Tyrees Allen (born July 31, 1954) is an American actor on stage, television, and film.
Early life Allen was born in Salina, Kansas. In 1972, he graduated from Salina Central High School. He later attended Marymount College in Salina, where he graduated with a degree in Theater Arts.
Career Allen's fifty-five television credits include these: series regular roles on Women's Murder Club and Dark Blue; recurring and guest roles on The Practice, Alias, Cold Case, Without A Trace, Castle, Scandal, CSI:Miami, and Brothers & Sisters.
Allen appeared in New York in the 2000 Broadway production of Aida and the 2003 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Henry IV.
In May 2013, Allen played the role of "Troy Maxson" in the August Wilson play Fences at the African-American Repertory Theater in DeSoto, Texas.
In 2018, Allen starred in the SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of Between Riverside and Crazy as Walter "Pops" Washington, a role for which he won both the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actor and IRNE Award for Best Actor. He returned to SpeakEasy the following season to play Robin in The Children.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1980Up the AcademyAssistant Cook1984Innocent PreyFletcher1985The Dirt Bike KidSergeantCredited as Tyress Allen1987RoboCopStarkweatherCredited as Tyress Allen1989RiverbendGus1996Late BloomersCharlie Choate2010The Perfect HostRoman2012Y/N: You Lie, You DieTherapist
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1983–1984Dallas2 episodes; credited as Tyress Allen1985When Dreams Come TruePatrolmanTV movie1987Buck JamesEpisode: "Pilot"1989TrappedDannyTV movie; credited as Tyress Allen1991Without Warning: The James Brady StoryFBI AgentTV movie1992Fugitive Among UsJenkinsTV movie1992Touch and DieTaxi DriverTV movie1992Dangerous CurvesTim MillerEpisode: "Obsession"1994–1996Mad About YouBobby / Party Guest3 episodes1995Pig StyReal Cable GuyEpisode: "Iowa vs. New York"1995Full HouseDoctorEpisode: "Michelle Rides Again: Part 2"1995New York DazeFriend #1Episode: "Too Something"1995Living SingleMikeEpisode: "The Handyman Can"1995Almost PerfectLine ProducerEpisode: "Your Place or Mine?"1995Murder, She WroteSgt. UngerEpisode: "Deadly Bidding"1996Frequent FlyerStockbrokerTV movie1996Walker, Texas RangerMark Preston3 episodes1997The Steve Harvey ShowSterlingEpisode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?"1997Chicago HopeSecurity OfficerEpisode: "Love on the Rocks"199712 Angry MenGuardTV movie1997Sister, SisterToddEpisode: "The Best Policy"1998Soldier of Fortune, Inc.Episode: "Déja Vu"1998The Rat PackGeorge JacobsTV movie1998LegaleseRod BrooksTV movie1998Malcolm & EddieRev. HughesEpisode: "Menace II Theology"1998–2003The PracticeA.D.A Curtis Simmons / A.D.A. Mark Campbell5 episodes19997th HeavenDr. WarrenEpisode: "All That Jazz"1999Kenan & KelGuthrie PlunkettEpisode: "The Limo"2003Law & OrderDeputy StanleyEpisode: "Sheltered"2004JAGInvestigation Committee Lead GeneralEpisode: "Fighting Words"2005Boston LegalA.A.G. Doug BeechamEpisode: "Let Sales Ring"2005BonesTed EllerEpisode: "Pilot"2005Grey's AnatomyDr. SaltzmanEpisode: "Something to Talk About"2005AliasGordon Dean6 episodes2006Without a TraceReverend HovisEpisode: "Blood Out"2006CSI: MiamiDr. Gary HalliwellEpisode: "Deviant"2006Close to HomePatrick Liman3 episodes2006NCISDeputy Director Dean WelshEpisode: "Hiatus (Part #2)"2006MediumCapt. JacksonEpisode: "Be Kind, Rewind"2006A House DividedEdmundsTV movie2007Day BreakEpisode: "What If It's Him?"2007–2008Women's Murder ClubWarren Jacobi13 episode2008Cold CaseWarren WilsonEpisode: "Street Money"2009Lie to MeDNC Chairman BaldridgeEpisode: "Pilot"2009Brothers & SistersDr. John Massey2 episodes2009–2010Dark BlueCapt. Russell Maynard7 episodes2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorDetective Dave RichardsonEpisode: "Night Hawks"2012CastleHarvey MiltonEpisode: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder"2012ScandalDr. CarrollEpisode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"2013Burn NoticeCIA DirectorEpisode: "Sea Change"2014RevolutionGrant CarsonEpisode: "Exposition Boulevard"
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