Vincent M. Ward
| Vincent M. Ward | |
|---|---|
 Vincent M. Ward at the 2008 Black Enterprise Pre-Oscar Party | |
| Born |
January 27, 1971[1] Dayton, Ohio, USA[1] |
| Other names | Vincent Ward |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Vincent M. Ward (born January 27, 1971), also known as Vincent Ward, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles on The Starter Wife and The Walking Dead.
Early life and education
Vincent M. Ward is a Dayton, Ohio native.[2][3] Ward graduated from Trotwood-Madison High School in Ohio.[4][5]
Career
Film and television
Ward has had a host of small roles in film and television such as a bodyguard on Everybody Hates Chris,[6] Hollis on True Blood,[7] a bodyguard in Hot in Cleveland,[8] and Darren, a mailman in Wilfred.[9]
His most notable television roles are Bo in The Starter Wife,[10] and Oscar on The Walking Dead.[11][12]
Ward's film work includes Ocean's Eleven,[13] Live-Evil,[14] and 2016.[15]
Theater
Ward played the role of Kenzo in the play "Nylons" by Brandi Burks in Los Angeles in 2011.[2][3] In 2015 Ward performed in The Conversation at the AMCE Theatre, Hollywood.[16]
Spoken word
In 2012 Ward released a spoken word album Eargasms (Dont Talk Just Listen).[17][18]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Traffic | Man on Street | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Uzi-Carrying Guard #2 | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House[19] | Big Man | |
| 2006 | 18 Fingers of Death! | Huge Musclebound Guy | Video, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| Lonely in Los Angeles | Bouncer | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2007 | All Lies on Me | Michael 'Mike V' Valascoe | Credited as Vincent Ward |
| Cordially Invited | Jet Lewis | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| Three Can Play That Game | Young Man #1 | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2008 | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control | CIA Agent | Video |
| Who Killed Bishop Brown | Bishop Ussiah Brown | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2009 | Robbin' in da Hood | Cedric | Video, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| All Play No Work | Lloyd | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2010 | Peep Game | James Hart | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| What Profits a Man | Joana Sr. | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| Ghetto Physics | Pimp | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2011 | Pull | Chief | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| He Who Finds a Wife 2: Thou Shall Not Covet | Wallace King | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2012 | Close Call | Matthew | Short, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| The Get Away | Cleo AKA Pimp | Short | |
| The Marriage Lottery | Rufuss | Video Short | |
| A Beautiful Soul | Onyx Whitaker | Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| 2013 | The Get Away | Cleo aka Pimp | |
| Cordially Invited - the Wedding Day of Alton & Kenya | Jet Lewis | ||
| 2014 | 4Play | Omar | |
| 2015 | Live-Evil | Sam | |
| Message from a Mistress | Bishop Eric Hall | ||
| 2016 | Lost in the Pacific | Rodman | |
| 2016 | Otis | ||
| Illicit | Terrence | Post-production | |
| The Choir Director | Dexter | Post-production | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Girlfriends | Security Guard | One Episode: The Wedding Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Space | One Episode: Viva Las Vegas |
| 2005 | Head Cases | Blings Right Hand Man | One Episode: Malpractice Makes Perfect Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2006–2008 | Everybody Hates Chris | Guard, Cop, Bodyguard and Black Bus Driver | Five Episodes: Everybody Hates Malvo, Everybody Hates Chain Snatching, Everybody Hates Gretzky, Everybody Hates Tattaglia and Everybody Hates James |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Chain Reaction | One Episode: Marshall Abrams |
| 2008 | Big Shots | Parking Officer | One Episode: Sex Be Not Proud |
| The Wire | Butchie's Bodyguard | One Episode: Not for Attribution | |
| Unhitched | Guard | One Episode: Yorkshire Terrier Sucked Into the Internet Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| The Middleman | Police Officer | Two Episodes: The Accidental Occidental Conception and The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| The Starter Wife | Bo | Four Episodes: The Diary of a Mad Ex-Housewife, The French Disconnection, Look Who's Stalking and Her Old Man & The Sea | |
| Desperate Housewives | Guard | One Episode: A Vision's Just a Vision | |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | Eddie | One Episode: Knight and the City |
| Dollhouse | Guard #1 | One Episode" A Spy in the House of Love Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| Gary Unmarried | Agent #1 | One Episode: Gary Promises Too Much | |
| 2010 | The Brown Betties Guide: How to Look for Love in All the Wrong Places | Joe | One Episode: Tip#2: Force a Relationship, Credited as Vincent Ward |
| True Blood | Hollis | One Episode: It Hurts Me Too Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| Hot in Cleveland | Bodyguard | One Episode: The Sex That Got Away | |
| 2011 | NCIS | Cop | One Episode: Kill Screen Credited as Vincent Ward |
| 2012 | Whitney | Ira | One Episode: Lance! Credited as Vincent Ward |
| House of Payne | Lil Deuce | One Episode: Scars of Payne | |
| Body of Proof | Guard Evan Arnold | One Episode: Mind Games Credited as Vincent Ward | |
| Army Wives | Harris | One Episode: Tough Love' | |
| The Walking Dead | Oscar | Seven Episodes: Seed, Sick, Killer Within, Say the Word, Hounded, When the Dead Come Knocking and Made to Suffer | |
| 2013 | Wilfred | Darren | One Episode: Comfort |
| 2014 | 2 Broke Girls | Dante | Episode: And the Model Apartment |
References
- 1 2 "Vincent M Ward". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- 1 2 "Nylons returns for one show only". lawattstimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Nylons on stage one weekend only". Sentinel. February 24, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2013. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ "15 graduate from juvenile drug court – www.daytondailynews.com". daytondailynews.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Gokavi, Mark (May 24, 2013). "15 graduate from drug court". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2013. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ "Interview with Vincent M. Ward - Almost Nerdy". Almost Nerdy. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Vincent Ward cast as Hollis the barkeeper on True Blood | True-Blood.net - The Authority on all things True Blood". true-blood.net. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Vincent M. Ward Interview |". sheliagoss.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Season 3 of ‘Wilfred’ Fetches Impressive Guest Stars » BuzzFocus.com". buzzfocus.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Starter Wife". TV.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ James, Jonathan (December 6, 2012). "Exclusive: The Walking Dead's Vincent M. Ward (Oscar) talks "Made to Suffer"". Daily Dead. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview With Vincent M Ward Who Is Oscar On The Walking Dead Season 3". Blast Zone Online. October 26, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ↑ "An interview with Vincent M.Ward". As I was saying... 11 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Interview – Vincent M. Ward". crypticrock.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Walking with Vincent M. Ward | Dr. Elena Eustache". www.drelenaeustache.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Walker Stalker San Francisco Interview: Vincent M Ward". www.thehorrorhoneys.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Eargasms (Dont Talk Just Listen) by Vincent M Ward on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Rise and Grind of Actor Vincent M. Ward". conversationsmodelcitizens.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Willis, J.; Monush, B. (2005). Screen World. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781557836380.
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