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Carl Gilliard
Actor, Producer, Director
Born April 18, 1958 (64 years)
Carl is a native of Chicago, attended high school in Detroit (Osborn High) and received his degree from Michigan State University. Carl initially worked as a radio newscaster at WGPR (107.5) in Detroit before accepting a sales position with the Eastman Kodak Company in Detroit. Shortly thereafter, he accepted a position with the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group as a District Manager which took him first to Grand Rapids, and then to Kalamazoo Michigan, where Carl was re-introduced to theatre at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. In 1985, Carl re-located to Los Angeles, where he became a notable fixture on the LA Theatre circuit. As an actor, Carl has appeared in over 2 dozen plays mesmerizing audiences with his trademark baritone voice and fearless character portrayals. He has appeared in "The River Niger", "Livin' Fat", "Bubblin' Brown Sugar", "Zooman & The Sign", "South Of Where We Live", "Jeffrey's Plan" & "The Ninth Wave". His theatre work paved the way for his numerous television & film roles in sitcoms such as "Freddie", "Barbershop", "Family Matters", "Martin", "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air & "Roc as well as other appearances in "24", Michael Mann's, "Robbery Homicide Division", "Alias", "Cold Case", "Sleeper Cell", "Strong Medicine", "Hunter", "Mike Hammer", "Sherman Oaks" and features such as "Nothin' 2 Lose", "Chatroom", "Contact", "The Luau" , "Coach Carter", the Wes Craven's thriller, "Red Eye" , the upcoming prison drama, "The Mannsfield 12", directed by Craig Ross, Jr. & the romantic comedy, "Divine Intervention", directed by Van Elder. Carl has also appeared in numerous television commercials for IBM, GM, Burger King, Pepto Bismol, Bank One, Habitat For Humanity, Nicoderm, Saturn, Miller Beer & the hilarious "dropped call" campaign for Cingular. Through Carl's various experiences in film, television & theatre, he quickly forged his niche as a Producer with keen discernment for developing and discovering new screenplays by new and exciting writers. In collaboration with partner, Tony Winters, he produced the Pan African Audience Award winning feature "Retiring Tatiana". Carl's first outing as director is the poignant drama, "Section 8". Carl is the Ministry Director of the Faithful Central Bible Church Repertory Company, the drama team at Faithful Central Bible Church and also is Co-Creator and Program Director for the Bill Duke Media Foundation's Youth Media Camp. IMDb Mini Biography By: I-94 Entertainment
Filmography
| 2022 | Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Henry Miles |
| 2021 | Adolescents of Chymera · as Daryl |
| 2021 | CSI: Vegas (TV Series) · as Sidewalk Preacher |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | For the Love of Jason (TV Series) · as Sam Davidson |
| 2020 | Two Degress (TV Series) · as Carl Gilliard |
| 2019 | Deadcon · as Warren |
| 2019 | Bigger (TV Series) · as Rev Dr. Bishop Hextall |
| 2019 | Nineteen Summers · as Jefferson |
| 2019 | A Cold Hard Truth · as Pastor Johnson |
| 2018 | All Between Us · as Mr. Tillman |
| 2018 | Doe · as Detective Franca |
| 2018 | Heaven & Hell · as Priest |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business (TV Series) · as Brother Minister |
| 2017 | A Question of Faith · as Bailiff and Bill Collector |
| 2017 | Giants (TV Series) · as Dr. Monroe |
| 2016 | No Regrets · as Pastor Bryant |
| 2016 | Dead South · as Silas |
| 2016 | The Last Tycoon (TV Series) · as Malcolm |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B · as Dave |
| 2015 | The Wrong Boyfriend · as Mr. Josephs |
| 2012 | Super Cyclone · as Mr. Stubbs |
| 2012 | Layover · as Ralph |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Albert |
| 2010 | Inception · as Lobby Sub Con |
| 2007 | The Mannsfield 12 · as Tulgate |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Desk Officer |
| 2005 | Coach Carter · as Store Clerk |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Wifey · as Blind Charlie |
| 2005 | Red Eye · as Taxi Driver |
| 2005 | Freddie (TV Series) · as Dr. Cunningham |
| 2005 | Barbershop (TV Series) · as Harris |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Older Tenant |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Dutch Hightower |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Principal Parks |
| 2002 | The Chatroom · as Detective Jeeves |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Ron |
| 2001 | Alias (TV Series) · as Agent #1 |
| 2000 | Retiring Tatiana · as Hassan |
| 2000 | Nothin' 2 Lose · as Uncle Cooper |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Principal |
| 1999 | The Darwin Conspiracy · as Second Baseman |
| 1999 | And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story · as Bumps Blackwell |
| 1998 | 7 Days (TV Series) · as Technocrat |
| 1997 | Sins of the Mind · as Dylan Seidner |
| 1997 | Contact · as Controller |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) · as Attorney |
| 1997 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV Series) · as Carpool Man |
| 1995 | Dazzle · as Alman |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond (TV Series) · as Ophthalmologist |
| 1995 | Sherman Oaks (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Hang Time (TV Series) · as Bill Nichols |
| 1994 | One Woman's Courage · as Foreman |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Red Shoe Diaries (TV Series) · as Mr. Evans |
| 1991 | Roc (TV Series) · as Mr. Harris |
| 1990 | Fate · as Man In Disco |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Family Matters (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) · as Kevin |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Ned Baliss |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Warden Oscar Paulsen |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Leroy |