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Michael Beach Biography
Birth Name:Michael Anthony Beach
Birth Place:Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Profession Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- Won an Image Award for his work as Monte 'Doc' Parker on TV's "Third Watch․"
- Won Juilliard's "Drama Award for Outstanding Achievement" in 1984
- Won the New York Shakespeare Festival Award in 1986
- Graduated from New York's famed Juilliard School for the performing arts
- Married Elisha Wilson in June 2007 and has four children from a previous marriage
- After Juilliard, began performing in off-Broadway and regional theatre productions, then moved to L․A․ for stage productions before transitioning into onscreen acting, which led to his debut in the TV movie, "Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo" (1986)
- Actor whose work includes "Broken City" (2013), "True Romance" (1993) and "The Abyss" (1989), along with TV's "The Client List," "The Game," "Sons of Anarchy" and much more
Awards
- 1994Special Award-: winner
- 1997Q Award-Best Recurring Player: nominated
- 1998Black Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 1998Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2000Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2003Black Reel-Theatrical - Best Independent Actor: nominated
- 2003Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 2013Golden Space Needle Award-Best Actor: nominated