E. Roger Mitchell

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E. Roger Mitchell
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Mitchell at Motor City Comic Con in 2015
Born (1971-02-18) February 18, 1971 (age 54)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Claflin University (B.A.)
City University of New York (M.F.A)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–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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Early life

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.

Career

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 ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997RaneyCharlie
How I Spent My Summer Vacation Joseph
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Aaron
2001 Boycott Bob PhillipsTV movie
Losing GraceChuck
2003Kings CountyDrury
S.W.A.T. FBI Agent Kirkland
Party AnimalsNew BoyfriendShort
2005 Diary of a Mad Black Woman Kalvin
Warm Springs Pete CollierTV movie
2006The Last AdamSurgeon
TrustMyles Rome
Last SunsetOfficer Jones
2007 Daddy's Little Girls Joe's Criminal Lawyer
NY's Dirty LaundryMike
2009Jordyn & JuliaTyroneShort
The Open Road TSA Manager
The DrivenCharles RutherfordShort
2010 Blood Done Sign My Name William Burgwyn
The Crazies Fire Chief Tom
2011 World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles Company Captain
BattleJ.T.
Contagion Driver
2012 A Smile as Big as the Moon Principal Tom KellerTV movie
Hornet's NestMayor SearchTV movie
The Next DayJake
CrossingHenryShort
Flight Craig Matson
2013 The Spectacular Now Doctor
John Henry and the RailroadJohn HenryShort
The Last Exorcism: God Asks. The Devil CommandsJeffrey
The Watsons Go to BirminghamMr. WilliamsTV movie
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Hospital DoctorTV movie
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Chaff
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Linda's Brother
The Echo ConstructDetective Carter PhippsShort
2014 Need for Speed Detective #1
Comeback DadMarvin
The Equalizer FBI Agent Mosley, The Lead Investigator
Kill the Messenger Detective
Selma Frederick Reese
Line of SightGBI AgentTV movie
2015 Captive Sergeant Teasley
Goosebumps The Mayor
BlackhatsMosis
CurveballCoach Patterson
Across the TracksDaddyShort
2016 The 5th Wave White House Spokesman
Triple 9 Smith
Definitely DivorcingAaron
Cell Roscoe
Eternity HillLieutenant Henson
Sully ATC #1
2017Love by ChanceFrank Moreland
2016Ross
All Eyez on Me Tupac's Attorney
American Made Agent Craig McCall
A Summer's DayTonyShort
2018 American Woman Detective Sergeant Morris
A Father's LoveCoach StevensShort
InvasionMimsShort
2019Full CountSheriff Darden
2020Second SamuelU.S. Simpson
2021Favorite SonPastor B.C. Wilson
The Black Phone Detective Wright
2022Super TurntFrank
A Jazzman's Blues Buster
Till Roy Wilkins
2023 On a Wing and a Prayer Brian Norton

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Mama Flora's Family Charlie (1912)TV mini series
2002-2006 The Shield Lester Hoffman2 episodes
2003 Threat Matrix Silo Tech #2Episode: "Pilot"
NCIS M.PEpisode: "Minimum Security"
2004 One Tree Hill TechnicianEpisode: "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
2005 Surface KennyEpisode: "Episode #1.4"
2007 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Police OfficerEpisode: "Busted"
2010 Past Life DonEpisode: "Gone Daddy Gone"
2012 One Tree Hill Detective Colvin2 episodes
Coma Detective ThompsonEpisode: "Part Two"
Nashville BillyEpisode: "Someday You'll Call My Name"
2013 The Walking Dead Paul2 episodes
Drop Dead Diva Mr. BeatyEpisode: "The Kiss"
2014 The Originals KevinEpisode: "The Battle of New Orleans"
The Rickey Smiley Show Officer RayEpisode: "The Defender"
Survivor's Remorse Ferris MurphyEpisode: "The Decisions"
2014–2015 Devious Maids Detective FigueroaGuest: season 2, recurring cast: season 3
2015 Being Mary Jane Detective DanielEpisode: "Freedom"
Powers Blue MagmaEpisode: "Mickey Rooney Cries No More"
Complications Truck Driver MarkEpisode: "Critical Condition"
2016 Born Again Virgin -Episode: "Mama-Pause"
Saints & Sinners -Episode: "Don't Go"
Containment OPS Officer Jim BlakeEpisode: "Path to Paradise"
2017–2018 The Quad Carlton PettiwayMain cast
2019 Ambitions Marvin BarnesRecurring cast
Tales PastorEpisode: "I Gave You Power"
2020 Terror Lake Drive ArnezRecurring cast
2020-2021 The Oval Jake ShieldsRecurring cast: season 1-2
Outer Banks HeywardRecurring cast
2021 Swagger GlennEpisode: "Mano a Mano"
2022 Our Kind of People DetectiveEpisode: "Just Desserts"

References

  1. ↑ Rosenfeld, Laura. "'The Quad' Cast Can Do It All".
  2. ↑ "E. Roger Mitchell". TVGuide.com.
  3. ↑ "E. Roger Mitchell Cast as Chaff in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'". www.hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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