Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Actor
Writer

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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.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Known for

The Wire

9.3

TV Series

D'Angelo Barksdale(as Larry Gilliard Jr.)

The Walking Dead

8.1

TV Series

Bob Stookey

The Deuce

8.1

TV Series

Chris Alston

One Night in Miami...

7.1

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

2020

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Actor

Clipped
6.5
TV Mini Series
- Grady Rivers
- 2024
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- Aaron Dressler
- Attorney Aaron Dressler
- 2023–2024
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
7.7
TV Series
- Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett
- 2021–2023
The Featherweight
6.2
- Sandy Saddler
- 2023
Big George Foreman
6.6
- Archie Moore
- 2023
That Damn Michael Che
7.5
TV Series
- Clarence
- 2021–2022
Chicago P.D.
8.1
TV Series
- Latrell Wade
- 2021
Bull
7.1
TV Series
- Prosecutor Benjamin
- 2020
One Night in Miami...
7.1
- Drew 'Bundini' Brown
- 2020
The Deuce
8.1
TV Series
- Chris Alston
- 2017–2019
Sex and Horror with Dicey Grenor and Chantell Renee
8.7
Podcast Series
- Special Guest
- 2019
Peaches
Short
- Bugs
- 2018
God Friended Me
7.0
TV Series
- Aaron
- 2018
Hot Air
5.4
- Earl (as Lawrence Gilliard)
- 2018
Graceland
7.6
TV Series
- Agent Sean Logan (as Lawrence Gilliard)
- 2015

Writer

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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)

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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.