Chad Coleman

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Chad Coleman
Chad L. Coleman by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Born Chad L. Coleman
(1966-09-06) September 6, 1966 (age 57)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present
Spouse(s) Sally Stewart (m. 1999–2010)
Children 2

Chad L. Coleman (born September 6, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dennis "Cutty" Wise on the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2004–2008), voicing Coach in the video game Left 4 Dead 2, and portraying Tyreese Williams on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror series The Walking Dead (2012–2015). He currently stars in the Syfy series The Expanse as Fred Johnson, aka "The Butcher of Anderson Station", and will be in the upcoming History Channel re-imagining of ROOTS, starting May 30th, 2016.

Early life

Coleman was raised in a foster home in Richmond, Virginia. As a youth, he participated in track and field, but turned his attention to studying drama after a leg injury.[1] He attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a scholarship for his freshman year, before dropping out to serve in the United States Army.[2] During his time in the army, from 1995 to 1999 he worked as a video cameraman.[3]

Career

Coleman had a starring role on the HBO series The Wire as reformed criminal Dennis "Cutty" Wise.[4] In 2002, Coleman starred as O.J. Simpson in TNT's television movie Monday Night Mayhem.[5]

Coleman also had a guest role in the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series on Fox.[6] He also had a small role in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. Coleman was also involved with the development of Left 4 Dead 2, as a voice actor for the character Coach.[7] In 2009, Coleman appeared in a revival of August Wilson's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway and also had a starring role in the Norwegian TV series Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You In All The Confusion?, based on the novel by Johan Harstad.[8][9] The series aired in Europe in November 2011.

Coleman at a 2013 Walking Dead event

He guest starred in the In Plain Sight episode "Whistle Stop" as an ex-boxer/witness suffering from pugilistic dementia, and in the Lie to Me episode "The Canary's Song" as a coal miner.[10] He was also a guest star in two episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2010, and one in 2013.[10] In 2011, he began playing Gary Miller, the ex-husband of Nikki Miller and father of manipulative daughter Mackenzie, in the Fox television sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter.[4]

From late 2012 to early 2015, Coleman played Tyreese on AMC's post-apocalyptic horror series The Walking Dead.[11] In the third season, Tyreese was a recurring character. Coleman was upgraded to series regular and main cast member at the start of the fourth season and retained this status for its fifth season until his character was killed off in the mid-season premiere.[12] On November 20, 2014, he was announced to play Fred Johnson, aka "The Butcher of Anderson Station", a former Marine caught in a power struggle between Earth and Mars on the Syfy science-fiction series The Expanse.[13] Coleman has taken on a main role in the 2015 series, and returns in Season 2.

Coleman also plays Mingo in the upcoming re-imagining of ROOTS, on History Channel, starting May 30th. [14] Mingo is a stern, no-nonsense slave/cock trainer for Tom Lea, who keeps the Lea plantation afloat. He befriends Chicken George and they bond like father and son. [15]

Additionally, Coleman is Executive Producer, as well as visual inspiration for the character Mr. Osi, for the futuristic graphic novel series Treadwater.

Personal life

Coleman was recorded in the middle of a rant on the 4 subway train in NYC around May 2015.[16] Coleman claims that the rant was due to "built-up frustration" stemming from the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 New York Cop Iceman
1998 Speed of Life Orderly
2001 The Gilded Six Bits Joe Banks Short film
2001 Revolution #9 Night Nurse
2002 Monday Night Mayhem O.J. Simpson
2002 The End of The Bar Dr. Scott Rosen
2004 Brother to Brother El
2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Clyde
2006 Confessions Darius
2011 The Green Hornet Chili
2011 Horrible Bosses Curtis
2012 Life, Love, Soul Earl Grant
2013 Habeas Corpus Ray Jr.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Here and Now Roland Episode: "A.J.'s Big Leap"
1994, 1995 Law & Order Henry / Weiner 2 episodes
1994, 1996 New York Undercover Kevin Gray / Shoop 2 episodes
1999, 2001 Third Watch Grissom / Lamar 2 episodes
2003, 2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Prison Warden / A.J. Martin 2 episodes
2003 Guiding Light Moses Episode: "#1853"
2003 Hack Lafonso 2 episodes
2004–2008 The Wire Dennis "Cutty" Wise 20 episodes
2005 Numb3rs Williams Episode: "Man Hunt"
2007 Wifey Parnell Pilot
2008 New Amsterdam Lt. Bobby Graham Episode: "Golden Boy"
2008 Life on Mars Suede Episode: "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"
2009 CSI: Miami Kevin Landau Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your CSI's"
2009 Boldly Going Nowhere Cobolt Pilot
2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Queeg 2 episodes
2009 The Forgotten Ray Perkins Episode: "Football John"
2010 In Plain Sight Ricky Dupree / Ricky Dumont Episode: "Whistle Stop"
2010 Lie to Me Darryl Episode: "The Canary's Song"
2010 The Good Wife Carter Wright Episode: "Nine Hours"
2010, 2013 It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Z 3 episodes
2010–2013 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Gary Miller 13 episodes
2012 Criminal Minds Malcolm Ford Episode: "The Company"
2012 Burn Notice Brady Pressman Episode: "Desperate Times"
2012–2015 The Walking Dead Tyreese Williams Season 3 (recurring role; 5 episodes)
Seasons 4-5 (main role; 17 episodes)
2013 Cult True Believer #4 Episode: "Off to See the Wizard"
2013, 2016 Family Guy Additional voices 2 episodes
2015–present The Expanse Fred Johnson
2016 Roots Mingo 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Warriors The Police Voice
2005 50 Cent: Bulletproof Booker Voice
2006 Bully Officer Williams Voice
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV K 109: Imaging Voice
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned K 109: The Studio Imaging Voice
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony K 109: The Studio Imaging Voice
2009 Left 4 Dead 2 Coach Voice
2013 Resident Evil 6 Coach Capcom X Valve Crossover DLC

References

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