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

Education

Greer began acting in stage productions while a student at the

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before being accepted into the Professional Workshop at the

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, where he studied from 1987 to 1989.

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 the age of thirty-four. His feature film credits include ''

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'', among others. He appeared in the

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release '' Homefront'', as Lewis, which opened in November 2013. In seasons 2 & 3 of the Sundance Original Series RECTIFY, he portrayed "Lid Comphrey". He also appeared in five episodes of season two of the AMC series, '' Turn: Washington's Spies'', playing "Warden Officer Yates". Greer played Sheriff Bernie Watts in the 2015 film ''

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''. He portrayed "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

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Filmography

Film

Television

External links

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greer, Stuart 1959 births American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumni Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors