Pooch Hall

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Pooch Hall
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Hall at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival
Born
Marion H. Hall, Jr.

(1976-02-08) February 8, 1976 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1990present
Spouse
Linda Hall
(m. 1997)
Children4

Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976) [1] is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom The Game , and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom . He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan .

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Hall portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2016 sports biography film Chuck , about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout.

Early life

Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for boxing. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he first began acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company. [2]

Career

Hall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 Lift. That same year, he appeared in Blue Hill Avenue . In 2003, he served as co-host for The N reality series Girls v. Boys . In 2005, he portrayed Ty'ree in the miniseries Miracle's Boys . The following year, he won the role of Derwin Davis on The Game . He was featured as Chrisette Michele's love interest in her music video "What You Do".

Hall had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose during its 2009–2010 season. He replaced Cory Hardrict (the husband of Tia Mowry, his co-star from The Game). In an interview on The Tom Joyner Morning Show , Hall clarified details about his departure from the series The Game. "My contract came up, I promise you. We negotiated, and we couldn't come up with a number. So my team said we're going to send you out [to auditions]". Hall said the Showtime series Ray Donovan knew about his commitment to BET, but it took so long to respond to his agents; however, he continued to move forward with his new projects. "I never did quit the show," Hall said. "When The Game got canceled, I was offered another job and I booked Ray Donovan the next day."[ citation needed ] Hall made a guest appearance for the sixth season in one episode "The Blueprint" and in the series finale.

On September 18, 2015, he was cast in A Dog's Purpose . [3]

Personal life

Hall met his wife Linda in 1996 when she was a freshman in college. [2] They married in 1999. [4] They have four children. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001LiftDerek
Blue Hill Avenue Billy "Schlep Rock" Brown
Bad LightMannyShort
2003A Tale of Two PizzasEugene
ScratchJayShort
2004 Black Cloud Rocket Ray Tracey
Beacon HillMichael Cannon
Christmas at Water's Edge TreTV movie
2005The Food Chain: A Hollywood ScarytaleChad PraterShort
2006 Hood of Horror Sod
Blind Dating Jay
2008Courtroom KOrangelo TellTV movie
2009Xtra CreditShawn HadleyTV movie
2010 Stomp the Yard: Homecoming Dane
2011 Jumping the Broom Ricky
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Gary Previn
2015 Carter High Coach Vonner
My First LoveOmarVideo
2016 Chuck Muhammad Ali
Mango & GuavaCoachShort
2017 A Dog's Purpose Al
But Deliver Us from EvilPete Johnson
The RunnerTerrence Lowe
2019All the Way with YouKeith
2021 Cherry Sgt. Whomever
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Daryll
2023A Nashville LegacyDamienTV movie
AlarmedSean Davidson
2024 Murder Company Coolidge

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Division D.J.Episode: "Play Ball"
Without a Trace LionelEpisode: "The Season"
2005 Miracle's Boys TyreeMain cast
2006 Heist LucasEpisode: "Strife"
Pepper Dennis GarfieldRecurring role
2006–15 The Game Derwin Davis Main role: Seasons 1-5, guest: Seasons 6 & 9.
2007 Girlfriends Derwin DavisEpisode: "It's Been Determined"
2009–10 Accidentally on Purpose RyanRecurring role
2011–16 Suits Jimmy KirkwoodRecurring role: Seasons 1-5
2012 Royal Pains JJ SmallEpisode: "Business & Pleasure"
Warehouse 13 Cody BellEpisode: "Second Chance"
2013 How to Live with Your Parents RyanEpisode: "How to Fix Up Your Ex"
Necessary Roughness Blake BridgesEpisode: "Sucker Punch"
2013–20 Ray Donovan Daryll DonovanMain role
2016 Hell's Kitchen HimselfGuest diner; Episode: "Surf Riding & Turf Fighting"
2017 Criminal Minds FBI Trainee ClarkEpisode: "Profiling 202"
2018 Unsolved Frank AlexanderEpisode: "Nobody Talks"
2021 The Game Derwin DavisRecurring role
2022–2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime Dante ScottSeason 3
2022 I Got a Story to Tell CharlesEpisode: "The Following of Angela Whitaker"
2025 The Family Business: New Orleans FloydSeries regular

References

  1. 1 2 "Pooch Hall". iconmann.com. June 18, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Q & A With the Lovely Linda AKA Pooch Hall's Wife". What About Mommy's. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. Lincoln, Ross A. (September 18, 2015). "Pooch Hall Joins 'A Dog's Purpose', Doug McKeon Will Run with 'LBJ'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. "Pooch Hall's Wife Launches 'Inclusion Clubhouse' to Support Families with Special Needs". BCKOnline.com. Black Celebrity Kids, Inc. July 28, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2017.