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Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver in New York in March 2010

Titus Welliver (born March 12, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on the television shows Lost and Deadwood.

Early life

Welliver was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Norma, a fashion illustrator, and the famous landscape painter Neil Welliver.[1] He studied drama at New York University in the early 1980s before his film and television career began.

Career

Welliver had roles in many movies including The Doors, Mulholland Falls, Twisted, Biker Boyz, and the 2005 remake Assault on Precinct 13.

He also played a small role as Al Capone in the movie Mobsters and had a recurring role as a doctor on the television show "NYPD Blue". Welliver was notable for playing the semi-regular character Silas Adams on the HBO series Deadwood and his prominent role as Lionel McCready in Gone Baby Gone. He is a longtime friend of actor Laurence Fishburne, with whom he appeared in Fishburne's directorial debut Once in the Life.

Welliver played the role of the Representative in episodes 15 and 16 of the series Prison Break and also the role of Kyle Hollis (a.k.a. Reverand Orson Parker) in the NBC series Life. He appeared in the season 5 finale of Lost as the unnamed nemesis of Jacob, and has continued to portray this character during season 6. He also has a guest appearance on Supernatural season 5, episode 2 as "War". In 2009, he started playing the role of Prosecutor Glenn Childs in CBS' The Good Wife, opposite Julianna Margulies and Chris Noth.

TV appearance list

References

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