(BLACK PR WIRE) (October 18, 2008) From his portrayal of the iconic role of ‘Preach’ in Cooley High to the stern but lovable ‘Colonel Taylor’ on the hit series A Different World, for five decades Glynn Turman has helped bring to life some of film and television’s most memorable characters. However, it is his recent effort as ‘Alex Sr.’ on the HBO series In Treatment that earned the veteran actor his first Emmy® Award. 

In a category that included Robin Williams, Stanley Tucci, Charles Durning, Robert Morse and Oliver Pratt, Turman’s performance impressed television Academy voters and earned him the Emmy® for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. 

While this is Turman’s first Emmy® nod, the veteran actor, producer, director is no stranger to accolades. He turned in critically-acclaimed performances as Mayor Royce on the HBO series The Wire, which earned him a 2007 ‘Best Supporting Actor’ NAACP Image Award nomination, while his role in the indie feature “Kings of the Evening” won ‘Best Supporting Actor’ honors earlier this year at the San Diego Black Film Festival. 

Currently, Turman is filming the upcoming Screen Gems feature, "Bone Deep," with Matt Dillon (Crash), Idris Elba (Daddy’s Little Girls), Tip “T.I.” Harris (American Gangster) and Chris Brown (Stomp the Yard). Next, he will return to the stage appearing in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, opposite Earl Billings (Thank You For Smoking), Russell Hornsby (Lincoln Heights) and Felton Perry (The West Wing). The play opens October 10 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Theatre in Los Angeles and runs through November 9.