Terrell Tilford
Born	(1969-07-22) July 22, 1969 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Victoria Platt ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	1
Website	www.terrelltilford.com

Terrell Tilford (born July 22, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor best known for roles as Eric Bishop on Switched at Birth (2015–2017), David Grant on Guiding Light (1998–2001), as Greg Evans on One Life to Live (2009–2010), as Ramon Rush in the Lifetime drama series The Protector (2011), as Sean Clarke on the scripted series Single Ladies, and its recurring role as Malik on Soul Food for Showtime in 2004.

Beginnings

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]

Television and film career

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.

Personal life

In 1998, Tilford met actress Victoria Platt as they worked opposite one another on Guiding Light.^[4] Tilford married actress Victoria Platt on September 29, 2001. The couple welcomed their daughter Marley, on August 24, 2014.^[5] On September 29, 2021, their 20th wedding anniversary, the couple announced their plans to divorce.^[6]

He is also a noted Art collector and artist himself.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater career

• 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.

Awards / Nominated

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.^[8][9][10]