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Tramell Tillman
American actor (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tramell Tillman (/trəˈmɛl/ trə-MEL; born June 17, 1985)[1][2][3] is an American actor. He is known for his role as Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022–present), for which he received his first Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2025.
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Early life and education
Tillman was born in Washington, D.C.[1] in June 1985. His mother worked for the U.S. government, his father worked for Amtrak, and he grew up with five older siblings in Largo, Maryland.[1][4][5] He was raised Baptist.[1]
In 2003, he graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland,[6] then enrolled at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans as a pre-med student with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon; however, he did not enjoy it.[5] In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, his parents became concerned for his safety and convinced him to transfer to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.[7] He changed his major at Jackson State,[5] graduating summa cum laude in 2008 with a B.S. in mass communication.[5][8] In 2014, he earned an MFA in acting from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was the first African-American man to graduate from this program.[5]
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Career
Tillman has said that he has always admired acting as an art form, and has credited his mother—who inadvertently gave him his first acting role at the age of 10, when she volunteered to appear in their church's Christmas play and needed someone to play her character's son—with inspiring him to go into acting to overcome his shyness.[9]
Tillman worked in the nonprofit sector for over a decade before pursuing acting professionally, and drew on his own experiences in corporate America for his breakout role as Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022–present).[10] He referred to Milchick as "an amalgamation of colleagues, of former bosses, [and] of caricatures of people" who he worked with during that time.[11]
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Personal life
Tillman has lived in New York City since 2014.[1] He is gay.[1][12]
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theater
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Accolades
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References
External links
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