{{Short description|American actor (born 1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox person | image = Sharif Atkins 2010 (cropped).jpg | caption = Atkins at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] | name = Sharif Atkins | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|29}}<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2021/01/19/celebrity-birthdays-for-the-week-of-jan-24-30.html "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 24-30"] at [[Toronto Star|www.thestar.com]]</ref> | birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | occupation = Actor | alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = {{marriage|Bethany Hotchkiss|2014}} | children = 3 | homepage = }} '''Sharif Atkins''' (born January 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as [[Michael Gallant|Dr. Michael Gallant]] on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (2001–2006), FBI Agent [[List of White Collar characters#Clinton Jones|Clinton Jones]] on ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' (2009–2014), and Captain Norman 'Boom Boom' Gates on ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi]]'' (2021–2024).
==Early life== Atkins was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], and grew up in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=WhiteCollarAndBioRef/> He earned his bachelor's degree in theatre/speech from [[Northwestern University]] in 1997. While at Northwestern in 1996, Atkins was initiated as a member of the [[Kappa Alpha Psi]] fraternity (Theta chapter).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://terriblethetanupes.blogspot.com/p/theta-lineage.html|title=Theta Lineage}}</ref> In 1998, he studied at the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory (formerly PDAC), before getting his start in film and television.
==Career== He gained fame for his role as [[Cast of ER#Main characters|Dr. Michael Gallant]], a character that debuted in the eighth season (2001) of the [[NBC]] medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2002/10/31/what-er-needs-do-survive/ "What ''ER'' needs to do to survive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204012324/https://ew.com/article/2002/10/31/what-er-needs-do-survive/ |date=February 4, 2023 }} by Liane Bonin at [[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]</ref> He left ''ER'' after the 2003–2004 season. In 2004, he went on to star in the short-lived police drama ''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]'' as former [[Chicago Police Department]] Detective John Declan, who transferred to an elite crime unit of the [[Honolulu Police Department]].<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2004/09/24/hawaii/ Hawaii review] by Gillian Flynn at [[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2004/tv/reviews/hawaii-2-1200531476/ Hawaii review] by Brian Lowry at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref> Atkins continued to make guest appearances in both the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons of ''ER'', with his character returning on leave from duty in [[Iraq]] as a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] physician. His character was killed in Iraq at the end of the 2005–2006 season.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/04/01/er_vitals_stat.html "ER vitals, stat!"] by Debra Yeo at [[Toronto Star|www.thestar.com]]</ref> Atkins also portrayed the recurring character Gary Navarro in the series ''[[The 4400]]''. In 2005, Atkins appeared in the TV sitcom ''[[Eve (American TV series)|Eve]]'' as Shelly's boyfriend Grant.
Atkins played Special Agent [[Clinton Jones (White Collar)|Clinton Jones]] in USA Network's ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' from 2009 to 2014.<ref name=WhiteCollarAndBioRef>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2014-01-29-chi-sharif-atkins-white-collar-interview-20140129-story.html "Sharif Atkins finally finds his niche"] by Courtney Crowder and Tribune reporter at [[Chicago Tribune|www.chicagotribune.com]]</ref>
He has appeared as Assistant United States Attorney Rivers in the CBS drama ''[[The Good Wife]]''. In 2009, he appeared in season 4, episode 25 of ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' - "To Hell..." as Sgt. William Hightower. Atkins has also guest-starred in season 8 of ''[[CSI: Miami]]''.
In 2014, he appeared as a [[Nova Corps]] pilot in [[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|''Guardians of the Galaxy'']].<ref>[https://www.marieclaire.com.au/aftermath-netflix-cast-list "Here's Where You've Probably Seen The Cast Of Netflix's 'Aftermath' Before"] at [[Marie Claire#Australia|www.marieclaire.com.au]]</ref>
In 2021, he began a recurring role as Norman 'Boom Boom" Gates in ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi]]'' until the series was cancelled in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/700552/ncis-hawaii-sharif-atkins-new-role-in-apple-tv-series-after-show-cancellation/ |title=NCIS: Hawai'i star Sharif Atkins lands new role months after show's cancellation |last=Bull |first=Megan |date=June 20, 2024 |website=hellomagazine.com |publisher=Hello Magazine |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 1999 | ''[[Light It Up (film)|Light It Up]]'' | Gunman | |- | 2002 | ''The Big Time'' | Joe Royal | |- | 2006 | ''Paved with Good Intentions'' | Rick Balden | |- | 2010 | ''[[Preacher's Kid (film)|Preacher's Kid]]'' | Wynton | |- | 2014 | ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' | Nova Arresting Pilot | |- | 2015 | ''[[Oceanus: Act One]]'' | Sam Jordan | Short film<ref>{{Citation |last=Morris |first=Jeffrey |title=Oceanus: Act One |type=Short, Adventure, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4329362/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |others=Megan Dodds, Sharif Atkins, Bruce Davison |publisher=FutureDude Entertainment}}</ref> |- | 2016 | ''Second Sight'' | Richard | |- | 2018 | data-sort-value="Open House, The" | ''[[The Open House]]'' | Chris | |- | 2021 | data-sort-value="Aftermath (2021 film)" | ''[[Aftermath (2021 film)|Aftermath]]'' | Officer Richardson | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 1998 | rowspan="2"|''[[Early Edition]]'' | Cashier | Episode: "The Fourth Carpathian" |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | Bodyguard | Episode: "Number One with a Bullet" |- | ''[[Turks (TV series)|Turks]]'' | Black Kid | Episode: "Pilot" |- | rowspan="2"|2001 | ''[[That's Life (2000 TV series)|That's Life]]'' | Football Player | Episode: "Something Battered, Something Blue" |- | ''{{sortname|The|District}}'' | Cyrus Sparks | Episode: "The Project" |- | 2001–2006 | ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' | Dr. Michael Gallant | Main role 2001–2004; recurring role 2005–2006 |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]'' | Jordan | Episode: "Standards and Practices" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Big Time|nolink=1}}'' | Joe Royal | TV film |- | 2004 | ''[[Hawaii (TV series)|Hawaii]]'' | John Declan | TV series |- | rowspan="2"|2005–2006 | ''[[Eve (2003 TV series)|Eve]]'' | Grant | Recurring role |- | ''{{sortname|The|4400}}'' | [[List of The 4400 characters#Gary Navarro|Gary Navarro]] | Episodes: "Voices Carry", "The New World", "The Home Front" |- | 2006 | ''[[In Justice]]'' | Ty Furlong | Episode: "Victims" |- | 2007 | ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' | Greg Ogletree | Episode: "Drink the Cup" |- | 2007–2008 | ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numbers]]'' | Clay Porter | Episodes: "Thirteen", "End Game" |- | 2008 | ''[[Raising the Bar (2008 TV series)|Raising the Bar]]'' | Andy Hamilton | Episode: "Shop Till You Drop" |- | rowspan="5"|2009 | ''My Manny'' | Mike | TV series |- | ''[[Cold Case]]'' | James Valentine | Episode: "Officer Down" |- | ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' | William Hightower | Episode: "To Hell... and Back" |- | ''{{sortname|The|New 20s: Episodes 1|nolink=1}}'' | Ralph | TV film |- | ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' | Mathew Sloan | Episode: "Hostile Takeover" |- | 2009–2014 | ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' | [[List of White Collar characters#Clinton Jones|Clinton Jones]] | Main role |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Good Wife}}'' | AUSA Harrison Rivers | Episode: "[[Fleas (The Good Wife)|Fleas]]" |- | 2011 | ''[[Chase (2010 TV series)|Chase]]'' | Mark | Episode: "Roundup" |- | 2012 | ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' | Hayes | Episode: "[[Blowing the Whistle]]" |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' | Calvin Riggs | Episode: "What Lies Beneath"<ref>[https://ew.com/recap/sleepy-hollow-season-2-episode-16/ "'Sleepy Hollow' recap: 'What Lies Beneath'"] by Hillary Busis at [[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]</ref> |- | ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'' | FBI Special Agent Nate Burns | Episode: "Imitation Game" |- | 2016 | ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' | Prosecutor Earl Steadman | Episode: "Quid Pro Ho" |- | 2017 | ''[[SEAL Team (TV series)|SEAL Team]]'' | Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Beau Fuller | Episodes: "The Spinning Wheel" and "The Exchange" |- | 2018 | ''[[The Gifted (American TV series)|The Gifted]]'' | Quinn | Episode: "no Mercy" |- | rowspan="5"|2019 | ''[[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)|Magnum P.I.]]'' | Detective Richard Johnson | Episode: "Dead Inside" |- | ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' | Peter Naylor | 2 episodes |- | data-sort-value="Good Doctor, The" | ''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]'' | Kane Omar | Episode: "Incomplete" |- | data-sort-value="Pearson (TV series)" | ''[[Pearson (TV series)|Pearson]]'' | Mayor Mark Taylor | Episode: "The political wife" |- | data-sort-value="God friended me" | ''[[God Friended Me]]'' | Ben Evans | Episode: "The Dragon Slayer" |- | rowspan="2"|2021 | ''[[Queen of the South (TV series)|Queen of the South]]'' | Captain Eli Gamble | Episode: "Fantasmas" |- | ''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]'' | Victor | Episode: "2100" |- | 2021–2024 | ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi]]'' | Captain Norman 'Boom Boom' Gates | Recurring role |- | 2022 | data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | ''[[The Rookie]]'' | Police Officer | Episode: "Heart Beat" |- | 2024 | data-sort-value="Me" | ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32607270/ Me]'' | Darren Kennedy | Recurring role |- | 2024 | data-sort-value="Chicago Med" | ''[[Chicago Med]]'' | Joe Thomas | Episode: "Bite your tongue" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0040653|name=Sharif Atkins}}
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