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

Chad Coleman Portrays Tyreese Williams Occupation Actor Born September 6, 1974

Richmond, Virginia, United States Age 46 Years Active 1992-Present Gender Male Hair Black Ethnicity African-American Spouse Sally Stewart (2006-2010) Also Known For Coach in Left 4 Dead 2.

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

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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.

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.

shared.