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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

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  • Writer
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
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Lawrence Gilliard Jr. was born on 22 September 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Wire (2002), The Walking Dead (2010) and The Deuce (2017). He is married to Michelle Paress.
BornSeptember 22, 1971
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BornSeptember 22, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • D'Angelo Barksdale(as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    The Walking Dead
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Bob Stookey
    James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    The Deuce
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Chris Alston
    Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
    One Night in Miami...
    7.1
    • Drew 'Bundini' Brown
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Resentment
      • Coleman
      • Completed
    • St. Sebastian
      • Grant
      • Completed
    • Jimmy's and Jenny's
      • Arthur
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie
    • Clipped (2024)
      Clipped
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Grady Rivers
      • 2024
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Aaron Dressler
      • Attorney Aaron Dressler
      • 2023–2024
    • Tony Danza, Wendell Pierce, Erika Woods, Malcolm Mays, Patina Miller, Stefano Marchetti, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada$$, Mekai Curtis, and Marvin Thomas in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett
      • 2021–2023
    • The Featherweight (2023)
      The Featherweight
      6.3
      • Sandy Saddler
      • 2023
    • Khris Davis in Big George Foreman (2023)
      Big George Foreman
      6.6
      • Archie Moore
      • 2023
    • Michael Che in That Damn Michael Che (2021)
      That Damn Michael Che
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Clarence
      • 2021–2022
    • Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, and LaRoyce Hawkins in Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Latrell Wade
      • 2021
    • Michael Weatherly in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Prosecutor Benjamin
      • 2020
    • Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Eli Goree, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in One Night in Miami... (2020)
      One Night in Miami...
      7.1
      • Drew 'Bundini' Brown
      • 2020
    • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
      The Deuce
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Chris Alston
      • 2017–2019
    • Dicey Grenor and Chantell Renee in Sex and Horror with Dicey Grenor and Chantell Renee (2019)
      Sex and Horror with Dicey Grenor and Chantell Renee
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • Special Guest
      • 2019
    • Peaches
      Short
      • Bugs
      • 2018
    • God Friended Me (2018)
      God Friended Me
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Aaron
      • 2018
    • Hot Air (2018)
      Hot Air
      5.4
      • Earl (as Lawrence Gilliard)
      • 2018
    • Daniel Sunjata and Aaron Tveit in Graceland (2013)
      Graceland
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Agent Sean Logan (as Lawrence Gilliard)
      • 2015

    Writer

    • 1st Amendment Stand Up (2005)
      1st Amendment Stand Up
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Larry Gilliard Jr.)
      • 2006

    Videos14

    Walk of Shame
    Clip 0:44
    Walk of Shame
    Walk of Shame
    Clip 0:57
    Walk of Shame
    Walk of Shame
    Clip 0:57
    Walk of Shame
    In Cinemas 28 April
    Trailer 0:31
    In Cinemas 28 April
    This Friday on Prime Video
    Trailer 1:31
    This Friday on Prime Video
    Season 2: Trailer #1
    Trailer 0:46
    Season 2: Trailer #1
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:06
    Trailer #2

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Larry Gillard Jr.
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • September 22, 1971
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Michelle Paress? - present
    • Other works
      Appeared in "The Wire" BET Promo Shoot commercial.(2006)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Studied classical music at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the Juilliard School before turning to acting.
    • Quotes
      I just got lucky with Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991). I just went out on an audition and got the role. Since then, I've done some stuff, but it's hard for African-American actors, period! There just isn't any material out there for us, and what there is, is the same: profanity, violence, etc.
    • Nickname
      • Larry

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