Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. earned a permanent spot in my memory the moment D'Angelo Barksdale walked onto The Wire. That role is one of the most quietly devastating performances in prestige television, and the critical acclaim he drew for it was completely deserved. Then he turned up as Bob Stookey on The Walking Dead, proving he could carry weight in a totally different register. Born in New York City in 1971, he's worked across stage, film and television, and even writes, which fits the versatility I see in him. To me he's the definition of an actor's actor, the dependable presence who elevates every ensemble he joins.

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Name (English)

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Name (Japanese)

ラリー・ギリアード・Jr

Reading

らりー・ぎりあーど・Jr

Born

September 22, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

• Official sitehttps://lawrencegilliardjr.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/gilliardl_jr
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20Gilliard%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BBJr
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1803683

Tags

• New York
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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