Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds (born July 3, 1974) is an American actor known for originating the role of Seaweed in the Broadway adaptation of Hairspray, as well as the roles of David Gabriel in the TNT crime series The Closer, and Sheriff Mike Thompson in the SyFy TV series Resident Alien.

Corey Reynolds
Reynolds at the 2024 WonderCon
Born	(1974-07-03) July 3, 1974 (age 50) Richmond, Virginia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Early life and career

Reynolds was born in Richmond, Virginia, where he attended Monacan High School before moving to California to pursue his acting career. He got his start at Paramount Kings Dominion performing in various shows. While living in California, he was cast in a touring production of the revue Smokey Joe's Cafe, as well as the tour of Saturday Night Fever. After this run, he went to New York City and auditioned for various shows. He was originally cast in Hairspray's ensemble, but was offered the role of Seaweed after three readings.^[1] For this role, he was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award, both for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.

Reynolds guest starred on Without a Trace and appeared in The Guardian prior to his role in The Closer. To research this role, Reynolds drew on his past career in security and law enforcement.

Reynolds has appeared in films such as The Terminal, Red Tails, and Straight Outta Compton. He plays Sheriff Mike Thompson in the SyFy comedy-drama Resident Alien.

Filmography

Reynolds in June 2009

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Magic Gum	Number 1	Short
2004	The Terminal	Waylin
2005	Partner(s)	William
2011	The Wereth Eleven	Narrator
2014	Selma	Rev. C. T. Vivian
2015	Straight Outta Compton	Lonzo Williams
	The Meddler	Officer Wells

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Christmas in Rockefeller Center	Himself	Television Special
2003	The 57th Annual Tony Awards
	The Early Show		1 Episode
	Eve	Malcolm 'Khalif' Davis
	The Guardian	Robert Bridge	2 Episodes
2005–2012	The Closer	David Gabriel	109 episodes
2005	Without a Trace	Damon Ferris	1 episode
2007	CSI: Miami	Steve Gryson
	Private Practice	Ray Paget
2009	NCIS	Lieutenant Commander Aaban El-Sayad
	Entertainment Tonight	Himself	2 episodes
2010	Curb: The Discussion
	41st NAACP Image Awards		Television Special
2012	The Closer Series Finale: Red Carpet
2014	Delirium	Tack	Television Movie
2015	Getting On	Waylon Ortley	3 episodes
	Castle	Mark West	1 episode
2016	Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life	Frank
	Murder in the First	Assistant District Attorney Martin Reardon	10 episodes
	Masters of Sex	James Bell	2 episodes
2017	NCIS: Los Angeles	ATF Agent Duke Morgan
2017–2018	Criminal Minds	Phil Brooks
2017	Chicago P.D.	Steve Burns	1 episode
	SEAL Team	Scott Patton
2019–2020	All American	Cliff Mosley	5 episodes
2019	The Red Line	Harrison Brennan	3 episodes
2021–present	Resident Alien	Sheriff Mike Thompson	23 episodes

References

1. Riegel, Katie. . Retrieved November 4, 2006.

External links

• Corey Reynolds at IMDb
• Corey Reynolds at the Internet Broadway Database
• Interview. NPR, June 9, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2006