Chad Coleman is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed reformed criminal Dennis "Cutty" Wise from the third season of The Wire onwards. He was a part of the starring cast for the fourth season and appears as a recurring guest star in season 3 and 5. In 2002, Coleman starred as O.J. Simpson in TNT's television movie Monday Night Mayhem. He went on to star in the AMC drama The Walking Dead. He appeared alongside fellow The Wire stars Seth Gilliam and Larry Gilliard, Jr.