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 Entertainment
Carl Gilliard Biography / Wiki
| Name | Carl Gilliard |
| Also Know | Carl Gillard |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1958-04-18 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 64 |
| Deathday |
Carl Gilliard Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Fair Game | Caller #2 (Voice) | 2005-02-12 | When two co-workers who can’t see eye to eye in the office are unexpectedly forced to share a living space, their initial distain soon transforms into… |
| The Chatroom | Detective Jeeves | 2002-01-01 | In Los Angeles, a young man starts online dating with his two friends and finds out that what’s on the screen isn’t exactly what meets the eye…. |
| Adolescents of Chymera | Daryl | 2021-05-01 | Based on actual events about the harsh realities of teenagers living life in a group home (where over 100,000 American juveniles live each year). The … |
| #Truth | Pastor Johnson | 2019-02-15 | After his cousin commits suicide, Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Driven by his own emotional turmoil, he turns … |
| Divine Intervention | Deacon Grier | 2008-03-25 | Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a Fundamentalist Baptist church while his predecessor Reverend Mat… |
| Q: The Movie | Robin | 1999-01-01 | A young man throwing the cookout to end all cookouts finds his party is skidding off the rails…. |
| Deadcon | Warren | 2019-08-26 | The horrors and isolation of being a social media influencer run rampant when a collection of YouTube and Instagram stars soon discover there are thin… |
| The Luau | Robin | 2001-06-30 | Having just lost his job at a soul food take-out joint, Cedric (Brian Hooks) gets the bad news that a local female crime kingpin has picked the wrong … |
| Heaven & Hell | Priest | 2018-11-06 | In 1990s Los Angeles, danger lurks around the corner after a freak accident leaves an undercover cop with supernatural abilities while also unleashing… |
| And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story | Bumps Blackwell | 1999-02-21 | Based on the autobiography of Sonny Bono, this film focuses on the volatile relationship between Sonny (Jay Underwood) and Cher (Renee Faia) during th… |
| All Between Us | Mr. Tillman | 2018-06-05 | Clara and Ray are newly engaged. As they gather family and friends together for a dinner party to make an announcement, what begins as a celebratory e… |
| Super Cyclone | Mr. Stubbs | 2012-09-18 | When a super cyclone threatens the entire American eastern seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petroleum engineer must battle the elements to stop th… |
| Layover | Ralph | 2012-10-11 | When the heiress of a luxury hotel chain is kidnapped at her dingy motel outside Detroit by a band of ruthless sex traffickers, her downtrodden assist… |
| Sins of the Mind | Dylan Seidner | 1997-06-11 | A young woman returning from a renaissance fair survives a car accident, but much to her family’s horror, the accident damages her brain and she devel… |
| The Preacher’s Son | Deacon Whitmore | 2017-01-09 | When the romantic secrets of his family members become public, the career and community standing of a respected bishop are threatened…. |
| Nineteen Summers | Jefferson | 2019-09-06 | Born in the generational Los Angeles street culture a 19-year-old father seeks a better life in the midst of a turf war…. |
| Red Eye | Taxi Driver | 2005-08-19 | A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her capt… |
| Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection | Paramedic #1 | 1999-09-07 | In “All Through the Night,” perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Chri… |
| The Darwin Conspiracy | Second Baseman | 1999-01-14 | The frozen body of a prehistoric, but super-advanced, human leads scientists to start covert DNA experiments for the development of a new race of supe… |
| Inception | Lobby Sub Con | 2010-07-15 | Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as pa… |
| Contact | Controller | 1997-07-11 | A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and … |
Carl Gilliard Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Peaches | Co-Producer | 2008-10-07 | Wendy Raquel Robinson and Dorien Wilson star in this sexy comedy about a married family man whose obsession with a seductive beauty threatens to undue… |
| Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Consulting Producer | Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Ci… | |
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