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Michael Boatman

Samuel Beckett in China Beach, Carter Heywood in Spin City

Photos Michael Boatman Birth name: Michael Boatman
Birth date: 1964/10/25 (59 years old)
Birth place : Colorado Springs
Height: 1.83 m

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Biography for Michael Boatman

Michael Patrick Boatman was born on October 25, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. While growing up in the Chicago, Illinois area, Boatman developed an interest in acting that led him to enroll in Western Illinois University's theatre program. After performing in a variety of plays that included A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purlie Victorious, and The Seagull, Boatman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986. Prior to graduation, Boatman showed great potential when he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for a performance in the Irene Ryan National Competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He started his professional career by working for a casting agent, which eventually led him to the role of Motown in Hamburger Hill. From here, he moved to New York City to perform in a series of off-Broadway productions. This in turn, led to the role of Pvt. Samuel Beckett in ABC's drama China Beach. Boatman spent the next several years in a variety of film and television projects prior to being cast along side Michael J. Fox as Carter in ABC's Spin City. Currently, Boatman resides in New York with his wife Myrna and their four children.

He is better known for playing the role of Carter Haywood in the sitcom Spin City, and was also a character in the China Beach series, and Arli $$. He appeared many times in American series, notably Scrubs, New York Special Unit, Experts: Miami or Less Than Perfect.

Michael Boatman is an American actor known for his role as Carter Heywood in the television series "Spin City" as well as for his appearances in other series such as "The Good Wife" and "Arrow". He also played in several films, notably "Love Field" with Michelle Pfeiffer and "Clear and present danger" with Harrison Ford.

Boatman was born on October 25, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He grew up in Joliet, Illinois, where he attended the Joliet West High School. He then continued university studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he obtained a diploma in theater.

After graduating, Boatman moved to New York to pursue a career in the theater. He played in several Broadway plays, notably in the comedy "Angels in America" ​​by Tony Kushner. He also played in Off-Brroadway productions, notably in "The Tempst" by Shakespeare and "The Colored Museum" by George C. Wolfe.

Boatman made his cinema debut in 1992 in the film "Love Field", in which he played the role of Ray, the assistant of Michelle Pfeiffer. He then played in several other films, notably "Clear and present danger" with Harrison Ford and "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney.

In 1996, Boatman obtained his first recurring role in a television series playing the character of Carter Heywood in "Spin City". He played in the series for four seasons, until it ended in 2002. Since then, he has played in many other television series, notably "The Good Wife", "Arrow" and "Chicago P.D.".

Boatman is also an accomplished writer. He has published several works, notably a novel entitled "Color Blind" and a poetry book entitled "Surface Noise". He is also an assistant publisher of the literary review "Black Clock".

In summary, Michael Boatman is a talented and versatile American actor known for his roles in the television series "Spin City" and "The Good Wife" as well as for his appearances in other television and cinematographic productions. He is also an accomplished writer and a publisher of literary journals.

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Filmography

Title Role
Play Dates (2005) (TV) (completed) Stewart
Huff
Kalamazoo? (2006) Special Angel Albert
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV) The Jester
Scrubs
Yes, Dear
CSI: Miami
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004) Todd
Less Than Perfect
Law & Order
Spin City Carter Sebastian Heywood
Walking to the Waterline (1998) Marshall the Mover
The Peacemaker (1997) CPN Beach
Arli$$ (1996) TV Series Stanley Babson
Muscle (1995) TV Series Garnet Hines (1995)
Living Single
The Larry Sanders Show
The Glass Shield (1994) Johnny 'J.J.' Johnson
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (scenes deleted) Male Clinic Nurse
House of Secrets (1993) (TV) Sgt. Joe DuBois
The Jackie Thomas Show (1992) TV Series Grant Watson
Quantum Leap
In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) (TV) Robert Dayton
Unbecoming Age (1992) Robert
China Beach Pvt. Samuel Beckett
Shades of LA
Fourth Story (1991) (TV) Sgt. Teal
Donor (1990) (TV) Arnold
Running on Empty (1988) Spaulding
China Beach (1988) (TV) Pvt. Samuel Beckett

Trivia

Graduated from Western Illinois University.

Received Western Illinois University's Alumni Achievement Award in 1997

Family

Spouse : Myrna Forney (1992 - present) 1 daughter

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest

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