Tramell Tillman

Tramell Tillman (/trəˈmɛl/ trə-MEL; born June 17, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022–present).

Tramell Tillman
Tillman in January 2023
Born	(1985-06-17) June 17, 1985 (age 39) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Xavier University of Louisiana Jackson State University (BS) University of Tennessee (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

Early life and education

Tillman was born on June 17, 1985,^[1] in Washington, D.C.^[2] His mother worked for the U.S. government, his father worked for Amtrak, and he grew up with five older siblings in Largo, Maryland.^[3][4][5] He was raised Baptist.^[2]

In 2003, he graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland,^[6] then enrolled at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans as a pre-med student with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon; however, he did not enjoy it.^[5] In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, his parents became concerned for his safety and convinced him to transfer to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.^[7] He changed his major at Jackson State,^[5] graduating summa cum laude in 2008 with a B.S. in mass communication.^[5][8] In 2014, he earned an MFA in acting from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[5]

Career

Tillman has said that he has always admired acting as an art form, and has credited his mother—who inadvertently gave him his first acting role at the age of 10, when she volunteered to appear in their church's Christmas play and needed someone to play her character's son—with inspiring him to go into acting to overcome his shyness.^[9]

Tillman worked in the nonprofit sector for over two decades before pursuing acting professionally, and drew on his own experiences in corporate America for his breakout role as Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022–present).^[10] He referred to Milchick as "an amalgamation of colleagues, of former bosses, [and] of caricatures of people" who he worked with during that time.^[11]

Personal life

Tillman has lived in New York City since 2014.^{[citation needed]} He is gay.^[2]

Acting credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Sweethearts	Coach Reese
2025	Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning	TBA	Post-production
2025	Barron's Cove	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Difficult People	Good Samaritan	1 episode
2018	Dietland	Steven	10 episodes
2019	Elementary	Detective Ocasio	1 episode
2019	Godfather of Harlem	Bobby Robinson	6 episodes
2020	Hunters	Detective Sommers	2 episodes
2022–present	Severance	Seth Milchick	19 episodes

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2018	Carmen Jones	Sergeant Brown	Classic Stage Company	Off-Broadway
2019	The Great Society	Bob Moses / Various Characters	Lincoln Center Theatre	Broadway
2022	Good Night, Oscar	Alvin Finney	Goodman Theatre	Chicago
2024	Shit. Meet. Fan.	Logan	MCC Theater	Off-Broadway

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Severance	Nominated	[12]