1. Michael Patrick Boatman was born on October 25,1964 and is an American actor and writer.
20 Facts About Michael Boatman
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Michael Boatman starred in The Good Fight, the Paramount+ spinoff of The Good Wife.
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Michael Boatman is a graduate of Western Illinois University and received its "Alumni Achievement Award" in 1997.
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Michael Boatman studied acting at Western Illinois University, where he played a variety of roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Purlie in Purlie Victorious.
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Michael Boatman was a member of the student sketch comedy troupe Shock Treatment, which performed at local bars and nightclubs.
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In 1986, Michael Boatman moved to Chicago, where he studied acting with Jane Brody, a popular acting teacher and casting director.
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Michael Boatman went on to play Samuel Beckett, the mortician in the China Beach mortuary, for the next three seasons.
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Michael Boatman later co-starred on The Jackie Thomas Show with Tom Arnold, and the short-lived WB series Muscle.
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Michael Boatman won the GLAAD award for Best Actor.
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Michael Boatman played the lead role in the critically acclaimed Charles Burnett drama, The Glass Shield.
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Michael Boatman narrated in the WPA slave narratives in the HBO film Unchained Memories, in 2003.
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In 2007, Michael Boatman co-starred in the feature films, The Killing of Wendy, American Summer and My Father's Will.
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Michael Boatman plays Doctor Randy Gregg, Sherri's son's pediatrician and Sherri's love interest.
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In 2011, Michael Boatman guest starred as Russell Thorpe on Gossip Girl, along with Tika Sumpter, who played his daughter Raina.
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In 2012, Boatman became a recurring character in the FX original series Anger Management, reuniting with his former Spin City co-star Charlie Sheen as Sheen's next door neighbor Michael.
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In 2016, Michael Boatman recurred on the CBS All Access drama The Good Fight, reprising the role of attorney Julius Cain, the character he played on The Good Wife.
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Michael Boatman was promoted to series regular in the second season.
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Michael Boatman has been published in Weird Tales, Horror Garage and Red Scream.
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Michael Boatman introduced Cyber-Pulp Halloween 3.0 which was published by Cyber-pulp Books.
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Michael Boatman's Born Again from Eulogies II: Tales From the Cellar received an Honorable Mention from Ellen Datlow in The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six.