Larry Gilliard Jr. is a New York City-based, American character actor who has had a long career appearing in mostly independent films, television shows and Off-Broadway productions. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Gilliard studied acting at Juilliard School, Baltimore School for the Arts, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and The Acting Studio, Inc. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA is a public high school located in Baltimore Maryland and is a part of its public school system. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City (in a landmark . He made his film debut with the lead role in the 1991 film Straight Out of Brooklyn. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Straight Out of Brooklyn is an 1991 Independent film directed by Matty Rich in his Directorial debut.
Often cast as a hoodlum, Gilliard has appeared on numerous television crime dramas such as Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, New York Undercover and CSI: NY. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. Homicide Life on the Street is an American Television Police procedural series chronicling the work of a fictional Baltimore New York Undercover is a one-hour police drama that ran on the FOX network from 1994 to 1998. CSI NY is an American Police procedural Television series, which premiered on September 22, 2004. Most notably, he had a regular role in HBO's highly acclaimed drama The Wire as Baltimore drug dealer D'Angelo Barksdale. D'Angelo "Dee" Barksdale is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire played by actor Larry Gilliard Jr Among his notable film roles include: a love-struck ghetto teen in LottoLand, an earnest college football player in The Waterboy and a member of the Dead Rabbits in Gangs of New York. The Waterboy is a movie starring Adam Sandler, released in 1998 The Dead Rabbits was a gang in New York City in the 1850s originally part of the Roach Guards. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. His most notable theatre role was that of Booth in a new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Topdog/Underdog. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Topdog/Underdog is a play by Suzan-Lori Parks. Parks received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002 for the work One noteworthy contrast in Gilliard’s career was his role in Brother to Brother. There he played the role of a thoughtful and caring friend to classmate at a New York City university.
Despite appearing in some high-profile projects, Gilliard rarely gives interviews and very little is known about his personal life. He is married to Michelle Paress who joined the cast of The Wire in its fifth season. Michelle Paress is an American actress She stars in the HBO program The Wire as reporter Alma Gutierrez.
Filmography
- Brother to Brother (2004)
- The Machinist (2004)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
- Simply Irresistible (1999)
- The Waterboy (1998)
- The Associate (1996)
- Trees Lounge (1996)
- Money Train (1995)
- LottoLand (1995)
- Fly By Night (1993)
- Straight Out of Brooklyn (1991)
Selected television
- The Wire (2002-2003)
External links
The Machinist (also known as El Maquinista) is an English-language Spanish Psychological thriller film directed by Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. Cecil B Demented is a 2000 Cult film directed by John Waters. The Waterboy is a movie starring Adam Sandler, released in 1998 Trees Lounge is the 1996 feature Film debut as writer and director by Steve Buscemi. A money train is one or more Railcars which have been removed from revenue service in a subway system for use in transporting fare collection from stations Straight Out of Brooklyn is an 1991 Independent film directed by Matty Rich in his Directorial debut.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic