Carl Gilliard

Known for ActingBorn 1958-04-18 (age 68)Chicago, Illinois, USA

Carl is a native of Chicago, attended high school in Detroit (Osborn High) and received his degree from Michigan State University. Carl initially worked as a radio newscaster at WGPR (107.5) in Detroit before accepting a sales position with the Eastman Kodak Company in Detroit. Shortly thereafter, he accepted a position with the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group as a District Manager which took him first to Grand Rapids, and then to Kalamazoo Michigan, where Carl was re-introduced to theatre at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. In 1985, Carl re-located to Los Angeles, where he became a notable fixture on the LA Theatre circuit. As an actor, Carl has appeared in over 2 dozen plays mesmerizing audiences with his trademark baritone voice and fearless character portrayals. He has appeared in "The River Niger", "Livin' Fat", "Bubblin' Brown Sugar", "Zooman & The Sign", "South Of Where We Live", "Jeffrey's Plan" & "The Ninth Wave". His theatre work paved the way for his numerous television & film roles in sitcoms such as "Freddie", "Barbershop", "Family Matters", "Martin", "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air & "Roc as well as other appearances in "24", Michael Mann's, "Robbery Homicide Division", "Alias", "Cold Case", "Sleeper Cell", "Strong Medicine", "Hunter", "Mike Hammer", "Sherman Oaks" and features such as "Nothin' 2 Lose", "Chatroom", "Contact", "The Luau" , "Coach Carter", the Wes Craven's thriller, "Red Eye" , the upcoming prison drama, "The Mannsfield 12", directed by Craig Ross, Jr. & the romantic comedy, "Divine Intervention", directed by Van Elder. Carl has also appeared in numerous television commercials for IBM, GM, Burger King, Pepto Bismol, Bank One, Habitat For Humanity, Nicoderm, Saturn, Miller Beer & the hilarious "dropped call" campaign for Cingular. Through Carl's various experiences in film, television & theatre, he quickly forged his niche as a Producer with keen discernment for developing and discovering new screenplays by new and exciting writers. In collaboration with partner, Tony Winters, he produced the Pan African Audience Award winning feature "Retiring Tatiana". Carl's first outing as director is the poignant drama, "Section 8". Carl is the Ministry Director of the Faithful Central Bible Church Repertory Company, the drama team at Faithful Central Bible Church and also is Co-Creator and Program Director for the Bill Duke Media Foundation's Youth Media Camp. IMDb Mini Biography By: I-94 EntertainmentRead more

Movies & web series

Queens of Christmas

The Chatroom

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Carl Weber's The Family Business

House

Inception

Union Square

The Luau

Shameless

Grey's Anatomy

Bel-Air

Tales from the Crypt

FBI: Most Wanted

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

24

Cold Case

Coach Carter

Private Practice

Martin

Sleeper Cell

Contact

Strong Medicine

No Regrets

Adolescents of Chymera

The Preacher's Son

Space: Above and Beyond

Fair Game

NYPD 2069

Hunter

All Between Us

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

Alias

The Bernie Mac Show

#truth

Family Matters

The Naked Gun

Q: The Movie

Red Eye

Heaven & Hell

Red Shoe Diaries

Doe

And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story

The Darwin Conspiracy

Sherman Oaks

Freddie

Layover

Sins of the Mind

Super Cyclone