TERRELL TILFORD is a classically-trained actor, recognized for his wide-ranging depth of roles in television and on the stage. He is also a social justice advocate for visual artists and a noted art collector, having owned two art galleries over the past 20+ years.

Having received his MFA from Rutgers University, he has performed a titan of roles on stages from New York to Los Angeles, in award-winning productions as wide-ranging as August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Stickfly, The Curse of Oedipus, Hamlet, Dutchman, 12 Angry Men, Take Me Out at the Geffen Playhouse, Yellowman at The McCarter, The Memorandum at The Guthrie, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and the original cast production of The Exonerated with Tim Robbin’s The Actors’ Gang.

A leading man with character-actor chops, television audiences know him from his performances in select shows: “Single Ladies”, “The Protector”, “One Life to Live” & “Guiding Light”. Recurring: “Switched at Birth”, “24”, “Young & the Restless”, “Soul Food”, “Lincoln Heights”, “Star Trek: Enterprise”, “Shark”, “MDs” & “All of Us”. Guest star: “Agents of SHIELD”, “Supergirl”, “Criminal Minds”, “Castle”, “For The People”, “Cherish The Day”, “NCIS”, “Army Wives”, “Bones”, “CSI:NY”, “The District”, “Girlfriends”, “My Wife & Kids”, & “CSI”, “Half & Half”, “Cosby” and “Coach” among many more.

A graduate of UC Berkeley, Terrell has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award as outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series and has received the LA Drama Critics, NAACP Theatre Award, Garland, LA Stage Alliance & Ovation awards in multiple productions.

Terrell has done double-duty as an actor/producer for over 30 years and has curated over 50 major art exhibitions for over 20 years. He launched his art career with Tilford Art Group, in New York City in 1999 and would later open its flagship location in Los Angeles, in 2003.

In 2015, he rebranded the company as Band of Vices, an art & culture company, which serves as a platform for emerging, mid-career and established “artists that matter”. While their disciplines vary, their approach is fearless, thought-provoking & unapologetic. In 2018, Band of Vices opened its flagship location in the West Adams District of Los Angeles. In 2024, the company would find its new location in the Historic Downtown Los Angeles Arts District. The company is a working partner with the Los Angeles Lakers, a frequent collaborator with The Getty Museum and holds a Creative Director position with Geffen Playhouse.

Terrell holds the distinct pleasure of cover stories for both the New York Times and Los Angeles Times newspapers.

And because he just has so much time on his hands, Terrell is currently completing his first book, DETAINED, which is comprised of three components (literary, theatrical & a visual concept), while preparing for his upcoming TED Talk.

Terrell co-parents his soon-to-be 10 year old daughter with her mother, Victoria Platt. When not acting or curating, the multi-hyphenate creator might be found learning chess, engulfed in science projects or maybe just lounging in the kiddie pool with his inquisitive future boss, Marley…