sam | |
| 2016 | Lost in the Pacific | Rodman | |
| 2017 | Illicit | Terrence | |
| 2017 | Death House | Thile | |
| 2017 | Message from a Mistress | Bishop Eric Hall | |
| 2017 | 2016 | Otis | |
| 2018 | Encounter | Marcus Doyle | |
| 2018 | The Choir Director | Dexter | |
| Television ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Girlfriends | Security Guard | Episode: "The Wedding Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Space | Episode: "Viva Las Vegas" |
| 2005 | Head Cases | Blings Right Hand Man | Episode: "Malpractice Makes Perfect" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2006–2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Guard, Cop, Bodyguard, Black Bus Driver | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Marshall Abrams | Episode: "Chain Reaction" |
| 2008 | Big Shots | Parking Officer | Episode: "Sex Be Not Proud" |
| 2008 | The Wire | Butchie's Bodyguard | Episode: "Not for Attribution" |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Guard | Episode: "Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2008 | The Middleman | Police Officer | 2 episodes Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Bo | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Desperate Housewives | Guard | Episode: "A Vision's Just a Vision" |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | "Eddie" | Episode: "Knight and the City" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Guard #1 | Episode" "A Spy in the House of Love" Credited as 'zVincent Ward' |
| 2009 | Gary Unmarried | Agent #1 | Episode: "Gary Promises Too Much" |
| 2010 | The Brown Betties Guide: How to Look for Love in All the Wrong Places | Joe | Episode: "Tip#2: Force a Relationship" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2010 | True Blood | Hollis | Episode: "It Hurts Me Too" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Bodyguard | Episode: "The Sex That Got Away" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Cop | Episode: "Kill Screen" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | Whitney | Ira | Episode: "Lane" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | House of Payne | Lil Deuce | Episode: "Scars of Payne" |
| 2012 | Body of Proof | Guard Evan Arnold | Episode: "Mind Games" Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | Army Wives | Harris | Episode: "Tough Love: |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Oscar | 9 episodes |
| 2013 | Wilfred | Darren | Episode: "Comfort" |
| 2014 | 2 Broke Girls | Dante | Episode: "And the Model Apartment" |
| 2014 | Psych | Rocco | Episode: "Someone's Got a Woody" |
| 2019 | Black Jesus | Ransom | Episode: "Boonie Comes Up" |