Biography
has recently garnered attention for portraying Dr. Richard Webber on the hit ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" (2005- ). A jack-of-all-trades, Pickens has led an accomplished career on both stage and screen.
Born Oct. 26, 1954 in Cleveland, OH, Pickens pursued acting on the New York stage throughout the 1980's. He performed in a number of important stage productions, including the 25th anniversary production of "A Raisin in the Sun," "Balm and …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Co-starred opposite Queen Latifah in "Just Wright" | |
2007 | Made a guest appearance on the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff "Private Practice" as Dr. Richard Webber | |
2005 | Cast as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" | |
2003 | Cast as attorney Terrance Christianson on NBC's legal drama "The Lyon's Den" with Rob Lowe | |
2002 | Played Keith's (Mathew St. Patrick) domineering father on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" | |
2000 | Appeared in Steven Soderbergh's award winning film "Traffic" | |
1998 | Cast as a series regular on FOX's "The X-Files," playing FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh | |
1998 | Had a recurring role on "The Practice," playing Detective Mike McKrew | |
1998 | Played Angela Bassett's ex-husband, Walter, in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" | |
1996 | Portrayed slain civil rights leader Medgar Evans in the acclaimed Rob Reiner-directed film, "Ghosts of Mississippi" | |
| Had a co-starring role in the TNT film, "A Slight Case of Murder," which starred Adam Arkin and James Cromwell and was written by William. H. Macy | ||
1990 | First big break was a guest spot on "Roseanne," (ABC) which lead to a recurring role | |
1986 | Portrayed Zack Edwards on the daytime soap "Another World" (NBC) | |
1981 | Performed with the historic Negro Ensemble Company in a production of "A Soldier's Play," with Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson | |
Awards
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Grey's Anatomy |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The X-Files |