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Beach in 2018, photo by DFree<\/a>\/bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Michael Anthony Beach<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: October 30, 1963<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: Cape Verdean, African-American<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Beach is an American actor. His roles include the films The Abyss<\/em> (1989), Internal Affairs<\/em>, Short Cuts<\/em>, Soul Food<\/em> (1997), First Sunday<\/em>, Red Dawn<\/em> (2012), Broken City<\/em>, Insidious: Chapter 2<\/em>, If Beale Street Could Talk<\/em>, Aquaman<\/em> (2018), Rim of the World<\/em>, Inheritance<\/em> (2020), Superintelligence<\/em>, The Harder They Fall<\/em>, Saw X<\/em>, and Shelby Oaks<\/em>; and the shows The Street<\/em>, South Central<\/em>, NYPD Blue<\/em>, Under Suspicion<\/em>, ER<\/em>, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn<\/em>, Third Watch<\/em>, Justice League Unlimited<\/em>, Brothers & Sisters<\/em>, Stargate Atlantis<\/em>, Soul<\/em>, The Cleaner<\/em>, Sons of Anarchy<\/em>, The Game<\/em>, The Client List<\/em>, Crisis<\/em>, The Blacklist<\/em>, Secrets and Lies<\/em>, Pitch<\/em>, The 100<\/em>, Dynasty<\/em>, S.W.A.T.<\/em>, Animal Kingdom<\/em>, For the People<\/em>, The Rookie<\/em>, Swamp Thing<\/em>, Chicago P.D.<\/em>, All Rise<\/em>, Truth Be Told<\/em>, Cherish the Day<\/em>, SEAL Team<\/em>, Mayor of Kingstown<\/em>, Law & Order<\/em>, Dahmer \u2013 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story<\/em>, Tulsa King<\/em>, Kingdom Business<\/em>, Dead Boy Detectives<\/em>, and The Perfect Couple<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He has said<\/a>, “My family is #capeverdean but kept the languages from us when we were kids.”<\/p>\n

He is married to Elisha Wilson.<\/p>\n

Michael’s maternal grandfather was Roy B. Gomes (who likely was the son of Jos\u00e9 “Joseph” Gomes and Maria “Mary” Correia). Roy was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Cape Verde.<\/p>\n

Michael’s maternal grandmother was Julia Marie Lopes (the daughter of Inoc\u00eancio “Enos” Lopes and Isabelle Fernandes). Julia was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Cape Verde.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Obituary of Michael’s mother – https:\/\/www.chapmanfuneral.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Death record of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Julia Marie (Lopes) Gomes – https:\/\/findagrave.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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