seth gilliam played father gabriel in the walking dead.
who plays father gabriel in the walking dead?
seth gilliam
gabriel stokes (the walking dead)





















































father gabriel stokes is a fictional character from the comic book series "the walking dead" and is portrayed by seth gilliam in the television series of the same name. he is an episcopal priest from georgia who has isolated himself from the outside world since the beginning of the outbreak, after shutting out the other members of his flock causing their deaths. he is struggling to come to terms with the new reality he faces and his own faith.





















































section::::character background.
gabriel stokes (the walking dead)
in "service," shortly after negan starts asking rick about maggie, and talking about how he'd love to bring her back to the sanctuary, father gabriel sneaks up from behind. negan gets a bit spooked out as gabriel introduces himself and asks if negan would like to pay his respects towards maggie. negan questions maggie's state, in which both gabriel and rick lead him to maggie's "grave." they soon hear a shot, which negan and rick walk towards to investigate. later, rick thanks gabriel for what he did, in which gabriel insists that there's still faith to stop the saviors. rick informs him that there's nothing they can do, in which gabriel states that things can change, giving an example of how they're both friends now, and it didn't use to be that way before. gabriel, along with rick and carl, later witnesses david harassing enid in the streets of alexandria. in "sing me a song," gabriel, spencer, rosita, and eugene get ready to scavenge for the saviors. gabriel insists they all go as a group, which eugene agrees. rosita and eugene end up going to the factory alone, while gabriel and spencer head out on a car. both gabriel and spencer have a discussion, in which spencer asks if hating someone is a sin. spencer then admits to gabriel that he hates rick. gabriel expresses the fact that rick has inspired him, but spencer continues to claim that his family was better at leading alexandria. spencer finally says that he hopes rick doesn't come back alive, which forces gabriel to call him a "tremendous shit." after spencer stops the car, gabriel gets out and heads back to alexandria. in "hearts still beating," gabriel urges rosita to wait on killing negan, insisting to do so much later when everyone has the advantage to take negan on. later, gabriel, along with many other alexandreans, witnesses the deaths of spencer monroe and olivia. that night, gabriel keeps watch while being watched by someone through binoculars.
gabriel stokes (the walking dead)