Dorian Missick | |
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Born | Dorian Crossmond Missick January 15, 1976 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse |
Dorian Crossmond Missick [1] (born January 15, 1976) [2] is an American actor known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees (2006) and for voicing Victor Vance in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories . He is also known for his starring role in the film Premium (2006) and his supporting roles in films such as The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Lucky Number Slevin (2006).
Missick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey. [3]
During his first acting class, casting agents were casting for a Coca-Cola commercial, and they decided that Missick was right for the part. He was later cast in a small role on In the Heat of the Night (1990), playing a young fisherman. [3]
In the summer of 1996, Missick joined the Jazz Actors, a theater company in Harlem, where he studied under Ernie McClintock, whose jazz-influenced style strongly impacted Missick's in turn. After the company dispersed, Missick joined NITE Star, an educational company whose primary focus was to educate young teens on AIDS awareness and building an understanding towards alternative lifestyles. During his time with NITE Star, Missick met actress Kerry Washington (who was also involved with the company) and gained a steady income from commercials, averaging around seven nationals a year.[ citation needed ]
In 2002, Missick made his professional acting debut in Two Weeks Notice , playing Tony, Hugh Grant's right-hand man/limo driver. His exposure from that role led to parts in TV shows including NYPD Blue , Law & Order , Now and Again , and Buffy the Vampire Slayer , as well as small roles in movies such as Undermind , 50 Ways to Leave a Lover, A Message from Pops, Freedomland , and Two Guns. He auditioned for the role of Antwone Quenton 'Fish' Fisher in Antwone Fisher ; he was not cast, but his meeting with Denzel Washington later led to a role in The Manchurian Candidate . Soon after, Missick got a role playing Elvis in Lucky Number Slevin , and soon afterward landed his first leading role in Premium alongside Zoe Saldana. [3]
In 2018, he had a recurring role in the second season of the Netflix and Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage . Missick portrayed Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, an ex-con previously locked up by Misty Knight, who is played by his real-life wife and series regular Simone Missick. [4] In July 2018, he joined the main cast of the CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story as Sam. [5]
Missick married his wife, actress Simone Missick, in February 2012. [6] In 2009, he met Simone during an audition, where they first crossed paths. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Two Way Crossing | Leon | |
2000 | 3D | Jeff Sellers | Short |
Shaft | Young Man | ||
2002 | Two Weeks Notice | Tony | |
2003 | Crime Partners | James Brown | |
Undermind | Train Rapper | ||
2004 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover | Rob | |
The Manchurian Candidate | Owens | ||
Chameleon | Charlie | Short | |
2005 | Two Guns | - | Video |
A Message from Pops | Son | Short | |
2006 | Freedomland | Jason Council | |
Lucky Number Slevin | Elvis | ||
Premium | Cool | ||
2007 | Mama's Boy | Mitch | |
2008 | Love Me Through It | Acting Coach | Video |
Jury of Our Peers | Dashawn | ||
Rachel Getting Married | Rehearsal Dinner Guest | ||
Broken | Max | Short | |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Bobby | |
Mooz-lum | Professor Jamal | ||
Three Blind Mice | Travis Mitchell | Short | |
2011 | Grace | - | Short |
2013 | Big Words | John | |
Things Never Said | Steve | ||
2014 | One Roll | Lester | Short |
Deliver Us from Evil | Gordon | ||
Annie | Annie's 'Dad' | ||
2015 | The Summoning | Wayne | |
Black Card | Leonard | Short | |
2016 | 9 Rides | Driver | |
2018 | Monster | Asa Briggs | |
As Evil Does | Dominic | ||
Jinn | David | ||
Brian Banks | Officer Mick Randolph | ||
2019 | #Truth | Stewart Cooper | |
Paper Friends | Carson | ||
About The People | The Preacher | Short | |
2023 | The Burial | Reggie Douglas | |
2024 | Shirley | Ron Dellums |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Young Fisherman | Episode: "An Angry Woman" |
2000 | Now and Again | Marlin | Episode: "Boy Wonder" |
2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leon Tate | Episode: "Rooftop" |
Philly | Dorian's Crony | Episode: "Blown Away" | |
NYPD Blue | Gerald Winters | Episode: "Hit the Road, Clark" | |
Law & Order | Henry Williams | Episode: "A Losing Season" | |
2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Police Officer | Episode: "Empty Places" |
2004 | Law & Order | Ronald Duggan a.k.a. Slug | Episodes "Can I Get a Witness" |
CSI: NY | Jayden Prince | Episode: "Grand Master" | |
2006 | Conviction | Frank Jeffers | Episode: "180.80" & "Hostage" |
2006–07 | Six Degrees | Damian Henry | Main Cast |
2008 | Numb3rs | Derek Raines | Episode: "Pay to Play" |
2009 | Raising the Bar | Sylvester 'Slice' Walters | Episode: "Trust Me" |
Bones | Owen Thiel | Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" | |
2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Pony Joe | Episode: "So" |
2011 | The Cape | Marty Voyt | Main Cast |
2012–13 | Southland | Detective Ruben Robinson | Recurring Cast: Season 4–5 |
Lenox Avenue | Sellars | Main Cast | |
2012–15 | Haven | Tommy Bowen | Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 5 |
2014 | Being Mary Jane | Detective Cedric Rawlins | Episode: "Hindsight Is 20/40" |
Rake | Blake | Episode: "50 Shades of Gay" | |
2015 | Better Call Saul | Detective Dunst | Episode: "Nacho" & "Hero" |
The Good Wife | Brett Tatro | Episode: "Don't Fail" | |
The Brink | Agent | Episode: "I'll Never Be Batman" & "Swim, Shmuley, Swim" | |
2016 | Zoe Ever After | Gemini Moon | Main Cast |
Lucifer | Will Flemming | Episode: "St. Lucifer" | |
Elementary | Glibride/Agent Whitlock | Episode: "To Catch a Predator Predator" & "It Serves You Right to Suffer" | |
2016–17 | Animal Kingdom | Patrick Fischer | Recurring Cast: Season 1–2 |
2018 | Unsolved | Scott Shephard | Episode: "Nobody Talks" |
Luke Cage | Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2018–19 | Tell Me a Story | Sam Reynolds | Main Cast: Season 1 |
2020 | Soul City | Andrew | Episode: "Pillowshop" |
2020–21 | For Life | Jamal Bishop | Main Cast |
All Rise | DJ Tailwind Turner | Guest Cast: Season 1–2 | |
2021 | Rebel | Rick | Episode: "The Right Thing" & "Heart Burned" |
Year | Song | Artist | Role |
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1994 | "Ease My Mind" | Arrested Development | Guy in Car |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Crime Life: Gang Wars | (voice) | |
2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Victor 'Vic' Vance (voice) |
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