Michael Beach

{{Short description|American actor (born 1963)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Michael Beach

| image = Michael Beach (35628097343).jpg

| caption = Beach in 2017

| birth_name = Michael Anthony Beach

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|10|30}}

| birth_place = Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| education = Juilliard School {{small|(BFA)}}

| years_active = 1986–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Tracey Beach|1990|2006|end=divorce}}
  • {{marriage|Elisha Wilson|2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/parents/breast-feeding-mom-sparks-controversy-honest-photo-t17216|title=Breast-feeding mom sparks controversy with honest photo|first=Lisa|last=Flam|work=TODAY.com|access-date=April 7, 2016}}

}}

| children =

}}

Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Lean on Me (1989), One False Move (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Waiting to Exhale (1995), A Family Thing (1996), Soul Food (1997), Aquaman (2018), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Saw X (2023). On television, he played Al Boulet on the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular cast member in another NBC drama series, Third Watch, as Monte Parker, and as T.O. Cross in FX's Sons of Anarchy.{{cite web|url=https://www.popculture.com/streaming/news/sons-of-anarchy-michael-beach-reacts-the-hit-list-streaming-tubi/|title='Sons of Anarchy Alum Michael Beach Reacts to One of His Early Movies Now Streaming|last=Levine|first=Daniel L.|date=June 10, 2021|website=popculture.com|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}

Early life

Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1963. He graduated from Juilliard School with a degree for the Bachelor of Fine Arts. His mother, Barbara Gomes Beach, is of Portuguese and African descent.

Career

Beach's big screen debut was in End of the Line in 1987, and he went on to appear opposite Morgan Freeman and Beverly Todd in Lean on Me (1989). Beach also co-starred in films including Internal Affairs, Cadence (both 1990), One False Move (1992) with Cynda Williams, Short Cuts and True Romance (both 1993).

Beach's big break came in 1995, playing Angela Bassett's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Waiting to Exhale. In 1997, he played Vanessa L. Williams's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Soul Food. On television, he played a recurring role as Al Boulet, the ex-husband of physician assistant Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben) in the NBC medical drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular cast member in the NBC drama series Third Watch, playing FDNY paramedic Monte 'Doc' Parker.

Beach has had guest-starring roles on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Brothers & Sisters, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and The Blacklist. He was also a regular on the short-lived NBC series Crisis in 2014, and had recurring roles on Stargate Atlantis, Sons of Anarchy, The Client List, The Game, Secrets and Lies, S.W.A.T. and The 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/23/100-season-3-michael-beach-cast|title=The 100 season 3: Michael Beach, Sons of Anarchy star, joins cast|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 7, 2016}} Most recently he has had a guest-starring role in seasons 6 and 7 of Chicago P.D. as Darius Walker, a drug dealer and community philanthropist turned confidential informant.

In December 2022, Beach was confirmed by Deadline Hollywood to have signed on to appear in Saw X, the tenth installment of the Saw film series, for release in October 2023.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/saw-alum-shawnee-smith-circling-10th-installment-michael-beach-more-join-1235193614/ |title='Saw' Alum Shawnee Smith Circling 10th Installment As Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand & Michael Beach Sign On |last=Grobbar |first=Matt |date=December 8, 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 8, 2022}}

Personal life

Beach married Tracey Beach in 1990, and their marriage lasted until their divorce in 2006. The following year, he married Elisha Wilson.{{cite web |url=https://www.news.amomama.com/265878-soul-food-star-michael-beachs-wife-elish.html |title='Soul Food' Star Michael Beach's Wife Elisha Wilson Once Went Viral For a 'Mom Duties' Pic – Meet Her |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |date=June 17, 2021 |website=amomama.con |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan=2| 1986

| Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

| Rudolph Tyner

| TV movie

Streets of Gold

| Sonny

|

rowspan=2| 1987

| End of the Line

| Alvin

|

Suspect

| Parking Lot Attendant

|

rowspan=3| 1988

| Weekend War

| Wiley

| TV movie

In a Shallow Grave

| Quintus Pearch

|

Open Admissions

| Calvin Jefferson

| TV movie

rowspan=2| 1989

| Lean on Me

| Mr. Darnell

|

The Abyss

| Barnes

|

rowspan=3| 1990

| Internal Affairs

| Dorian Fletcher

|

Dangerous Passion

| Steve

| TV movie

Cadence

| Webb

|

rowspan=3| 1991

| Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor

| Perez

| TV movie

Guilty as Charged

| Hamilton

|

Late for Dinner

| Dr. David Arrington

|

1992

| One False Move

| Lane 'Pluto' Franklin

|

rowspan=5| 1993

| The Hit List

| Detective Akin

|

Another Round

| Tyrell

| Short

Short Cuts

| Jim Stone

|

True Romance

| Detective Wurlitzer

|

Final Appeal

| Detective Thorne

| TV movie

rowspan=2| 1994

| Knight Rider 2010

| Marshal Will McQueen

| TV movie

Midnight Run for Your Life

| Pemberton

| TV movie

rowspan=4| 1995

| Bad Company

| Tod Stapp

|

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

| George

| TV movie

White Man's Burden

| Policeman

|

Waiting to Exhale

| John Harris Sr.

|

rowspan=3| 1996

| A Family Thing

| Virgil Murdoch

|

Rebound: The Legend of Earl Manigault

| Legrand

| TV movie

Dr. Hugo

| Hobbs

| Short

rowspan=3| 1997

| Casualties

| Clark Cooper

|

Soul Food

| Miles Jenkins

|

Ms. Scrooge

| Reverend Luke

| TV movie

rowspan=2| 1998

| Johnny Skidmarks

| Mike

|

A Room Without Doors

| Dee

| Short

rowspan=2| 1999

| Asunder

| Michael Hubbs

|

Made Men

| Miles/The Skipper

|

rowspan=2| 2002

| Crazy as Hell

| Ty Adams

|

Critical Assembly

| FBI Agent Winston

| TV movie

rowspan=2| 2006

| Lenexa, 1 Mile

| Paddy

|

Like Mike 2: Streetball

| Jerome "Double J" Jenkins, Sr.

| Video

rowspan=3| 2008

| First Sunday

| Deacon

|

Hell Ride

| Goody Two Shoes

|

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

| Colonel Abe Ellis

| Video

rowspan=3| 2009

| Relative Stranger

| James Clemons

| TV movie

Pastor Brown

| Avery Callagan

|

Play Dead

| Devon

| Video

2011

| Justice for Natalee Holloway

| Agent Delaney

| TV movie

rowspan=3| 2012

| David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money

| -

| Video

Sparkle

| Reverend Bryce

|

Red Dawn

| Mayor Jenkins

|

rowspan=8| 2013

| Broken City

| Tony Jansen

|

500 MPH Storm

| Simon Caprisi

|

Notes from Dad

| Manny Gauza

| TV movie

Scrapper

| Hollis Wallace

|

Assassins Tale

| Roman

|

Things Never Said

| Will Jackson

|

Insidious: Chapter 2

| Detective Sendal

|

The Exchange

| Howard

| Short

2014

| Only Light

| Roy

| Short

rowspan=3| 2015

| Megachurch Murder

| Clay King

|

CSI: Immortality

| Harbor Patrol SD Scinta

| TV movie

The Submarine Kid

| Marc

|

rowspan=2| 2016

| Patriots Day

| Governor Deval Patrick

|

The Bounce Back

| George

|

2017

| No Postage Necessary

| Harry

|

rowspan=6| 2018

| Parker's Anchor

| Clinton

|

Deep Blue Sea 2

| Carl Durant

| Video

Canal Street

| Ronald Morgan

|

If Beale Street Could Talk

| Frank Hunt

|

Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer

| DA Dan Molinari

|

Aquaman

| Jesse Kane

|

rowspan=5| 2019

| #Truth

| Kenneth Little

|

Sunny Daze

| Mickey

|

Rim of the World

| General Khoury

|

Soliloquy or The Goose

| Father Duck (voice)

| Short

Foster Boy

| Bill Randolph

|

rowspan=2| 2020

| Inheritance

| Harold Thewlis

|

Superintelligence

| General Saul Gomez

|

rowspan=4| 2021

| Midnight in the Switchgrass

| Detective Yarbrough

|

Real Talk

| Father Daniels

|

The Harder They Fall

| Nat Love's Father

|

Unspoken

| Dr. Berman

| Short

rowspan=3| 2022

| Immanence

| Jonah

|

The Devil You Know

| Greg Hansen

|

The Royal

| -

|

rowspan=3| 2023

| Saw X

| Henry Kessler

|

I'll Be Right There

| Albert

|

God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story

| Dillard

|

2024

| Shelby Oaks

| Detective Burke

| {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/chris-stuckmann-youtube-horror-movie-shelby-oaks-cast-starts-filming-cannes-1235028907/|title=Chris Stuckmann's Kickstarter Horror Record-Breaker Shelby Oaks Begins Production, Reveals Cast — Cannes|date=May 20, 2022|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 20, 2022}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1988

| The Street

| Officer Sheppard Scott

| Main Cast

1989

| ABC Afterschool Special

| Jake

| Episode: "Taking a Stand"

1990

| Shannon's Deal

| Monty Coles

| Episode: "Inside Straight"

rowspan=3| 1991

| Gabriel's Fire

| Michael Austin

| Episode: "Birds Gotta Fly"

Quantum Leap

| Nathaniel Simpson

| Episode: "Justice: May 11, 1965"

Veronica Clare

| Unknown role

| Episode: "Deadly Minds"

1993

| Walker, Texas Ranger

| Randy Warren

| Episode: "Night of the Gladiator"

rowspan=3| 1994

| South Central

| Isaiah Washington

| Recurring Cast

NYPD Blue

| Officer Frank Quint

| Recurring Cast: Season 2

Sweet Justice

| Jonah

| Episode: "In the Name of the Son"

1994–1995

| Under Suspicion

| Detective Desmond Beck

| Main Cast

rowspan=2| 1995

| Law & Order

| Mr. Elliot

| Episode: "Purple Heart"

Touched by an Angel

| Sam Mitchell

| Episode: "Reunion"

1995–1997

| ER

| Al Boulet

| Recurring Cast: Season 2–4

1998

| The Wonderful World of Disney

| Abon Bridges

| Episode: "Ruby Bridges"

1999

| Todd McFarlane's Spawn

| Terry Fitzgerald (voice)

| Recurring Cast

1999–2005

| Third Watch

| Paramedic Monte "Doc" Parker

| Main Cast: Season 1–5, Guest: Season 6

2004

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Andy Abbott

| Episode: "Lowdown"

2004–2006

| Justice League Unlimited

| Mister Terrific (Michael Holt), Devil Ray (voices)

| Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 3

rowspan=2| 2006

| Brothers & Sisters

| Noah Guare

| Recurring Cast: Season 1

Without a Trace

| Chuck Barr

| Episode: "The Calm Before"

rowspan=2| 2007

| Shark

| Lester Space

| Episode: "Student Body"

Criminal Minds

| Father Marks

| Episode: "Lucky"

2007–2009

| Stargate Atlantis

| Colonel Abe Ellis

| Guest: Season 3 & 5, Recurring Cast: Season 4

rowspan=3| 2009

| Numbers

| Len Walsh

| Episode: "Jacked"

Soul

| Isaiah

| Recurring Cast

The Cleaner

| Lonnie Simon

| Recurring Cast: Season 2

2010

| Lie to Me

| James

| Episode: "Teacher and Pupils"

2010–2014

| Sons of Anarchy

| Taddarius Orwell 'T.O.' Cross

| Recurring Cast: Season 3 & 7, Guest: Season 5

rowspan=3| 2011

| Grey's Anatomy

| Mr. Baker

| Episode: "Not Responsible"

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

| Detective Wayne Sanderson

| Episode: "Death by a Thousand Cuts"

The Closer

| Coach Rich Carr

| Episode: "Necessary Evil"

2011–2015

| The Game

| Roger Keith

| Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 8, Guest: Season 5-6 & 9

rowspan=3| 2012

| Celebrity Ghost Stories

| Himself

| Episode: "Erin Moran/Pia Zadora/Michael Beach"

NCIS

| Metro Detective Robert Flowers

| Episode: "A Desperate Man"

A Gifted Man

| Nicky Davis

| Episode: "In Case of Co-Dependants"

rowspan=2| 2013

| Southland

| Detective Williams

| Episode: "Reckoning"

The Client List

| Harold Clemens

| Recurring Cast: Season 2

2014

| Crisis

| FBI Director William Olsen

| Main Cast

rowspan=3| 2015

| The Blacklist

| Brad Marking

| Recurring Cast: Season 2

Secrets and Lies

| Arthur Fenton

| Recurring Cast: Season 1

Battle Creek

| Larry Duncan

| Episode: "Homecoming"

rowspan=3| 2016

| Hit the Floor

| James Howard

| Episode: "Upset"

Blue Bloods

| FBI Agent Adam Parker

| Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"

Pitch

| Bill Baker

| Recurring Cast

2016–2019

| The 100

| Charles Pike

| Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 6

rowspan=4| 2017

| Scorpion

| Sandhog Chief

| Episode: "The Hole Truth"

Doubt

| Jacob Ward

| Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"

Lethal Weapon

| Bryan Graves

| Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout-It"

Dynasty

| Police Chief Aaron Stansfield

| Recurring Cast: Season 1

2017–2024

| S.W.A.T.

| Leroy Henderson

| Guest: Season 1 & 7, Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 4-5

rowspan=2| 2018

| Unsolved

| Detective Kelly Cooper

| Episode: "Wherever It Leads"

Animal Kingdom

| Smurf's Attorney

| Recurring Cast: Season 3

2018–2019

| For the People

| Douglas Delap

| Recurring Cast

2018–2024

| The Rookie

| Percy West

| Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 6

rowspan=2| 2019

| Barry

| Police Detective

| Episode: "The Power of No"

Swamp Thing

| Nathan Ellery

| Recurring Cast

rowspan=2| 2019–2020

| Chicago P.D.

| Darius Walker

| Recurring Cast: Season 7

All Rise

| Rick Kramer

| Recurring Cast: Season 1

2019–2021

| Truth Be Told

| Ingram Rhoades

| Main Cast: Season 1–2

rowspan=4| 2020

| Stumptown

| Major Elders

| Episode: "The Dex File"

Cherish the Day

| Ben

| Recurring Cast: Season 1

Two Degrees

| Mike

| Episode: "Cigar Cave"

SEAL Team

| Chaplain Ryan Walker

| Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4

2021–2024

| Mayor of Kingstown

| Captain Kareem Moore

| Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Main Cast: Season 3

2022–2025

| Law & Order

| Defense Attorney Brian Harris

| 3 episodes

2022

| Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

| Detective Dennis Murphy

| Recurring Cast

rowspan="2"| 2022–2024

| Tulsa King

| Mark Mitchell

| Recurring Cast

Kingdom Business

| Calvin Jordan

| Main Cast

rowspan="3"| 2024

| Dead Boy Detectives

| Tragic Mick

| Recurring Cast

The Perfect Couple

| Detective Dan Carter

| Main Cast

Secret Level

| Nik Hanston

| Episode: "Exodus: Odyssey"; voice

=Video Games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2020

| Madden 21

| Reggie Brown

| Also motion capture

References

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