

Bio: Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut. His father was a famous landscape painter, Neil Welliver. His mother was a fashion illustrator, Norma Cripps. He has three brothers, one was killed overseas. He was raised in Philadelphia and New York City, surrounded by poets and painters. He credits them for his creativity. Originally wanting to be a painter like his father, he later decided to pursue acting. Titus moved to New York in 1980 to learn his craft. He enrolled in classes at New York's HB Acting Studios while attending New York University. To support himself, Titus did a variety of jobs including bartender and construction worker.His first paid acting job was in Navy Seals (1990) with Charlie Sheen, playing a redneck in the bar." He soon began to appear in movies, including JFK (1991) and The Doors (1991). While appearing in movies, he continued to work in live theatre. He appeared in stage productions of Riff Raff, American Buffalo, Naked at the Coast, and Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts I and II. During the 1990s, he guest starred on many TV shows like Matlock (1986), L.A. Law (1986), The X-Files (1993), and The Commish (1991), and appeared in many TV Movies including An American Story (1992) and Mind Prey (1999). He had recurring roles on Murder One (1995) and High Incident (1996).Then he got a regular part on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South (1997) as Officer Jack Lowery and played a recurring character on Bochco's and David Milch's NYPD Blue (1993). He also had starring roles on Big Apple (2001) and the second season of That's Life (2000) playing Dr. Eric Hackett opposite Paul Sorvino and Ellen Burstyn. In 2004, he got a semi-regular role on David Milch's critically acclaimed HBO drama Deadwood (2004) as Silas Adams. After "Deadwood" ended, he mostly guest starred on TV shows including Law & Order (1990), Jericho (2006) and NCIS (2003), but also appeared in movies including in Ben Affleck's feature film directorial debut Gone Baby Gone (2007). He has appeared in Affleck's The Town (2010) and Argo (2012).He also had recurring roles on Lost (2004) as Man in Black, Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Irish gun kingpin Jimmy O'Phelan, and The Good Wife (2009) as Glenn Childs. After "The Good Wife", he had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Touch (2012), The Last Ship (2014), Suits (2011) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013), but also appeared in The Mentalist (2008) and White Collar (2009). His notable movie roles include in Man on a Ledge (2012), Promised Land (2012) and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). In 2014, he was cast as LAPD Homicide Detective Harry Bosch in Bosch (2014), which dropped its sixth season in 2020.Like his father, Neil, Titus is an acclaimed landscape painter, and has had shows in Maine, California and Connecticut.
Tivia: He has so far appeared in every film directed by Ben Affleck up to Live By Night (2016).According to his Deadwood (2004) co-stars, he is an excellent mimic and can do many different impressions.He has two tattoos. The one on his left forearm is an Irish harp and the one on his right upper arm is the symbol of his karate dojo.Has been a huge comic book fan since childhood.Titus plays the harmonica as a hobby.Father was Neil Welliver (1929 - 2005), well-known landscape artist.Sons Eamonn Lorcan Charles (b. May 20, 1999) and Quinn Welliver (b. 2002) with actress Joanna Heimbold. Daughter Cora Welliver (b. 2006) with indie film producer Elizabeth W. Alexander.He has German, English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. The surname "Welliver" had been "Wohleben" several generations back (originating with German ancestry).Three times, he has played characters with strong ties to characters played by Mark Pellegrino. In Across the Sea (2010) he played Man in Black, Jacob's brother. In Good God, Y'All (2009) he played one of the Four Horseman, War, unleashed by Lucifer's (Pellegrino) rising. In an episode of Prison Break (2005), he played the man to whom Patrick Vikan (Pellegrino) attempts to sell Scylla.In addition to playing Harry Bosch on screen, he also reads the audio books for the character.