Chad Coleman

This article is about the actor. For other pages with the same name, see: Chad

Chad L. Coleman is an American actor who portrayed Tyreese Williams in AMC's The Walking Dead.

Biography

Chad Coleman was raised in a foster home in Richmond, Virginia. As a youth, he participated in track and field, but turned his attention to studying drama after a leg injury.

He attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a scholarship for his freshman year, before dropping out to serve in the United States Army. During his time in the army, from 1995 to 1999, he worked as a video cameraman.

Apart from acting, he has also performed a soundtrack and worked in the art department as well.

Other Works

New York Cop
Saturn
The Gilded Six Bits
Revolution #9
Monday Night Mayhem
Boldly Going Nowhere
The Green Hornet
Horrible Bosses
Law & Order
The Expanse
The Wire
Numb3rs
CSI: Miami
Lie to Me
The Good Wife
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Criminal Minds
Left 4 Dead 2

Trivia

He is one of the three "The Wire" alumni to be added as the cast of the TV Series, followed by Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Seth Gilliam.
He stated that his character was an ex-football player prior to the outbreak, an occupation his character on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" shared.
- Additionally, he voices the character of Coach in Left 4 Dead 2, who was a football player and later high school football coach.

External Links

Chad Coleman on Wikipedia
Chad Coleman at the Internet Movie Database
Chad Coleman on Facebook
Follow Chad Coleman (@chadlcoleman) on Twitter
Follow Chad Coleman on Instagram

TV Series Cast
Main Cast	Alanna Masterson (7-9) • Andrew Lincoln (1-9) • Chad Coleman (5) • Chandler Riggs (1-8) • Christian Serratos (7-10) • Danai Gurira (3-10) • David Morrissey (3-4) • Emily Kinney (5) • Jeffrey Dean Morgan (7-10) • Jeffrey DeMunn (1-2) • Jon Bernthal (1-2) • Josh McDermitt (7-10) • Katelyn Nacon (9) • Khary Payton (9-10) • Lauren Cohan (3-9) • Laurie Holden (1-3) • Lennie James (6-8) • Melissa McBride (4-10) • Michael Cudlitz (5-7) • Michael Rooker (3) • Norman Reedus (2-10) • Ross Marquand (8-10) • Ryan Hurst (10) • Samantha Morton (9-10) • Sarah Wayne Callies (1-3) • Scott Wilson (4) • Seth Gilliam (8-10) • Sonequa Martin-Green (6-7) • Steven Yeun (1-7) • Tom Payne (9)
Also Starring	Alanna Masterson (4-7) • Aldis Hodge (4) • Alexa Nikolas (3) • Alexandra Breckenridge (5-6) • Alicia Witt (6) • Andrew Bachelor (10) • Andrew J. West (4-5) • Andrew Rothenberg (1) • Angel Theory (10) • Angus Sampson (9) • Ann Mahoney (6-7) • Audrey Marie Anderson (4) • Austin Abrams (5-6) • Austin Amelio (6-8) • Austin Nichols (5-7) • Avi Nash (8-10) • Avianna Mynhier (10) • Benedict Samuel (5-6) • Blaine Kern III (10) • Brandon Fobbs (4) • Breeda Wool (10) • Brett Butler (9) • Brighton Sharbino (4) • C. Thomas Howell (9) • Cailey Fleming (9-10) • Callan McAuliffe (8-10) • Cassady McClincy (9-10) • Chad Coleman (3-4) • Charles Halford (8) • Chris Coy (5) • Christian Serratos (4-7) • Christine Evangelista (6-7) • Christine Woods (5) • Christopher Berry (6) • Cooper Andrews (8-10) • Corey Hawkins (6-7) • Cullen Moss (5) • Dallas Roberts (3) • Dan Fogler (9-10) • Daniel Bonjour (5) • Daniel Newman (8) • David Morrissey (4) • Deborah May (7-8) • Denise Crosby (4-5) • Donzaleigh Abernathy (3) • Eleanor Matsuura (9-10) • Elizabeth Ludlow (8-9) • Emily Kinney (2-4) • Emma Bell (1) • Enver Gjokaj (4) • Erik Jensen (5) • Ethan Embry (6) • Eve Gordon (10) • Havana Blum (10) • IronE Singleton (2-3) • James Parks (10) • Jason Douglas (5-8) • Jayne Atkinson (8) • Jayson Warner Smith (8) • Jeananne Goossen (6) • Jeff Kober (4) • Jessica Pohly (10) • Jill Jane Clements (6) • John Carroll Lynch (6) • John Finn (9-10) • Jon Eyez (8-9) • Jordan Woods-Robinson (8) • Jose Pablo Cantillo (3-4) • Josh McDermitt (4-7) • Joshua Mikel (8) • Juan Gabriel Pareja (1, 8) • Juan Javier Cardenas (10) • Juliet Brett (10) • Julio Cesar Cedillo (3) • Justin Miles (6) • Karen Ceesay (10) • Karl Makinen (7) • Katelyn Nacon (6-8) • Keisha Castle-Hughes (5) • Kenric Green (6-10) • Kerry Cahill (9-10) • Kerry Condon (4) • Kevin Carroll (10) • Khary Payton (7-9) • Kirk Acevedo (4) • Kyla Kenedy (4) • Kyle Gallner (4) • Lane Miller (8) • Lauren Cohan (2) • Lauren Ridloff (9-10) • Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (4-5) • Lennie James (1, 5) • Lew Temple (3) • Lindsley Register (9-10) • Logan Miller (7) • Macsen Lintz (9) • Madison Lintz (2) • Major Dodson (6) • Margot Bingham (10) • Mark Sivertsen (10) • Matt Lintz (9) • Maximiliano Hernández (5) • Melissa McBride (2-3) • Melissa Ponzio (3-4) • Merritt Wever (6) • Meyrick Murphy (4) • Michael Cudlitz (4) • Michael Raymond James (2) • Michael Rooker (1-2) • Michael Zegen (2) • Nadia Hilker (9-10) • Nadine Marissa (9-10) • Nicole Barré (9) • Noah Emmerich (1) • Noel Gugliemi (1) • Norman Reedus (1) • Olivia Stambouliah (10) • Paola Lázaro (10) • Pollyanna McIntosh (7-9) • Pruitt Taylor Vince (2) • R. Keith Harris (8) • Rhys Coiro (9) • Rich Ceraulo (6) • Robin Lord Taylor (4-5) • Ross Marquand (5-7) • Rus Blackwell (6) • Rutina Wesley (9) • Ryan Hurst (9) • Sabrina Gennarino (8) • Samantha Morton (9) • Scott Wilson (2-3) • Seth Gilliam (5-7) • Sonequa Martin-Green (3-5) • Steve Coulter (5) • Steve Kazee (9) • Steven Ogg (6-8) • Stuart Greer (6) • Sunkrish Bala (4) • Sydney Park (7-10) • Tate Ellington (4-5) • Taylor Nichols (10) • Thomas Francis Murphy (7-8) • Thora Birch (10) • Tom Payne (6-8) • Tovah Feldshuh (5-6) • Traci Dinwiddie (9) • Tyler James Williams (5) • Vincent Martella (4) • Whitmer Thomas (8) • Xander Berkeley (6-9) • Zach McGowan (9)
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