---
name: "Marcello Thedford"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcello-thedford"
fi1m_id: "marcello-thedford"
imdb_id: "nm0857304"
tmdb_id: 59300
wikidata_id: "Q6756438"
roles: []
born: "17 August 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T00:17:49.837291+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."
---

# Marcello Thedford

## Identity

Marcello Thedford

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marcello-thedford
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marcello-thedford
- **IMDb ID:** nm0857304
- **TMDB ID:** 59300
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6756438
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Thedford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6756438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59300

Actor. Born 17 August 1975 in Bronx, New York.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 August 1975, Bronx, New York
- **Active:** 1995–2004
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 48 (2), 2000s 84 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $339m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Thedford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6756438, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59300

## Biography

Marcello Thedford is an American actor and power lifter. He began his career in improvisational theatre in New York City, studying at the Third World Theater at Black Drama Productions. His first significant screen role was as Cornelius Bates in the 1995 film *Dangerous Minds*, which he reprised in the television series adaptation.

Thedford has appeared in films including *Crimson Tide* (1995), *Daylight* (1996), *Volcano* (1997) and *Employee of the Month* (2006) as Semi. On television he played Leon in multiple episodes of *ER*, Lander Jackson in *Sons of Anarchy*, and roles in *Veronica Mars*, *Monk* and *Shameless*. He is a certified power lifter who holds a California state record. He grew up in the Bronx and lives in Los Angeles.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Veronica Mars* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Deputy — [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Daylight* (1996), Fi1m 54, as Kadeem — [page](https://film.one/film/daylight.md)
- *Dangerous Minds* (1995), Fi1m 42, as Cornelius Bates — [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Shameless* (2011), series, as Julius — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Richard's Friend from the Bar
- *Da' Booty Shop* (2009), as Tyrone Johnson · Writer, Director, Story, Executive Producer, Producer
- *Thug Love* (2009), Director, Writer
- *Friday at Dewayne's* (2009), Executive Producer, Producer, Director, Story, Writer
- *House Arrest* (2008), Director
- *Sons of Anarchy* (2008), series, as Lander Jackson — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/sons-of-anarchy.md)
- *Raising the Bar* (2008), series, as Troy Gattis
- *Sunday School* (2008), Producer, Director
- *Keepin' The Faith: Looking For Mr. Right* (2008), Director
- *Grindin'* (2007), Producer, Director
- *Employee of the Month* (2006), as Semi
- *Crossover* (2006), as Big Man
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Reddick
- *Doing Hard Time* (2004), as Toure Smalls
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, as Deputy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Playmakers* (2003), series, as Kelvin ‘Buffalo’ James
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Extra Large
- *Angel Eyes* (2001), as Peebo
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, as Peanut Singleton
- *Freedom Song* (2000), as Tyrone Franklin
- *Why Do Fools Fall In Love* (1998), as Drug Dealer
- *An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn* (1998), as Stagger Lee
- *Volcano* (1997), as Kevin
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Randy Jefferson
- *Daylight* (1996), as Kadeem — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/daylight.md)
- *Dangerous Minds* (1996), series, as Will
- *Dangerous Minds* (1995), as Cornelius Bates — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/dangerous-minds.md)
- *Crimson Tide* (1995), as Lawson
- *ER* (1994), series, as Leon — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

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