Terrell Tilford

Born in Los Angeles, California, Tilford is a classically trained actor who received a MFA in Theater from Rutgers University and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.[1]

He is best known for his recurring roles on Showtime's Soul Food, as a mutated Klingon in Star Trek: Enterprise and for his recurring roles as Detective David Grant in Guiding Light from 1998 to 2001, and Dr. Bob Carrington on Days of Our Lives in 2008. Tilford was also in the cast of One Life to Live in the contract role of Dr. Greg Evans from June 2009 to November 2010.[2][3]

Tilford's other television appearances include CSI: NY, Bones, Shark, Lincoln Heights (recurring), Girlfriends, All of Us (two-episode arc), Just Legal (recurring), Half & Half, My Wife & Kids,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The District, MDs (recurring), 24, and Cosby.

His film credits include Jackson, The DL Chronicles in the episode "Robert"; Jacob's Trouble; Serenity; Intersection; A Year and A Day; and A.I. Assault for the Sci-Fi Channel.

• He played Pontius Pilate in the Black Dahlia Theatre production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot;
• For his Geffen Playhouse debut as Darren Lemming in the West Coast premiere of Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out, Tilford's performance was recognized by the Hollywood Reporter, the Daily Variety and the Los Angeles Times among several publications;
• Yellowman (original workshop production) at the McCarter Theatre;
• The Memorandum at The Guthrie (invited artist-in-residence experience);
• The Exonerated (original cast and Theatre LA Ovation Award nomination for Best Ensemble Performance) at The Actors' Gang;
• Malcolm X in El-Hajj Malik: Malcolm X at the National Black Arts Festival;
• The Rivals at Rutgers;
• Involuntary Homicide at The Actors' Gang;
• The African Company Presents Richard III at Rutgers;
• Prisoner of 2nd Avenue for the Fox Diversity Showcase;
• Dutchman at the Zoo Café;
• The Colored Museum at CalArts;
• Miss Julie at HERE (NY);
• Wait Until Dark at Rutgers;
• The LA Theater Works production of Stick Fly, opposite Justine Bateman, Dule Hill and Carl Lumbly.

Recurring roles

• 2000: Guiding Light as David Grant (121 episodes)
• 2002: MDs as Levy Hall (4 episodes)
• 2004: Soul Food as Malik Todd (6 episodes)
• 2008: Days of Our Lives Dr. Bob Carrington (8 episodes)
• 2011: The Protector as Ramon 'Romeo' Rush (13 episodes)
• 2012-13: Single Ladies as Sean Clarke (Seasons 2-3)
• 2014- : The Young and the Restless as Barton Shelby

Other TV series

• 1993: Coach as a senior in episode "One for the Road"
• 1999: Cosby as Mr. Lee in episode "The Vessy Method"
• 2002: 24 as Paul Wilson in 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
• 2003: The District as Raynel in the episode "Free Byrd"
• 2004: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as George Craven in episode "Viva Las Vegas"
• 2004: My Wife and Kids as Rama in episode "The Return of Bobby Shaw"
• 2005: Enterprise as Marab in 2 episodes: "Divergence" and "Affliction"
• 2005: Half & Half as Julian Houston in episode "The Big Pomp & Circumstance Episode"
• 2005: All of Us as Peyton Calhoun in 2 episodes "Legal Affairs" Parts 1 and 2
• 2006: Girlfriends as Michael Daniels in episode "I'll Be There for You... But Not Right Now"
• 2006: Just Legal as A.D.A. Steven Yeager in the episode "The Heater"
• 2007: Lincoln Heights as Vice Principal Omar Caffey in two episodes: "Manchild" and "Betrayal"
• 2007: Shark as Randal Hairston in episode "Blind Trust"
• 2007: CSI: NY as Dr. Quinn Brookman in episode "What Schemes May Come"
• 2007: The DL Chronicles as Robert Hall in episode "Robert"
• 2007: Bones as Dr. Kyle Aldridge in episode "Intern in the Incinerator"
• 2009: 24 as Agent Reynolds in Day 7: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
• 2009-2010: One Life to Live as Greg Evans (120 episodes)
• 2011: NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service as Navy Captain Jack Painter in episode "Dead Reflection"
• 2012: This American Housewife as Dan (1 episode)
• 2014: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Adrian Graham in episode "Rubbery Homicide"
• 2015: Switched at Birth as Eric (6 episodes)
• 2015: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Hart
• 2016: Madam Secretary as Detective
• 2018: Lucifer as Robert Ertz in episode "Quintessential Deckerstar"
• 2020: Switched at Birth as Eric (10 episodes)

In 2010, Tilford was nominated for a 41st NAACP Image Award as "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series" for his role as Dr. Greg Evans on ABC's One Life to Live.[4][5][6]

Tilford is married to actress Victoria Platt,[7] and father to daughter Marley, born on August 24, 2014.[8] He is also a noted Art collector and artist himself.[9]

• Official website
• Terrell Tilford on IMDb