Darrell Britt-Gibson | |
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![]() Britt-Gibson at the Miami International Film Festival in October 2016 | |
Born | Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson is an American actor, known for his role as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series The Wire . He has also appeared on the Showtime series Californication , the Starz series Power , the FX series You're the Worst , and the HBO series Barry and We Own This City . He has also starred in the films Keanu (2016), 20th Century Women (2016), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
Britt-Gibson was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the son of author and journalist Donna Britt and her first husband, Greg Gibson. [1] Britt-Gibson has one older brother, Justin Britt-Gibson, a screenwriter, [2] [3] and one younger half-brother, Skye Merida, from his mother's remarriage to newspaper editor Kevin Merida. He attended Hampton University and thereafter transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied theater. [4]
Britt-Gibson made his acting debut in the recurring role of Darius "O-Dog" Hill on HBO's crime drama television series The Wire , starring in 8 episodes from 2006 to 2008. [1] He then appeared in the film Toe to Toe (2009) as Leron, and 2 episodes of the web series Monday Wednesday Friday, also writing one of the episodes in which he starred. [5] He has also guest starred in episodes of many television series, such as Southland , Shameless , The Bridge , and Major Crimes .
In 2014, Britt-Gibson had recurring roles on the series Californication as Darrell, Power as Rolla, and You're the Worst as Shitstain. Britt-Gibson was cast in the pilot of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City in the role of Diver Hawkes, but was subsequently recast after the pilot was ordered to series. [6] In 2016, he co-starred in the comedy film Keanu , portraying the role of Trunk. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Toe to Toe | Leron | |
2012 | Man vs. Automated Phone System | Man | Short film; also producer |
2013 | "Brotherman" | Brotherman | Short film shot on location in Watts, Los Angeles |
2013 | W.M.D. | Other Guy | |
2014 | Squatters | Teen #2 | |
2016 | Soy Nero | Private Compton | |
Keanu | Trunk | ||
20th Century Women | Julian | Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | |
2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Jerome | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble |
2018 | The Unicorn | Charlie | |
2019 | Just Mercy | Darnell Houston | |
2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Bobby Rush | |
Silk Road | Rayford | ||
Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Martin P. Franklin | ||
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Martin P. Franklin | ||
2024 | She Taught Love | Frank Cooper | also screenwriter |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2008 | The Wire | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | 8 episodes |
2011 | Monday Wednesday Friday | Darrell | 2 episodes; also writer |
2012 | Southland | Kid | Episode: "God's Work" |
2013 | Shameless | Nick | Episode: "Cascading Failures" |
2013 | Uproxx Video | Lenny Bailor | 3 episodes |
2013 | The Bridge | Waiter | Episode: "The Beetle" |
2013 | Major Crimes | Shorty Wallace | Episode: "Risk Assessment" |
2014 | Californication | Darrell | 6 episodes |
2014 | Power | Rolla | 4 episodes |
2014–2017 | You're the Worst | Dale "Shitstain" | 17 episodes |
2017 | Powerless | Anton | Episode: "Cold Season" |
2018–2023 | Barry | Jermaine | 16 episodes |
2022 | We Own This City | Jemell Rayam | 6 episodes |