Sharif Atkins (born January 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is best
known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER and for his role as
FBI Agent Clinton Jones on White Collar.Atkins was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his
bachelor's degree in theatre/speech from Northwestern University in
1997. While at Northwestern in 1996, Atkins was initiated as a member
of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity (Theta Chapter).He gained fame for
his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the
eighth season (2001) of the NBC medical drama ER. He left ER after the
2003-2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived
police drama Hawaii as former Chicago Police Department Detective John
Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police
Department. Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the
2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons of ER, with his character returning on
leave from duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army physician. His character was
killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005-06 season. Atkins also portrayed
the recurring character Gary Navarro in the acclaimed series The 4400.
Navarro is a telepath.
known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER and for his role as
FBI Agent Clinton Jones on White Collar.Atkins was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his
bachelor's degree in theatre/speech from Northwestern University in
1997. While at Northwestern in 1996, Atkins was initiated as a member
of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity (Theta Chapter).He gained fame for
his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the
eighth season (2001) of the NBC medical drama ER. He left ER after the
2003-2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived
police drama Hawaii as former Chicago Police Department Detective John
Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police
Department. Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the
2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons of ER, with his character returning on
leave from duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army physician. His character was
killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005-06 season. Atkins also portrayed
the recurring character Gary Navarro in the acclaimed series The 4400.
Navarro is a telepath.
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