Charles Dutton

~ CHARLES DUTTON ~

With a career spanning theater, television, and film, Charles S. Dutton is one of the few actors to earn Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the same role. Best known for his performance in the title role of the FOX comedy-drama "Roc," Dutton was most recently seen starring in the critically acclaimed Showtime original feature "Blind Faith." which made its' debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Dutton also recently starred in the Miramax/Dimension Films' thriller "Mimic," opposite Mira Sorvino. This past summer, he made his directorial debut in "First Time Felon," an HBO Original Picture that garnered some of the network's highest ratings.

Dutton earned a B.A. from Towson State University and became active in Baltimore Theater where he performed in such plays as "The Blacks," "The Great White Hope," "Of Mice and Men," "Detective Story" and world premiere of Eugene lonesco's "Man With Bags." Later he was accepted to Yale Drama School where his roles included "Othello," "King Lear" and "Ball." At Yale, he began working with playwrite August Wilson and director Lloyd Richards, who became friends and mentors.

After graduation, Dutton moved to New York City, where his relationships with Wilson and Richards led to work white the Yale Repertory Theater, and he later made his Broadway debut in Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Piano Lesson," for which he received his second Tony Award nomination. He would later receive both Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations in the CBS' Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of the play.

Dutton's film credits include Spike Lee's "Get on the Bus", "A Time to Kill," "No Mercy," "Jackknife," "Crocodile Dundee II,," and "Q&A." Dutton also starred in "Mississippi Masala," "Alien 3," "The Distinguished Gentleman," and "Menace 11 Society," as well as "Rudy," "Surviving the Game," "Low Down Dirty Shame," "Cry the Beloved Country," and "Nick of Time."

On television, Dutton starred and executive-produced "Roc," earnin- two Image Award nominations and winning the Award for Lead Actor in 199-' ). He also starred with Jack Lemmon in the Emmy Award winning mini-series "The Murder of May Phagan." Dutton also served as executive-producer of the HBO Limited Series, "Laurel Avenue." He has starred in Nickelodeon's "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" as well as "Zooman" for Showtime's "Center Pieces" for the cable industry's "Voices Against Violence." Recently, he has completed work on "Jack Reed, Ill & IV," directed by Brian Dennehy for NBC.

Furthermore, Dutton has kicked off "Safe Schools, Successful Students Week" in Baltimore, Maryland with Mayor Schmoke and Superintendent of Schools Amprey. Dutton has delivered several keynote addresses at major universities and was honorary doctor of humane letters from Towson State University.

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