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name: "Lawrence Gilliard Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lawrence-gilliard-jr"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 September 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T17:12:51.120342+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Actor. Born 22 September 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 September 1971, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2002–2017
- **Also known as:** Larry Gilliard Jr.
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, History 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $194m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Gilliard_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1803683, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319142/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37947

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Deuce*](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md) (84)

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## Biography

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. is an American actor, also credited as Larry Gilliard Jr. Born in New York City on 22 September 1971, he moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of seven. He studied classical clarinet at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the Juilliard School before switching to acting, training further at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Acting Studio and the Stella Adler Conservatory.

He made his film debut in the independent feature *Straight Out of Brooklyn* (1991). Gilliard is best known for his performances as D'Angelo Barksdale in the HBO series *The Wire* (2002–2004), Bob Stookey in *The Walking Dead* (2013–2016) and Chris Alston in *The Deuce* (2017–2019). Other notable credits include *Gangs of New York* (2002), *The Machinist* (2004) and *One Night in Miami...* (2020). He has also worked in theatre.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, collider.com, lawrencegilliardjr.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Deuce* (2017), Fi1m 84, as Chris Alston — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *Gangs of New York* (2002), Fi1m 74, as Jimmy Spoils — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as D'Angelo Barksdale — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Resentment* (2025), as Coleman
- *The Featherweight* (2023), as Sandy Saddler
- *Big George Foreman* (2023), as Archie Moore
- *Power Book III: Raising Kanan* (2021), series, as Azumadeen 'Deen' Tippett
- *One Night in Miami...* (2020), as Bundini Brown
- *God Friended Me* (2018), series, as Aaron
- *Hot Air* (2018), as Earl
- *The Deuce* (2017), series, as Chris Alston — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-deuce.md)
- *Bull* (2016), series, as Prosecutor Benjamin
- *Turnipseed: Legacy* (2015), as John Turnipseed
- *Walk of Shame* (2014), as Scrilla
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, as Latrell Wade
- *Turnipseed: Second Chance* (2013), as John Turnipseed
- *Graceland* (2013), series, as Sean Logan
- *Would You Rather* (2013), as Dr. Barden
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Dwyer Kirk
- *The Wire: The Musical* (2012), as D'Angelo Barksdale
- *Longmire* (2012), series, as Burke
- *The Double* (2011), as Agent Burton
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Bob Stookey — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Turnipseed* (2009), as Johnny Turnipseed
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Ken Boxer Jr. — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Marcus Weaver
- *The Beast* (2009), series, as Ray Beaumont
- *Spooked* (2008), as James
- *Fear Itself* (2008), series, as James
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as Marcus Williams
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as Elden — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Amos Shabaz
- *The Machinist* (2004), as Jackson
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Officer Omar Lilly
- *Brother to Brother* (2004), as Marcus
- *Woman Hollering Creek* (2004), as Melvin
- *Kill the Poor* (2003), as Spike
- *Gangs of New York* (2002), as Jimmy Spoils — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-new-york.md)
- *Less than Perfect* (2002), series, as Chester
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as D'Angelo Barksdale — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Eddie Roberts
- *Trigger Happy* (2001), as Ray
- *Home Invaders* (2001), Acting
- *Cecil B. Demented* (2000), as Lewis
- *Sally Hemings: An American Scandal* (2000), as Henry Jackson
- *Sally Hemings: An American Scandal* (2000), series, as Henry Jackson
- *Simply Irresistible* (1999), as Nolan Traynor
- *The Waterboy* (1998), as Derek Wallace
- *One Tough Cop* (1998), as Curtis Wilkins
- *Next Stop Wonderland* (1998), as Brett
- *The Substitute 2: School's Out* (1998), as Dontae
- *A Soldier's Sweetheart* (1998), as Shoeshine
- *White Lies* (1997), as Leon Turner / Leon Chame
- *The Associate* (1996), as Thomas, Plaza Bellhop
- *Trees Lounge* (1996), as James
- *Inflammable* (1995), as Wesley Raines
- *Money Train* (1995), as Hood
- *Lotto Land* (1995), as Hank
- *New York Undercover* (1994), series, as Quentin
- *George* (1993), series, Acting
- *The Pickle* (1993), as Boy Who Stopped
- *Girlfriend* (1993), Acting
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as William Lyness — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Survive The Night* (1993), as Satisfy
- *In the Line of Duty: Street War* (1992), as Will
- *Straight Out of Brooklyn* (1991), as Dennis Brown
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Aaron Dressler, Attorney Dressler — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Dennis Brown

## Gallery

- ![Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-34edd0222edb.jpg) Lawrence Gilliard Jr. — Casey Florig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Lawrencegilliardjr.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-46854e1a6da6.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-3db0655f26b2.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-0988f1ec1685.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Horace Newcomb, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at t (2004) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%283%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Horace_Newcomb%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-1e2e634e093a.jpg) Lawrence Gilliard Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-1c409fae1e5a.jpg) Lawrence Gilliard Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![Lawrence Gilliard Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-316e9bc1581c.jpg) Lawrence Gilliard Jr. — Image via TMDB
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at the 63rd Annual P (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-7980ccef6946.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at the 63rd Annual P (2004) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%284%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at the 63rd Annual P (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/389316/gallery-b72a2504e434.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS L to R: Chris Bauer, David Simon, Nina K. Noble, Karen L. Thorson and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. at the 63rd Annual P (2004) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%285%29.jpg/1280px-Chris_Bauer%2C_David_Simon%2C_Nina_K._Noble%2C_Karen_L._Thorson_and_Lawrence_Gilliard%2C_Jr.%2C_May_2004_%285%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2021: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *One Night in Miami...*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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