Biography
Critically acclaimed television, film and stage actor Chad L. Coleman is best known for his role as fan-favorite Tyreese in one of the most popular cable series of all time, the Golden Globe® nominated series The Walking Dead and as the reformed criminal Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise in Emmy® award nominated HBO drama series The Wire. Coleman also stars in Seth MacFarlane’s hour-long comedy-drama series The Orville playing the role of Klyden, a Moclan civilian living aboard the USS Orville with his mate Second Officer Bortus (Peter Macon) and their son Topa.
He had a recurring role for several seasons as Colonel Frederick Lucius Johnson in Syfy’s space drama The Expanse, as Corey James in CW’s hit All American, as the villainous Tobias Church in season 5 of CW’s Arrow, and appeared as the leader of Intergang, Bruno Mannheim, in Superman & Lois. Coleman is also widely recognized for his comedic turn as Gary Miller, the ex-husband of Nikki Miller and father of manipulative daughter Mackenzie (Aisha Dee) in the FOX television comedy I Hate My Teenage Daughter and for his recurring roles as Z in the long-running comedy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Additional TV and film projects include the recent remake of the 1977 miniseries Roots, The Good Wife, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Green Hornet (2011), and Horrible Bosses (2011), to name a few.
He has voiced the character Martian Man on the Prime series Invincible and Coach in Valves’s first-person shooter video game, Left 4 Dead 2.