Michael Beach


Michael Anthony Beach is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Lean on Me, One False Move, True Romance, Short Cuts, Waiting to Exhale, A Family Thing, Soul Food, Aquaman, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Saw X. 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.

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. Beach also co-starred in films including Internal Affairs, Cadence, One False Move with Cynda Williams, Short Cuts and True Romance.
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 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. 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.

Personal life

Beach married Tracey Beach in 1990, and their marriage lasted until their divorce in 2006. The following year, he married Elisha Wilson.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Vengeance: The Story of Tony CimoRudolph TynerTV movie
1986Streets of GoldSonny
1987End of the LineAlvin
1987SuspectParking Lot Attendant
1988Weekend WarWileyTV movie
1988In a Shallow GraveQuintus Pearch
1988Open AdmissionsCalvin JeffersonTV movie
1989Lean on MeMr. Darnell
1989The AbyssBarnes
1990Internal AffairsDorian Fletcher
1990Dangerous PassionSteveTV movie
1990CadenceWebb
1991Fire: Trapped on the 37th FloorPerezTV movie
1991Guilty as ChargedHamilton
1991Late for DinnerDr. David Arrington
1992One False MoveLane 'Pluto' Franklin
1993The Hit ListDetective Akin
1993Another RoundTyrellShort
1993Short CutsJim Stone
1993True RomanceDetective Wurlitzer
1993Final AppealDetective ThorneTV movie
1994Knight Rider 2010Marshal Will McQueenTV movie
1994Midnight Run for Your LifePembertonTV movie
1995Bad CompanyTod Stapp
1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That SeeGeorgeTV movie
1995White Man's BurdenPoliceman
1995Waiting to ExhaleJohn Harris Sr.
1996A Family ThingVirgil Murdoch
1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl ManigaultLegrandTV movie
1996Dr. HugoHobbsShort
1997CasualtiesClark Cooper
1997Soul FoodMiles Jenkins
1997Ms. ScroogeReverend LukeTV movie
1998Johnny SkidmarksMike
1998A Room Without DoorsDeeShort
1999AsunderMichael Hubbs
1999Made MenMiles/The Skipper
2002Crazy as HellTy Adams
2002Critical AssemblyFBI Agent WinstonTV movie
2006Lenexa, 1 MilePaddy
2006Like Mike 2: StreetballJerome "Double J" Jenkins, Sr.Video
2008First SundayDeacon
2008Hell RideGoody Two Shoes
2008Stargate: The Ark of TruthColonel Abe EllisVideo
2009Relative StrangerJames ClemonsTV movie
2009Pastor BrownAvery Callagan
2009Play DeadDevonVideo
2011Justice for Natalee HollowayAgent DelaneyTV movie
2012David E. Talbert Presents: A Fool and His Money-Video
2012SparkleReverend Bryce
2012Red DawnMayor Jenkins
2013Broken CityTony Jansen
2013500 MPH StormSimon Caprisi
2013Notes from DadManny GauzaTV movie
2013ScrapperHollis Wallace
2013Assassins TaleRoman
2013Things Never SaidWill Jackson
2013Insidious: Chapter 2Detective Sendal
2013The ExchangeHowardShort
2014Only LightRoyShort
2015Megachurch MurderClay King
2015CSI: ImmortalityHarbor Patrol SD ScintaTV movie
2015The Submarine KidMarc
2016Patriots DayGovernor Deval Patrick
2016The Bounce BackGeorge
2017No Postage NecessaryHarry
2018Parker's AnchorClinton
2018Deep Blue Sea 2Carl DurantVideo
2018Canal StreetRonald Morgan
2018If Beale Street Could TalkFrank Hunt
2018Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial KillerDA Dan Molinari
2018AquamanJesse Kane
2019#TruthKenneth Little
2019Sunny DazeMickey
2019Rim of the WorldGeneral Khoury
2019Soliloquy or The GooseFather Duck Short
2019Foster BoyBill Randolph
2020InheritanceHarold Thewlis
2020SuperintelligenceGeneral Saul Gomez
2021Midnight in the SwitchgrassDetective Yarbrough
2021Real TalkFather Daniels
2021The Harder They FallNat Love's Father
2021UnspokenDr. BermanShort
2022ImmanenceJonah
2022The Devil You KnowGreg Hansen
2022The Royal-
2023Saw XHenry Kessler
2023I'll Be Right ThereAlbert
2023God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson StoryDillard
2024Shelby OaksDet. Allen Burke