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Alma mater | Claflin University (B.A.) City University of New York (M.F.A) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
E. Roger Mitchell (born February 18, 1971) is an American actor. He has had several major roles, including Chaff in Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Detective Sergeant Morris in American Woman (2018), and Paul on The Walking Dead ; as well as television roles on The Shield , One Tree Hill , [1] and as Carlton Pettiway on The Quad . [2]
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Mitchell was born in Miami, Florida. He graduated in 1993 from Claflin University in South Carolina with B.A.s in English and Drama. He was named in the Who's Who Among Americas Colleges and Universities in 1992. Mitchell later studied at Alliance Theatre Professional Actor Internship and earned a Master of Fine Arts from City University of New York's Brooklyn campus in 1999.
Mitchell began his acting career in 1997 with his role in the film Raney. The same year, he went on to play Joseph in the comedy film How I Spent My Summer Vacation . In 2000, he portrayed the character Aaron in the film The Legend of Bagger Vance , featuring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Matt Damon. In 2013, he appeared as Chaff in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire . [3] In 2017, he appeared as Agent Craig McCall in the autobiographical drama film American Made , featuring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemmons, Jayma Mays and Alejandro Edda, which is distributed by Universal Pictures and directed by Doug Liman.
He has also made guest appearances on several television shows, including NCIS , House of Payne , Past Life , Nashville , Drop Dead Diva , The Rickey Smiley Show , Being Mary Jane , Survivor's Remorse , and Powers .[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Raney | Charlie | |
How I Spent My Summer Vacation | Joseph | ||
2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Aaron | |
2001 | Boycott | Bob Phillips | TV movie |
Losing Grace | Chuck | ||
2003 | Kings County | Drury | |
S.W.A.T. | FBI Agent Kirkland | ||
Party Animals | New Boyfriend | Short | |
2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Kalvin | |
Warm Springs | Pete Collier | TV movie | |
2006 | The Last Adam | Surgeon | |
Trust | Myles Rome | ||
Last Sunset | Officer Jones | ||
2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Joe's Criminal Lawyer | |
NY's Dirty Laundry | Mike | ||
2009 | Jordyn & Julia | Tyrone | Short |
The Open Road | TSA Manager | ||
The Driven | Charles Rutherford | Short | |
2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name | William Burgwyn | |
The Crazies | Fire Chief Tom | ||
2011 | World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles | Company Captain | |
Battle | J.T. | ||
Contagion | Driver | ||
2012 | A Smile as Big as the Moon | Principal Tom Keller | TV movie |
Hornet's Nest | Mayor Search | TV movie | |
The Next Day | Jake | ||
Crossing | Henry | Short | |
Flight | Craig Matson | ||
2013 | The Spectacular Now | Doctor | |
John Henry and the Railroad | John Henry | Short | |
The Last Exorcism: God Asks. The Devil Commands | Jeffrey | ||
The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Mr. Williams | TV movie | |
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story | Hospital Doctor | TV movie | |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Chaff | ||
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Linda's Brother | ||
The Echo Construct | Detective Carter Phipps | Short | |
2014 | Need for Speed | Detective #1 | |
Comeback Dad | Marvin | ||
The Equalizer | Lead Investigator | ||
Kill the Messenger | Detective | ||
Selma | Frederick Reese | ||
Line of Sight | GBI agent | TV movie | |
2015 | Captive | Sgt. Teasley | |
Goosebumps | Mayor | ||
Blackhats | Mosis | ||
Curveball | Coach Patterson | ||
Across the Tracks | Daddy | Short | |
2016 | The 5th Wave | White House Spokesman | |
Triple 9 | Smith | ||
Definitely Divorcing | Aaron | ||
Cell | Roscoe | ||
Eternity Hill | Lieutenant Henson | ||
Sully | ATC #1 | ||
2017 | Love by Chance | Frank Moreland | |
2016 | Ross | ||
All Eyez on Me | Tupac's Attorney | ||
American Made | Agent Craig McCall | ||
A Summer's Day | Tony | Short | |
2018 | American Woman | Det. Sergeant Morris | |
A Father's Love | Coach Stevens | Short | |
Invasion | Mims | Short | |
2019 | Full Count | Sheriff Darden | |
2020 | Second Samuel | U.S. Simpson | |
2021 | Favorite Son | Pastor B.C. Wilson | |
The Black Phone | Detective Wright | ||
2022 | Super Turnt | Frank | |
A Jazzman's Blues | Buster | ||
Till | Roy Wilkins | ||
2023 | On a Wing and a Prayer | Brian Norton |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Mama Flora's Family | Charlie (1912) | TV mini series |
2002-06 | The Shield | Lester Hoffman | 2 episodes |
2003 | Threat Matrix | Silo Tech #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
NCIS | M.P | Episode: "Minimum Security" | |
2004 | One Tree Hill | Technician | Episode: "We Might as Well Be Strangers" |
2005 | Surface | Kenny | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
2007 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Police Officer | Episode: "Busted" |
2010 | Past Life | Don | Episode: "Gone Daddy Gone" |
2012 | One Tree Hill | Detective Colvin | 2 episodes |
Coma | Detective Thompson | Episode: "Part Two" | |
Nashville | Billy | Episode: "Someday You'll Call My Name" | |
2013 | The Walking Dead | Paul | 2 episodes |
Drop Dead Diva | Mr. Beaty | Episode: "The Kiss" | |
2014 | The Originals | Kevin | Episode: "The Battle of New Orleans" |
The Rickey Smiley Show | Officer Ray | Episode: "The Defender" | |
Survivor's Remorse | Ferris Murphy | Episode: "The Decisions" | |
2014–15 | Devious Maids | Detective Figueroa | Guest: season 2, recurring cast: season 3 |
2015 | Being Mary Jane | Detective Daniel | Episode: "Freedom" |
Powers | Blue Magma | Episode: "Mickey Rooney Cries No More" | |
Complications | Truck Driver Mark | Episode: "Critical Condition" | |
2016 | Born Again Virgin | - | Episode: "Mama-Pause" |
Saints & Sinners | - | Episode: "Don't Go" | |
Containment | OPS Officer Jim Blake | Episode: "Path to Paradise" | |
2017–18 | The Quad | Carlton Pettiway | Main cast |
2019 | Ambitions | Marvin Barnes | Recurring cast |
Tales | Pastor | Episode: "I Gave You Power" | |
2020 | Terror Lake Drive | Arnez | Recurring cast |
2020-21 | The Oval | Jake Shields | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
Outer Banks | Heyward | Recurring cast | |
2021 | Swagger | Glenn | Episode: "Mano a Mano" |
2022 | Our Kind of People | Detective | Episode: "Just Desserts" |
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