Biography

Sharif Atkins

by Monika Bhatt,

Sharif Atkins is an American actor of American nationality, nest known for the portrayal of Clinton Jones in White Collar and Dr. Michael Grant in ER. He was born on the 29th of January, 1975 and owing to the success if this actor in the field of acting, his bio and details about his career are searched by his fans and critics around the world.

Sharif was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was enrolled in the Northwestern University from where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in speech/theatre. He was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He started his rise to fame with the appearance as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER, a NBC Universal Television medical drama. After leaving the show on 2004, he started his endeavors of acting as Detective John Declan in the Hawaii. He again continued to act in ER on the 2004-2005 as well as the 2005-2006 season and left shortly afterwards. He appeared next as Gary Navarro in The 4400 as a telepath.

Atkins also portrayed the role of Special Agent Clinton Jones in White Collar, a USA Network’s criminal series. He portrayed from 2009 to the year 2014. The Good Wife portrayed him as Assistant United States Attorney Rivers and appeared also in one episode of Criminal Minds. His other appearances include acting in CSI: Miami, The District, Arliss, Turks, Early Edition, Eve, Close to Home, Cold Case, The Good Wife, Numbers, Raising the Bar, House, Chase, Sleepy Hollow and most recently in Rizzoli and Isles. His film appearances include Light It Up, Something for Nothing, Oceanous, The Hypnotist, Privacy Policy, Preacher’s Kid, Guardians of the Galaxy, Paved With Good Intentions and many more.

As far as the personal life of Atkins is concerned, it has been known that he has been married since a long time. The couple had been in an affair for almost three years before Atkins proposed to her in a public ceremony. He did so on the 1st of May on 2014 in a fundraising benefit in New York City. Her spouse is named Bethany Lynn Hotchkiss and she publicly accepted the proposal put forward by him and they were engaged there and then. The couple got married a few months later in a private ceremony without disclosing the date of their marriage. They have been together since and do not have any problems between them. They certainly do not seem to be moving towards divorce and have no children yet. 

Atkins has managed to thrill his fans with a height of 6 feet and 1 inch and a net worth of 2 million dollars. His actual salary however, is not available.