Acting
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Born September 22, 1971 · New York City, New York, USA (age 54)
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. was born on September 22, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Waterboy (1998), Walk of Shame (2014) and One Night in Miami... (2020).
Known For
Gangs of New York · 2002Gangs of New York
★ 7.32002
MovieDramaHistory
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
The Machinist · 2004The Machinist
★ 7.52004
MovieThrillerDrama
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
Simply Irresistible · 1999Simply Irresistible
★ 5.51999
MovieComedyRomance
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
One Night in Miami... · 2020One Night in Miami...
★ 7.02020
MovieDrama
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
The Waterboy · 1998The Waterboy
★ 6.11998
MovieComedy
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
The Substitute 2: School's Out · 1998The Substitute 2: School's Out
★ 6.31998
MovieActionMystery
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.
Walk of Shame · 2014Walk of Shame
★ 6.02014
MovieComedy
A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.
Big George Foreman · 2023Big George Foreman
★ 7.62023
MovieHistoryDrama
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Movies
Gangs of New York · 2002Gangs of New York
★ 7.32002
MovieDramaHistory
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
The Machinist · 2004The Machinist
★ 7.52004
MovieThrillerDrama
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
Simply Irresistible · 1999Simply Irresistible
★ 5.51999
MovieComedyRomance
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
One Night in Miami... · 2020One Night in Miami...
★ 7.02020
MovieDrama
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
The Waterboy · 1998The Waterboy
★ 6.11998
MovieComedy
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
The Substitute 2: School's Out · 1998The Substitute 2: School's Out
★ 6.31998
MovieActionMystery
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in order to investigate Randall's murder.
Walk of Shame · 2014Walk of Shame
★ 6.02014
MovieComedy
A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.
Big George Foreman · 2023Big George Foreman
★ 7.62023
MovieHistoryDrama
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Would You Rather · 2013Would You Rather
★ 6.02013
MovieThrillerHorror
Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather" hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.
Money Train · 1995Money Train
★ 5.91995
MovieActionComedy
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.
Home Invaders · 2001Home Invaders
★ 4.52001
MovieActionCrime
A seemingly foolproof plan to scam gas station customers backfires when a small-time crook crosses two criminals, who promptly force him into service. But things only get worse when the robbery they rope him into turns violent.
The Double · 2011The Double
★ 5.82011
MovieActionDrama
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.
Inflammable · 1995Inflammable
★ 7.51995
MovieDramaCrime
An ambitious young female lawyer meets a former lover while investigating a sexual harassment case aboard a US Navy support ship that turns into a murder case when the victim is discovered dead.
Lotto Land · 1995Lotto Land
★ 5.01995
MovieDrama
This film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (who is heading off to college on a full scholarship). The second is about their parents, (she works in the neighborhood liquor store; he works for the phone company). The story takes place against the backdrop of a winning lottery ticket worth $27 million being sold to someone in the neighborhood from the liquor store.
Kill the Poor · 2003Kill the Poor
★ 5.32003
MovieDrama
When a marriage of convenience becomes the real thing, Joe moves his pregnant French wife to a tenement building on New York's Lower East Side. The street is like a war zone with none of the nostalgic appeal that Joe remembers from tales of his immigrant grandparents arriving in the same neighborhood with a new life. This is the urban frontier filled with comic mixture of gentrifies, homeboys, dealers and local residents simply bent on staying a float
The Associate · 1996The Associate
★ 6.31996
MovieComedy
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.
A Soldier's Sweetheart · 1998A Soldier's Sweetheart
★ 4.71998
MovieTV MovieWar
An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal · 2000Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
★ 8.02000
MovieDramaRomance
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
Cecil B. Demented · 2000Cecil B. Demented
★ 6.42000
MovieComedyCrime
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
Brother to Brother · 2004Brother to Brother
★ 5.32004
MovieDrama
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
Trees Lounge · 1996Trees Lounge
★ 6.91996
MovieDramaComedy
Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.
Survive The Night · 1993Survive The Night
★ 5.71993
MovieThrillerAction
On their way home from Brooklyn, psychiatrist Vic, daughter Julie and sister Stacey run short of gas. They leave the highway to search for a petrol station - but end up erring around in South Bronx. A youth gang led by the sadistic Ice stops their car and starts terrorizing them. Without fuel, the 3 women soon have to flee by foot and defend their life with all means possible.
The Wire Odyssey · 2007The Wire Odyssey
★ 6.62007
MovieDocumentary
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
The Pickle · 1993The Pickle
★ 5.01993
MovieComedyDrama
Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead, he made "The Pickle" - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry just wanted to get out of debt; now everyone he's ever known, loved and neglected is standing in line for tickets.
TV Shows
Law & Order · 1990Law & Order
★ 7.31990
SeriesCrimeDrama
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
The Walking Dead · 2010The Walking Dead
★ 8.12010
SeriesDrama
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Chicago P.D. · 2014Chicago P.D.
★ 8.42014
SeriesCrimeDrama
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
The Good Wife · 2009The Good Wife
★ 7.62009
SeriesDrama
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent · 2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
★ 7.62001
SeriesDrama
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Elementary · 2012Elementary
★ 7.62012
SeriesDramaMystery
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
CSI: NY · 2004CSI: NY
★ 7.32004
SeriesCrimeDrama
Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".
The Wire · 2002The Wire
★ 8.62002
SeriesCrimeDrama
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Numb3rs · 2005Numb3rs
★ 7.02005
SeriesCrimeDrama
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
Bull · 2016Bull
★ 7.12016
SeriesCrimeDrama
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan · 2021Power Book III: Raising Kanan
★ 8.02021
SeriesDramaCrime
Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, this prequel to "Power" revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark.
Army Wives · 2007Army Wives
★ 7.52007
SeriesDrama
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families.
Lie to Me · 2009Lie to Me
★ 7.92009
SeriesCrimeDrama
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.
Longmire · 2012Longmire
★ 7.72012
SeriesWesternCrime
A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.
Homicide: Life on the Street · 1993Homicide: Life on the Street
★ 8.11993
SeriesMysteryDrama
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Friday Night Lights · 2006Friday Night Lights
★ 8.02006
SeriesDrama
The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
American Playhouse · 1982American Playhouse
★ 6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
New York Undercover · 1994New York Undercover
★ 7.31994
SeriesDramaCrime
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
The Deuce · 2017The Deuce
★ 7.62017
SeriesDramaCrime
The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.
God Friended Me · 2018God Friended Me
★ 7.72018
SeriesDramaFamily
A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.
Graceland · 2013Graceland
★ 7.22013
SeriesCrimeDrama
In Southern California, a beachfront property was seized and turned into a residence for undercover cops. They are all top agents of the DEA, FBI, and Customs and they are living in this house unofficially known as "Graceland". Coming of a new graduating at the top of his class, FBI rookie, Mike Warren, could make the life of a legendary FBI agent Paul Briggs and the others, more complicated or it could reveal the truth. It is based upon actual events.
Less than Perfect · 2002Less than Perfect
★ 6.92002
SeriesComedy
Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is determined to prove that though she may not be perfect, she's not going down without a fight.
Fear Itself · 2008Fear Itself
★ 6.72008
SeriesDramaMystery
A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.
The Beast · 2009The Beast
★ 7.12009
SeriesCrimeDrama
Unorthodox but effective FBI veteran agent Charles Barker takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove. Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards undercover work, where a moment's hesitation can lead to death. As the job takes its toll on Dove, an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist the rookie as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his partner.