Daniel J. Watts | |
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Born | July 24, 1982 41) North Carolina, U.S. | (age
Education | Elon University (BFA, 2004) |
Occupation | Actor |
Website | www |
Daniel J. Watts (born July 24, 1982, in North Carolina) [1] is an American actor. He received his BFA from the Elon University Musical Theatre Program in 2004. [2] [3] He has served as an artist-in-residence at Arizona State University. [4]
Year | Production | Role | Notes [5] |
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2005 | Among Brothers | Billy | |
2013 | Breakup at a Wedding | Tyrone Clemens | |
2014 | Freedom | Siding Slave 2 | |
2017 | Had She Never Asked Me | Performer | Short film (Writer & Performer) [6] |
2018 | BodyMore | Brandon Upton | Short film [7] |
2020 | Sylvie's Love | The Impressionist | Voice Role |
2020 | Scenes from Sweet Lorraine | James Baldwin | Short film [8] |
Year(s) | Production | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Smash | Dancer | |
2014 | Boardwalk Empire | ||
2015 | Person of Interest | Marcus Young | |
2015 | Broad City | Hot Guy | |
2016 | The Good Wife | Clayton Riggs | |
2016 | Blue Bloods | Adrian Cooke | |
2016 | Vinyl | Hannibal | |
2016 | Odd Mom Out | Ticket Taker | |
2016 | The Night Of | Holding Cell Inmate | |
2016 | Blindspot | Freddy | |
2017 | She's Gotta Have It | Dog #3 | |
2018 | The Deuce | Chauncy | |
2018-19 | The Last O.G. | Felony | |
2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Henry | |
2022 | Werewolf by Night | Barasso | Disney+ television special |
Year(s) | Production | Role(s) | Location | Category |
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2006-07 | The Color Purple | Bobby, Ensemble, Swing | Broadway Theatre | Broadway |
2008-09 | The Little Mermaid | Ensemble | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Broadway |
2009-11 | Memphis | Ensemble | Shubert Theatre | Broadway |
2010-11 | In the Heights | Ensemble | Richard Rodgers Theatre | Broadway |
2012 | Ghost The Musical | Ensemble, Understudy | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Broadway |
2013-14 | After Midnight | Ensemble, Understudy | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | Broadway |
2014-15 | Motown: The Musical | Ensemble | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Broadway |
2015 | Whorl Inside a Loop | Flex | Second Stage Theatre | Off-Broadway [9] |
2015-16 | Hamilton | Samuel Seabury, Ensemble | Richard Rodgers Theatre | Broadway |
2016 | The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World | Black Man with Watermelon | Signature Theatre | Off-Broadway [10] |
2017 | Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole | Sammy Davis Jr. | Malvern PA, People's Light Theatre | Regional [11] |
2019 | Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole | Sammy Davis Jr. | Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse | Regional [12] |
2019–present | Tina | Ike Turner | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Broadway |
2021 | The Jam: Only Child | Writer & Performer | Signature Theatre | Off-Broadway (streaming) [13] |
2021 | The Last of the Love Letters | Actor | Atlantic Theater Company | Off-Broadway [14] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Barrymore Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical | Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole | Won | [15] |
2020 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured in a Musical | Tina | Won | [16] |
2020 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Nominated | [17] |
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