Sharif Atkins | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 29, 1975
Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | Bethany Hotchkiss (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Sharif Atkins (born January 29, 1975 [1] ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER [2] and for his role as FBI Agent Clinton Jones on White Collar . [3]
Atkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. [3] He earned his bachelor's degree in theatre/speech from Northwestern University in 1997. While at Northwestern in 1996, Atkins was initiated as a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity (Theta Chapter). [4] In 1998, he studied at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory (formerly PDAC), before getting his start in film and television.
He gained fame for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the eighth season (2001) of the NBC medical drama ER . He left ER after the 2003–2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived police drama Hawaii as former Chicago Police Department Detective John Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the Honolulu Police Department. [5] [6] Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the 2004-2005 and 2005–2006 seasons of ER, with his character returning on leave from duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army physician. His character was killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005–06 season. [7] Atkins also portrayed the recurring character Gary Navarro in the acclaimed series The 4400 . Navarro is a telepath. In 2005 Sharif played in the TV sitcom Eve . He played Shelly's boyfriend Grant.
Atkins played Special Agent Clinton Jones in USA Network's White Collar from 2009 to 2014.
He has appeared as Assistant United States Attorney Rivers in the CBS drama The Good Wife . In 2009 he appeared in season 4, episode 25 of Criminal Minds - "To Hell..." as Sgt. William Hightower. Atkins has also guest-starred in season 8 of CSI: Miami .
In 2014 he appeared as a Nova Corps pilot in Guardians of the Galaxy. [8]
In 2021 he began a recurring rule as Norman 'Boom Boom" Gates in NCIS: Hawai'i.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Light It Up | Gunman | |
2004 | Something for Nothing | Maynard Lassiter | Short film |
2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | Rick Balden | |
2007 | Privacy Policy | John Doe | Short film |
2010 | Preacher's Kid | Wynton | |
2012 | The Hypnotist | The Writer | Short film |
2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nova Arresting Pilot | |
2015 | Oceanus: Act One | Sam Jordan | Short film, post-production |
2018 | The Open House | Chris |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Early Edition | Cashier | "The Fourth Carpathian" |
1999 | Early Edition | Bodyguard | "Number One with a Bullet" |
1999 | Turks | Black Kid | "Pilot" |
2001 | That's Life | Football Player | "Something Battered, Something Blue" |
2001 | The District | Cyrus Sparks | "The Project" |
2001–06 | ER | Dr. Michael Gallant | Main role 2001–04 Recurring role 2005–06 |
2002 | Arliss | Jordan | "Standards and Practices" |
2002 | The Big Time | Joe Royal | TV film |
2004 | Hawaii | John Declan | TV series |
2005–06 | Eve | Grant | Recurring role |
2005–06 | The 4400 | Gary Navarro | "Voices Carry", "The New World", "The Home Front" |
2006 | In Justice | Ty Furlong | "Victims" |
2007 | Close to Home | Greg Ogletree | "Drink the Cup" |
2007–08 | Numbers | Clay Porter | Episodes: "Thirteen", "End Game" |
2008 | Raising the Bar | Andy Hamilton | "Shop Till You Drop" |
2009 | My Manny | Mike | TV series |
2009 | Cold Case | James Valentine | "Officer Down" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | William Hightower | "To Hell... and Back" |
2009 | The New 20s: Episodes 1 | Ralph | TV film |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Mathew Sloan | "Hostile Takeover" |
2009–14 | White Collar | Clinton Jones | Main role |
2010 | The Good Wife | AUSA Harrison Rivers | "Fleas" |
2011 | Chase | Mark | "Roundup" |
2012 | House | Hayes | "Blowing the Whistle" |
2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Calvin Riggs | "What Lies Beneath" [9] |
2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | FBI Special Agent Nate Burns | "Imitation Game" |
2016 | Lucifer | Prosecutor Earl Steadman | "Quid Pro Ho" |
2018 | SEAL Team | Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Beau Fuller | "The Spinning Wheel" |
2019 | Magnum P.I. | Detective Richard Johnson | "Dead Inside" |
2019 | Shameless (American TV series) | Peter Naylor | 2 Episodes |
2019 | The Good Doctor | Kane Omar | "Incomplete" |
2021 | Queen of the South | Captain Eli Gamble | "Fantasmas" |
2021 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Victor | "2100" |
2021 | NCIS: Hawai'i | Norman 'Boom Boom' Gates | "Boom", "Lost","Ohana" |
2022 | The Rookie | Police Officer |
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