Stuart Greer

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Stuart Greer
Born (1959-12-02) December 2, 1959 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCharacter actor

Stuart Greer (born December 2, 1959) is an American retired character actor.

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Education

Greer began acting in stage productions while a student at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock before being accepted into the Professional Workshop at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City, where he studied from 1987 to 1989. [1]

Career

His first New York stage appearance was in the off-off Broadway production of Mayberry's Revenge at the Terry Schreiber Theater. After work in regional theater and years of jobs in warehouses and construction, he began acting in films and television at age 34. His feature film credits include I Know What You Did Last Summer , The Reaping , The Mechanic, Runaway Jury and Forty Shades of Blue , among others. He appeared in the Millennium Films release Homefront , as Lewis, which opened in November 2013. In seasons 2 & 3 of the Sundance series Rectify , he portrays Lid Comphrey. In five episodes of season two of the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies , he portrays Warden Officer Yates. Greer plays Sheriff Bernie Watts in the 2015 film American Ultra . He plays Roman in the final two episodes of season six of The Walking Dead.

Personal life

After suffering a stroke in October 2016, Greer retired from acting and relocated to Benton, Arkansas. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 The Expert Joe Hazen
1996 Box of Moonlight Stinky
1997 The Apostle Texas State Trooper
1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer Officer
1998 The Gingerbread Man Detective Hal
1998 Black Dog Trooper
2000 Remember the Titans Marshall Assistant Coach
2000 The Gift Officer Huggins
2000Chasing the DragonJack
2003 Runaway Jury Kincaid
2004 Stateside Drill Instructor #3
2005 Forty Shades of Blue Tom Skolnick
2005Glorious MailBob McJunkinsUncredited
2006 Glory Road Kentucky Assistant Coach
2006 Forgiven Paul BlankenshipUncredited
2006 Road House 2 Captain Chris Shilton
2007 The Reaping Gordon
2011 The Mechanic Ralph
2011 Take Shelter Army-Navy Dave
2012 Mud Miller
2013 The Pardon George McQuiston
2013 Homefront Lewis
2015 American Ultra Sheriff Watts

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Crocodile Shoes PeteEpisode: "The Trip"
1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West StoryOwenTelevision film
1995A Horse for DannySlick
1996 American Gothic Cody ParkerEpisode: "Learning to Crawl"
1996 Country Justice Man in BarTelevision film
1997 Orleans Andre BiggsEpisode: "Pilot: Part 1"
1998 Mama Flora's Family Foreman2 episodes
1998–2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Various roles4 episodes
1999 Sons of Thunder DoctorEpisode: "Underground"
2005 Elvis Captain Beaulieu2 episodes
2006 Thief Billy Ray
2006 Prison Break HunterEpisode: "Manhunt"
2007 Ruffian Dan LasaterTelevision film
2014IdentityEricsonTelevision film
2014–2015 Rectify Lid Comphrey6 episodes
2015 Turn: Washington's Spies Officer Yates5 episodes
2016 The Walking Dead Roman2 episodes

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