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), and Aquaman (2018). On television, he has starred as 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'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's big break
came in 1995, playing Angela Bassett's unfaithful husband in the
comedy-drama film Waiting to Exhale. In 1997, he played Vanessa L.
Williams's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Soul Food. On
television, he played a recurring role as Al Boulet, the ex-husband of
physician assistant Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben) in the NBC medical
drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular
cast member in the NBC drama series Third Watch, playing FDNY
paramedic Monte 'Doc' Parker.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 and The 100. Most recently he has had
a guest-starring role in seasons 6 and 7 of Chicago P.D. as Darius
Walker, a drug dealer and community philanthropist, turned "CI".
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), and Aquaman (2018). On television, he has starred as 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'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's big break
came in 1995, playing Angela Bassett's unfaithful husband in the
comedy-drama film Waiting to Exhale. In 1997, he played Vanessa L.
Williams's unfaithful husband in the comedy-drama film Soul Food. On
television, he played a recurring role as Al Boulet, the ex-husband of
physician assistant Jeanie Boulet (Gloria Reuben) in the NBC medical
drama ER from 1995 to 1997. From 1999 to 2005, Beach was a regular
cast member in the NBC drama series Third Watch, playing FDNY
paramedic Monte 'Doc' Parker.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 and The 100. Most recently he has had
a guest-starring role in seasons 6 and 7 of Chicago P.D. as Darius
Walker, a drug dealer and community philanthropist, turned "CI".
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