'The Walking Dead': Exclusive first photo of Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as new character Bob Stookey

insidetv.ew ^ | Jul 17, 2013 at 12:15PM | by Dalton Ross

[virgil283]

Spoilers Ahead*** "A lot of familiar faces did not make it out of last season of The Walking Dead alive. But reinforcements are on the way. Not only have newcomers like . ......"

[virgil283]

"Tyreese and sister Sasha joined the survivors at the prison for season 4, but there will be a fresh new face as well. The name attached to that face is Bob Stookey, a character from both The Walking Dead comic book and The Road to Woodbury novelPlayed by Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (The Wire), the TV version of Stookey is a former Army medic. But unlike the comic version, this Stookey does not hail from Woodbury. Instead, he is found by Daryl Dixon about a week before events pick up in season 4. “His backstory is not entirely the same as in the comic and the novel,” explains new showrunner Scott M. Gimple. “I think he’s seen things go bad over and over, and winding up in this stable place doesn’t shake him from his experience. He struggles with that.”

“You can see there’s something deeper and darker that’s going on with this character, just from the first episode,” says Gilliard. “We don’t really know what it is. We just know he’s got some issues that he’s dealing with.”

I’d have issues too if I was trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse, but it seems Stookey is indeed “haunted” by his past, according to Gimple ....."

Bob Stookey: "The Wire" star Lawrence Gillard Jr.,

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[cripplecreek]

Sure looks like they’re going to find some kind of military encampment or vice versa.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Did Gilliard’s father used to play the private detective on Matlock?

[Captainpaintball]

I think that was Clarence Gillyard Jr. From Walker Texas Ranger, too.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for the clarification. I never watch Texas Ranger, so I didn’t know what happened to him. I always enjoyed his work on Matlock.

[VRW Conspirator]

Instead, he is found by Daryl Dixon about a week before events pick up in season 4.

Bump

[TennTuxedo]

Saw the season 4 trailer.

[virgil283]

Saw the season 4 trailer....yes wasn't it good ??

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[virgil283]

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[JerseyDvl]

Tyreese was also in ‘the wire’, another great show that is off the air after a 6 season run.

[TennTuxedo]

Lot’s of new characters, new story lines, higher budget, changes in walker behavior.

[TennTuxedo]

The Walking Dead Season 4 Trailer

[Thorliveshere]

So excited! I see some elements straight from the comics.

I laughed at the scene with the car backed up over the zombie bodies, spewing out gore from the back.

[sheana]

I was watching Blade II yesterday while waiting for something else to come on and yelled to Hubby......look it’s Darrell!
First time I have noticed him in something else. lol

[ConjunctionJunction]

Scud!

[Doomonyou]

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