Chad Coleman
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Chad Coleman is an American
film and television actor. He is best known for playing the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from The Wire
.
as reformed criminal Dennis "Cutty" Wise. In 2002, Coleman starred as O.J. Simpson in TNT's television movie Monday Night Mayhem. Chad also had a role in the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series on Fox. He also had a small role in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
. He has recently been involved in the development of Left 4 Dead 2
as voice actor for the character Coach. In 2009, Coleman appeared in a revival of August Wilson
's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone
on Broadway and also had a starring role in the Norwegian TV series Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You In All The Confusion?
, based on the novel by Johan Harstad
. The series will air in Europe in October 2010. Chad was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia.
He guest starred in the In Plain Sight
episode "Whistle Stop" as an ex-boxer/witness suffering from pugilistic dementia, and in the Lie to Me
episode "The Canary's Song" as a coal miner. He was also a guest star in two episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
in 2010.
In 2011, he landed the role of Gary Miller, the ex-husband of Nikki Miller and father of manipulative daughter Mackenzie in the Fox
television sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter
, which will debut in the fall of 2011.
United States
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film and television actor. He is best known for playing the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from The Wire
The WIRE
the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
.
Life and career
He had a starring role on the HBO series The WireThe Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
as reformed criminal Dennis "Cutty" Wise. In 2002, Coleman starred as O.J. Simpson in TNT's television movie Monday Night Mayhem. Chad also had a role in the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series on Fox. He also had a small role in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a 2005 direct-to-video prequel to Brian De Palma's 1993 film Carlito's Way, based on the novel Carlito's Way by Judge Edwin Torres...
. He has recently been involved in the development of Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to...
as voice actor for the character Coach. In 2009, Coleman appeared in a revival of August Wilson
August Wilson
August Wilson was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama...
's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone is a play by American playwright, August Wilson, the second installment of his decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, The Pittsburgh Cycle...
on Broadway and also had a starring role in the Norwegian TV series Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You In All The Confusion?
Buzz Aldrin, hvor ble det av deg i alt mylderet?
Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You in All The Confusion? is a novel by the Norwegian author Johan Harstad, published in 2005. The book deals with a thirty year old gardener, Mattias, near obsessed with the thought of being second best, the greatest number two, much to his girlfriend's grievance...
, based on the novel by Johan Harstad
Johan Harstad
Johan Harstad is an Norwegian short story writer, novelist and playwright.Harstad was born in Stavanger. He made his literary debut in 2001, with a collection of short prose entitled Herfra blir du bare eldre...
. The series will air in Europe in October 2010. Chad was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia.
He guest starred in the In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon , a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Federal Witness Security Program , more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program...
episode "Whistle Stop" as an ex-boxer/witness suffering from pugilistic dementia, and in the Lie to Me
Lie to Me
Lie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
episode "The Canary's Song" as a coal miner. He was also a guest star in two episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
in 2010.
In 2011, he landed the role of Gary Miller, the ex-husband of Nikki Miller and father of manipulative daughter Mackenzie in the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
television sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
I Hate My Teenage Daughter is an American sitcom premiered on Fox on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, where it airs in the 9:30 pm /8:30 pm timeslot after The X Factor....
, which will debut in the fall of 2011.
Television
- 1994-1995 - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
- (2 episodes) - 1994-1996 - New York UndercoverNew York UndercoverNew York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...
- (2 episodes) - 1999-2001 - Third WatchThird WatchThird Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....
- (2 episodes) - 2003 - Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
- as Prison Warden (1 episode, Rotten) - 2003 - The Guilding Light - as Moses (1 episode)
- 2003 - Hack - as Lafonso - (2 episodes)
- 2004-2008 - The WireThe WIREthe WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
- as Dennis "Cutty" Wise - (26 episodes) - 2005 - Numb3rsNUMB3RSNumb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
- as Williams - (1 episode, Man Hunt) - 2008 - New AmsterdamNew AmsterdamNew Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
- as Lt. Bobby Graham - (1 episode, Golden Boy) - 2008 - Life on MarsLife on MarsScientists have long speculated about the possibility of life on Mars owing to the planet's proximity and similarity to Earth. Fictional Martians have been a recurring feature of popular entertainment of the 20th and 21st centuries, but it remains an open question whether life currently exists on...
- as Suede - (1 episode, Things to do in New York When you think you are dead) - 2009 - CSI: MiamiCSI: MiamiCSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
- as Kevin Landau - (1 episode, Smoke gets in your CSI's) - 2009 - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - as Queeg - (2 episodes)
- 2009 - The ForgottenThe ForgottenForgotten or The Forgotten may refer to:In film:* The Forgotten , a psychological horror film* The Forgotten , a Korean War film* The Forgotten , a psychological thrillerIn literature:...
- as Ray Perkins - (1 episode, Football John) - 2010 - In Plain SightIn Plain SightIn Plain Sight is an American dramatic television series on USA Network. The series revolves around Mary Shannon , a Deputy United States Marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico office of the Federal Witness Security Program , more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program...
- as Ricky Dupree/Dumont - (1 episode, Whistle Shop) - 2010 - Lie To MeLie to MeLie to Me is a 2009-2011 American television series.Lie to Me may also refer to:* Lie to Me , a South Korean drama series* "Lie to Me" , an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
- as Darryl - (1 episode, The Canary's Song) - 2010 - It's Always Sunny In PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
- as Z - (1 episode, Dee Gives Birth) - 2010 - The Good Wife - as Carter Wright - (1 episode, Nine Hours)
Films
- 1993 - Nyû Yôku no koppu - as Iceman
- 1999 - Saturn - Orderly
- 2001 - The Gilded Six Bits (Short)
- 2001 - Revolution #9 - as a Night Nurse
- 2002 - Monday Night Mayhem - as O.J. Simpson
- 2002 - The End of The Bar - Dr. Scott Rosen
- 2004 - Brother to Brother - as El
- 2005 - Carlito's Way: Rise To Power - as Clyde
- 2007 - Wifey - as Parnell
- 2009 - Boldly Going Nowhere - as Cobolt
- 2011 - The Green HornetThe Green Hornet (2011 film)The Green Hornet is a 2011 American superhero action-comedy film based on the character of the same name that had originated in a 1930s radio program and has appeared in movie serials, a television series, comic books, and other media...
- as Chili - 2011 - Horrible BossesHorrible BossesHorrible Bosses is a 2011 black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx...
- as Curtis - 2011 - Shoedog - as Issac (Pre Production)