Biography of Michael Anthony Beach

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.

Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Juilliard School with a degree for the Bachelor of Fine Arts.

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 (1989). Beach also co-starred in films including Internal Affairs, Cadence (both 1990), One False Move (1992) with Cynda Williams, Short Cuts and True Romance (both 1993).

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.

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.

VIDEO GAMES
2020 Madden 21 (Reggie Brown)

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

▪1994 Golden Globes Special Award
Short Cuts (Winner)

▪1997 Q Award
Best Recurring Player – ER (Nominee)

▪1998 Image Awards (NAACP)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – ER (Nominee)

▪1998 Black Film Award Acapulco Black Film Festival
Best Actor – Soul Food (Nominee)

▪2000 Image Awards (NAACP)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series -Third Watch (Nominee)

▪2003 Image Awards (NAACP)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series -Third Watch (Winner)

▪2003 Black Reel Awards
Theatrical – Best Independent Actor -Crazy as Hell (Nominee)

▪2013 Golden Space Needle Award Seattle International Film Festival
Best Actor – Scrapper(Nominee)

▪2021 Certificate of Achievement Indie Short Fest
Best Acting Ensemble Unspoken(Winner)

▪2021 Certificate of Achievement IndieX Film Festival
Best Acting Ensemble Unspoken(Winner)