
Seth Gilliam
Acting
Seth Gilliam (November 5, 1968) is an American screen and stage actor. He is most known as Father Gabriel on AMC's post-apocalyptic series The Walking Dead, first appearing in Season 5. He is also known for his HBO television roles, first as corrections officer-turned-prisoner Clayton Hughes on Oz, and later as Baltimore police detective promoted to Sergeant, Ellis Carver on The Wire. On both of these series, he co-starred with Lance Reddick and J.D. Williams. Another of his major recurring roles was on the TV series Teen Wolf as Dr. Alan Deaton. He had a recurring role during the seventh season of The Cosby Show as Aaron Dexter (boyfriend of Erika Alexander's character Pam), Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and Law and Order: Trial by Jury. He's had a number of guest roles in other shows such as CSI: Miami, Nurse Jackie, Skins, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, and Bull. His feature film credits include his role as Sergeant Steven Altameyer in Courage Under Fire (1996) and Private Sugar Watkins in the action movie Starship Troopers (1997). His other films include Personal Velocity (2002), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), and Still Alice (2014).
Born: November 5, 1968 · Washington Heights, New York, USA
Filmography (34)

Suits LA
2025

The Lady of the Lake
2024

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
2024

Teen Wolf: The Movie
2023

City on a Hill
2019

Change in the Air
2018

Bull
2016

Still Alice
2014

The Blacklist
2013

Elementary
2012

The Skinny
2012

Homeland
2011

Person of Interest
2011

Teen Wolf
2011

The Walking Dead
2010

Did You Hear About the Morgans?
2009

The Good Wife
2009

Damages
2007

Criminal Minds
2005

The Great New Wonderful
2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005

CSI: Miami
2002

The Wire
2002

Personal Velocity
2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

Punks
2000

Starship Troopers
1997

Oz
1997

Courage Under Fire
1996

Jefferson in Paris
1995

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994

Mr. Wonderful
1993

Law & Order
1990

The Cosby Show
1984
