Michael Beach
Biography
Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor. He has appeared in 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), 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.
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Acting History
2025
War Dawgz as Alonzo Rocker
2025Shelby Oaks as Detective Burke
2024Secret Level as Nik Hanson (voice)
2024I'll Be Right There as Albert
2024The Perfect Couple as Dan Carter
2024Dead Boy Detectives as Tragic Mick
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Jesse Kane (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story as Dillard
2023Saw X as Henry Kessler
2022Tulsa King as Mark
2022Tulsa King as Mark Mitchell
2022DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Det. Dennis Murphy
2022The Royal
2022Kingdom Business as Calvin Jordan
2022The Devil You Know as Greg Hansen
2022Immanence as Jonah
2021Mayor of Kingstown as Captain Moore
2021The Harder They Fall as Mr. Love
2021Midnight in the Switchgrass as Detective Yarbrough
2021Real Talk as Father Daniels
2020Superintelligence as Saul Gomez
2020Inheritance as Harold Thewlis
2020Cherish the Day as Ben
2019Truth Be Told as Ingram Rhoades
2019Foster Boy as Bill Randolph
2019Stumptown as Major Elders
2019All Rise as Rick Kramer
2019Swamp Thing as Nathan Ellery
2019Swamp Thing as Nathan Ellery (uncredited)
2019Rim of the World as General Khoury
2019Sunny Daze as Mickey
2019#Truth as Kenneth Little
2019Canal Street as Ronald Morgan
2018If Beale Street Could Talk as Frank Hunt
2018Aquaman as Jesse Kane (Manta's Father)
2018The Rookie as Percy West
2018Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer as DA Dan Molinari
2018No Postage Necessary as Harry
2018Deep Blue Sea 2 as Carl Durant
2018Barry as Police Detective
2018For The People as Douglas Delap
2017S.W.A.T. as Leroy Henderson
2017Parker's Anchor as Clinton
2017SEAL Team as Chaplain Ryan Walker
2016Patriots Day as Gov. Deval Patrick
2016Pitch as Bill Baker
2016Lethal Weapon as Bryan Graves
2016The Bounce Back as Lester
2016The Submarine Kid as Marc
2015CSI: Immortality as Harbor Patrol SD Scinta
2015Secrets and Lies as Arthur Fenton
2015Megachurch Murder as Clay King
2014Scorpion as Sandhog Chief
2014The 100 as Charles Pike
2014Crisis as FBI Director Olsen
2014Chicago P.D. as Darius Walker
2013The Exchange as Howard
2013Insidious: Chapter 2 as Detective Sendal
2013Things Never Said as Will Jackson
2013Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Black Manta (voice)
2013Scrapper as Hollis Wallace
2013Notes from Dad as Manny Gauza
2013500 MPH Storm as Simon Caprisi
2013Broken City as Tony Jansen
2013Assassins Tale as Roman
2012Sparkle as Rev. Bryce
2012David E. Talbert's: A Fool and His Money
2012The Client List as Harold Clemens
2012Red Dawn as Mayor Jenkins
2011Justice for Natalee Holloway as Agent Delaney
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009Play Dead as Devon
2009Pastor Brown as Avery Callagan
2009Relative Stranger as James Clemons
2008Sons of Anarchy as Taddarius Orwell 'T.O.' Cross
2008Hell Ride as Goody Two Shoes
2008Stargate: The Ark of Truth as Col. Abe Ellis
2008First Sunday as Deacon
2006Brothers and Sisters as Noah Guare
2006Shark as Lester Spence
2006Like Mike 2: Streetball as Senior
2006Lenexa, 1 Mile as Paddy
2005Criminal Minds as Father Marks
2005The Closer as Coach Rich Carr
2005Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Baker
2005Numb3rs as Len Walsh
2004Justice League Unlimited as Commander (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited as Devil Ray (voice)
2004Justice League Unlimited as Mr. Terrific (voice)
2004Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Abe Ellis
2003NCIS as Robert Flowers
2002Crazy As Hell as Ty Adams
2002Without a Trace as Chuck Barr
1999Third Watch as Monte Parker
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andy Abbott
1999Made Men as Miles
1998Asunder as Michael Hubbs
1998Johnny Skidmarks as Mike
1998Ruby Bridges as Abon Bridges
1997Ms. Scrooge as Reverend Luke
1997Soul Food as Miles
1997Spawn as Terry Fitzgerald (voice)
1997Casualties as Clark Cooper
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Legrand
1996Dr. Hugo as Hobbs
1996A Family Thing as Virgil
1995Waiting to Exhale as John, Sr.
1995White Man's Burden as Policeman #1 Outside Bar
1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That See as George
1995Bad Company as Tod Stapp
1994Touched by an Angel as Sam Mitchell
1994ER as Al Boulet
1994Under Suspicion as Det. Desmond Beck
1994Midnight Run for Your Life as Pemberton
1994Knight Rider 2010 as Marshal Will McQueen
1993Final Appeal as Det. Thorne
1993Short Cuts as Jim Stone
1993True Romance as Wurlitzer
1993Walker, Texas Ranger as Randy Warren
1993The Hit List as Det. Akin
1991One False Move as Pluto
1991Guilty As Charged as Hamilton
1991Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor as Perez
1990Cadence as Edward James Webb
1990Law & Order as Brian Harris
1990Law & Order as Mr. Elliot
1990Shannon's Deal as Monty Coles
1990Dangerous Passion as Steve
1990Internal Affairs as Dorian Fletcher
1989The Abyss as Barnes
1989Quantum Leap as Nathaniel Simpson
1989Lean On Me as Mr. Darnell
1989Taking A Stand as Jake
1988Open Admissions as Calvin Jefferson
1988In a Shallow Grave as Quintus Pearch
1988Weekend War as Wiley
1987Suspect as Parking Lot Attendant
1987End of the Line as Alvin
1986Streets of Gold as Sonny (as Mike Beach)
1986Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo as Rudolph Tyner
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