Chad L. Coleman

About

Chad L. Coleman (born September 6, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Dennis “Cutty” Wise on the HBO series The Wire (2004–08), Coach in the video game Left 4 Dead 2 (2009), Tyreese on the AMC series The Walking Dead (2012–15), Mingo on Roots (2016), Z on the FX sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010–19), Fred Johnson on The Expanse (2015–20), Klyden on The Orville (2017–22), and Bruno Mannheim in the superhero drama television series Superman & Lois (2023–24).

Coleman was born in Richmond, Virginia. After he was removed from neglectful parents in the Creighton Court public housing project, he was raised by a grandmother on Richmond’s south side after some time in a foster home. As a youth, he participated in track and field, but turned his attention to drama after a leg injury. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a scholarship for his freshman year, before dropping out to serve in the U.S. Army. During his service, from 1985 to 1989, he worked as a video cameraman.

Coleman had a starring role on the HBO series The Wire as reformed criminal Dennis “Cutty” Wise. In 2002, Coleman starred as O. J. Simpson in TNT’s television…