Seth Gilliam (November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is most notable for appearances on the HBO programs Oz (as Clayton Hughes) and The Wire as Ellis Carver. On both of these appearances, he co-starred with Lance Reddick and J.D. Williams. He was directly cast alongside both of these actors. His feature film credits include Private Sugar Watkins in the 1997 action movie Starship Troopers.
Gilliam portrayed sergeant Ellis Carver on all five seasons of The Wire. He initially appeared as a guest star and then joined the starring cast in the third season.
Yet another SUNY Purchase graduate whose alum include Parker Posey (Party Girl (1995)), Sherry Stringfield (ER), Adam Trese (Laws of Gravity (1992)), producer Todd Baker (I), directors Hal Hartley and Nick Gomez (I), and Melissa Leo ("Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)). Seth's classmate was Dwight Ewell (Flirt (1995)).
