Michael Beach

Michael Beach
Born	October 30, 1963 (1963-10-30) (age 48) Roxbury, Massachusetts
Occupation	Film, television actor

Michael Anthony Beach (born October 30, 1963) is an American actor.

Biography

Beach was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, of Cape Verdean descent. He attended the prestigious Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts on scholarship from ABC (A Better Chance). He was introduced to acting when he was sidelined by a lacrosse injury during high school by a classmate. After high school he went on to graduate from New York City's Juilliard School, and performed in many off-Broadway and regional theater plays before starring in Los Angeles theater productions of Ascension Day and Much Ado About Nothing, and eventually breaking into film and television.

Career

He is perhaps best known for portraying FDNY paramedic Monte 'Doc' Parker on the NBC drama Third Watch, and for his recurring role as Al Boulet, the ex-husband of physician assistant Jeanie Boulet on the NBC medical drama ER. More recently, he has been known for his recurring role as Colonel Ellis in Stargate Atlantis.

A divorced father of four, Beach resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Elisha Wilson-Beach.

Filmography

• Suspect (1987)
• Open Admissions (1988) (TV)
• The Abyss (1989)
• Lean on Me (1989)
• Cadence (1990)
• Internal Affairs (1990)
• One False Move (1992)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• True Romance (1993)
• Knight Rider 2010 (1994) (TV)
• South Central (1994) (TV)
• Waiting to Exhale (1995)
• Bad Company (1995)
• ER (1995) (TV)
• Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (1996)
• A Family Thing (1996)
• Soul Food (1997)
• Ruby Bridges (film) (1998)
• Asunder (Michael Hubbs) (1998)
• Made Men (James Belushi)(film) (1999)
• Third Watch (1999) (TV)
• Crazy as Hell (2002))
• Brothers & Sisters (2006) (TV)
• Justice League Unlimited (2006) (TV)
• Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
• The Condemned (2007)
• Stargate Atlantis (2007–2008) (TV)
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (cameo) (DVD movie)
• First Sunday (2008)
• Hell Ride - (2008) Goody Two Shoes
• Lie to Me - (2010)
• The Game - (2011) (TV)
• Red Dawn - (2012) Mayor Jenkins

External links

• Michael Beach at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Beach at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Beach, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	October 30, 1963
Place of birth	Roxbury, Massachusetts
Date of death
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