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Michael Beach

Actor

Michael Beach

Born October 30, 1963 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA87 films

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.

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Filmography

87 films as actor
  1. TBAEmpire City
  2. 2026Dirty HandsDally
  3. 2025War DawgzAlonzo Rocker
  4. 2025Shelby OaksDetective Burke
  5. 2024I'll Be Right ThereAlbert
  6. 2023God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson StoryDillard
  7. 2023Saw XHenry Kessler
  8. 2022The Royal
  9. 2022The Devil You KnowGreg Hansen
  10. 2022ImmanenceJonah
  11. 2021The Harder They FallNat's Father (uncredited)
  12. 2021Midnight in the SwitchgrassDetective Yarbrough
  13. 2021Real TalkFather Daniels
  14. 2020SuperintelligenceSaul Gomez
  15. 2020InheritanceHarold Thewlis
  16. 2019Foster BoyBill Randolph
  17. 2019Rim of the WorldGeneral Khoury
  18. 2019Sunny DazeMickey
  19. 2019#truthKenneth Little
  20. 2019Canal StreetRonald Morgan
  21. 2018If Beale Street Could TalkFrank Hunt
  22. 2018AquamanJesse Kane (Manta's Father)
  23. 2018No Postage NecessaryHarry
  24. 2018Deep Blue Sea 2Carl Durant
  25. 2017Parker's AnchorClinton
  26. 2016Patriots DayGov. Deval Patrick
  27. 2016The Bounce BackLester
  28. 2016The Submarine KidMarc
  29. 2015CSI: ImmortalityHarbor Patrol SD Scinta
  30. 2015Megachurch MurderClay King
  31. 2013The ExchangeHoward
  32. 2013Insidious: Chapter 2Detective Sendal
  33. 2013Things Never SaidWill Jackson
  34. 2013ScrapperHollis Wallace
  35. 2013Notes from DadManny Gauza
  36. 2013500 MPH StormSimon Caprisi
  37. 2013Broken CityTony Jansen
  38. 2013Assassins TaleRoman
  39. 2012SparkleRev. Bryce
  40. 2012David E. Talbert's: A Fool and His Money
  41. 2012Red DawnMayor Jenkins
  42. 2011Justice for Natalee HollowayAgent Delaney
  43. 2009Play DeadDevon
  44. 2009Pastor BrownAvery Callagan
  45. 2009Relative StrangerJames Clemons
  46. 2008Hell RideGoody Two Shoes
  47. 2008Stargate: The Ark of TruthCol. Abe Ellis
  48. 2008First SundayDeacon
  49. 2006Like Mike 2: StreetballSenior
  50. 2006Lenexa, 1 MilePaddy
  51. 2002Crazy As HellTy Adams
  52. 1999Made MenMiles
  53. 1998AsunderMichael Hubbs
  54. 1998Ruby BridgesAbon Bridges
  55. 1998Johnny SkidmarksMike
  56. 1997Ms. ScroogeReverend Luke
  57. 1997Soul FoodMiles
  58. 1997CasualtiesClark Cooper
  59. 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' ManigaultLegrand
  60. 1996Dr. HugoHobbs
  61. 1996A Family ThingVirgil
  62. 1995Waiting to ExhaleJohn, Sr.
  63. 1995White Man's BurdenPoliceman #1 Outside Bar
  64. 1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That SeeGeorge
  65. 1995Bad CompanyTod Stapp
  66. 1994Midnight Run for Your LifePemberton
  67. 1994Knight Rider 2010Marshal Will McQueen
  68. 1993Final AppealDet. Thorne
  69. 1993Short CutsJim Stone
  70. 1993True RomanceWurlitzer
  71. 1993The Hit ListDet. Akin
  72. 1992One False MovePluto
  73. 1991Guilty as ChargedHamilton
  74. 1991Fire! Trapped on the 37th FloorPerez
  75. 1990CadenceEdward James Webb
  76. 1990Dangerous PassionSteve
  77. 1990Internal AffairsDorian Fletcher
  78. 1989The AbyssBarnes
  79. 1989Lean On MeMr. Darnell
  80. 1989Taking a StandJake
  81. 1988Open AdmissionsCalvin Jefferson
  82. 1988In a Shallow GraveQuintus Pearch
  83. 1988Weekend WarWiley
  84. 1987SuspectParking Lot Attendant
  85. 1987End of the LineAlvin
  86. 1986Streets of GoldSonny (as Mike Beach)
  87. 1986Vengeance: The Story of Tony CimoRudolph Tyner