Michael Boatman is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as 101st Airborne soldier Motown in the Vietnam War movie Hamburger Hill and as sports agent Stanley Babson in the HBO sitcom Arli$$. He also starred in The Good Fight, the Paramount+ spinoff of The Good Wife, Instant Mom, and The Jackie Thomas Show as well as guest-starring on Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Ghosts, Madame Secretary, Anger Management and countless other shows.