Beach, Michael 1963–

(Mike Beach)

PERSONAL

Born October 30, 1963, in Roxbury, MA (some sources say Boston, MA); married Tracey (a homemaker); children: Ivy-Belle, Ella-Bleu, Lariah-Skye, Travon. Education: Graduated from the Juilliard School, 1986.

Addresses: Agent—Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor and producer.

Awards, Honors: First place, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Drama Competition, 1982; Drama Award, outstanding achievement, Juilliard School, 1984; Best Armed Combat Award, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1986; Volpi Cup (with others), best ensemble cast, Venice Film Festival, 1993, Special Golden Globe Award (with others), best ensemble cast, 1994, both for Short Cuts; NAACP Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, 1998, for ER; Black Film Award nomination, best actor, Acapulco Black Film Festival, 1998, for Soul Food; NAACP Image Award nomination, outstanding actor in a drama series, 2000, NAACP Image Award, outstanding actor in a drama series, 2003, both for Third Watch; Black Reel Award nomination, best independent actor, 2003, for Crazy as Hell.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Mike Beach) Sonny, Streets of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Parking lot attendant, Suspect, TriStar/ML Delphi Premier, 1987.

Alvin, End of the Line, Orion, 1987.

Quintas Pearch, In a Shallow Grave, Atlantic Releasing, 1988.

Mr. Darnell, Lean on Me, Warner Bros., 1989.

Barnes, The Abyss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.

Webb, Cadence (also known as Count a Lonely Cadence and Stockade), New Line Cinema/Republic, 1990.

Dorian Fletcher, Internal Affairs, Paramount, 1990.

Dr. David Arrington, Late for Dinner, Columbia, 1991.

Wade "Pluto" Franklin, One False Move, IRS Releasing, 1992.

Hamilton, Guilty as Charged, IRS Releasing, 1992.

Wurlitzer, True Romance (also known as Breakaway), Warner Bros., 1993.

Jim Stone, Short Cuts, Fine Line Features, 1993.

Tod Stapp, Bad Company, Buena Vista, 1995.

Policeman outside bar, White Man's Burden (also known as White Man), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

John, Sr., Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Virgil, A Family Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996.

Clark Cooper, Casualties, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Miles, Soul Food, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Michael Hubbs, Asunder, 1998.

Terry Fitzgerald, Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle, 1999.

Dr. Ty Adams, Crazy as Hell, 2002.

Jerome Jenkins, Sr., Like Mike 2: Street Ball, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Paddy, Lenexa, 1 Mile, DEJ Productions, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Shepherd Scott, The Street, syndicated, 1988.

Detective Desmond Beck, Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994–95.

Al Boulet, ER, NBC, 1995–97.

Voice of Terry Fitzgerald, Spawn (also known as Todd McFarlane's "Spawn"), 1997.

Monty "Doc" Parker, Third Watch, NBC, 1999–2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rudolph Tyner, Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (also known as Vengeance), CBS, 1986.

Wiley, Weekend War, ABC, 1988.

Calvin Jefferson, Open Admissions, CBS, 1988.

Steve, Dangerous Passion, ABC, 1990.

Perez, Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor, ABC, 1991.

Tyrell, Another Round, 1992.

Detective Akin, The Hit List, Showtime, 1993.

Detective Thomas, Final Appeal (also known as Lying in Wait), NBC, 1993.

Will McQueen, "Knight Rider 2010," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994.

Pemberton, "Midnight Run for Your Life," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994.

Detective George Rydell, Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (also known as A Feel for Murder and Sketch Artist 2), Showtime, 1995.

Legrand, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (also known as Angel of Harlem and Rebound), HBO, 1996.

Reverend Luke, Ms. Scrooge, USA Network, 1997.

Mike, Johnny Skidmarks, HBO, 1998.

Abon Bridges, "Ruby Bridges," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998.

Miles, Made Men, HBO, 1999.

Agent Winston, Critical Assembly (also known as Ground Zero), 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jake, "Taking a Stand" (also known as "On Our Own"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1989.

Rick, Evening Class, Showtime, 1993.

Hobbs, Dr. Hugo, Lifetime, 1994.

Dee Evans, A Room Without Doors, Showtime, 1998.

The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, 2000.

Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2001.

NBC's Funniest Outtakes, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Deadly Minds," Veronica Clare, 1991.

Michael Austin, "Birds Gotta Fly," Gabriel's Fire, 1991.

Nathaniel Simpson, "Justice—May 11, 1965," Quantum Leap, 1991.

Randy Warren, "Night of the Gladiator," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993.

Officer Frank Quint, "Trials and Tribulations," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Officer Frank Quint, "From Whom the Skell Rolls," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Jonas Paige and Benjamin Paige, Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994.

Isaiah, South Central, Fox, 1994.

Attorney Brian Elliott, "Purple Heart," Law & Order, NBC, 1995.

Sam, "Reunion," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1995.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998, 2000.

Andy Abbott, "Lowdown," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2004.

Voice of Commander, "Dark Heart," Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League), Cartoon Network, 2004.

Voice of Devil Ray and Mr. Terrific, "To Another Shore," Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Also appeared as voice of Mr. Terrific, "Patriot Act," Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League), Cartoon Network.

Television Work; Specials:

A Room Without Doors, Showtime, 1998.

Stage Appearances:

Nat Turner, Ascension Day, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1992.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "How Come, How Long," by Babyface and Stevie Wonder.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 26, Gale Group, 2000.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, October 17, 1997, p. 43.

People, December 29, 1997, p. 138.

TV Guide, November 8, 1997, p. 5.