Michael Boatman is an actor and writer best known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as…Michael Boatman is an actor and writer best known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as U.S. Army Specialist 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$$.