Titus Welliver has carved out a place for himself as one of TV and film’s most gripping actors, adept at portraying brooding, troubled, sometimes violent characters with nuance and flair. Best known for his contributions to cult series’ like Lost, Sons of Anarchy and Deadwood, and for his recent leading role in the Amazon Prime series Bosch, Welliver’s talents have earned him adoration and acclaim from drama fans around the world.

Growing up in Newhaven, Connecticut, Welliver committed himself to acting early on, graduating from New York University with a degree in drama. Racking up several small roles in TV crime dramas and films in 1990, Welliver made his first major appearance in 1991, appearing alongside Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan in the Jim Morrison biopic The Doors. While his film credits form a notably long list, it’s television that has provided Welliver with his most career-defining moments. Whether it’s playing Silas Adams in mid-00s cult western Deadwood, the deeply enigmatic Man In Black in the highly acclaimed Lost, Irish gangster Jimmy O’Phelan in Sons of Anarchy, or the troubled but accomplished detective Harry Bosch, Welliver has a finely-tuned sense of how to squeeze maximum drama from powerful performances.

Welliver continues to play Bosch while narrating several of the Michael Connelly books on which the series in based, proving that his unique take on intricately dark characters is set to remain popular with audiences for years to come.