Rockmond Dunbar

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Rockmond Dunbar
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Dunbar in 2014
Born (1973-01-11) January 11, 1973 (age 51)
Oakland, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouses
  • Ivy Holmes
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    (m. 2003;div. 2006)​
  • Maya Gilbert
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    (m. 2013)​
Children4

Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Baines on the NBC series Earth 2 , Kenny Chadway on Showtime family drama Soul Food , [1] and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the Fox crime drama Prison Break . He also played Sheriff Eli Roosevelt on the FX Drama series Sons of Anarchy , FBI Agent Dennis Abbott on The Mentalist , [2] FBI Agent Abe Gaines in the Hulu series The Path , and Michael Grant on 9-1-1 . [3]

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Early life and education

Dunbar was born January 11, 1973, [4] in Oakland, California. [5] He attended Oakland Technical High School and attended Morehouse College for one year before moving on to study at the College of Santa Fe and the University of New Mexico. [5] [6]

Career

Television

Dunbar is known for his leading role as Kenny Chadway on the television series Soul Food , and TV Guide named him as one of "Television's 50 Sexiest Stars of All Time". [7] He landed a regular role as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the television series Prison Break . In 2007, Dunbar starred on the short-lived TNT medical drama Heartland . He made a guest appearance on Noah's Arc as himself to give Noah (screenwriter and the main character of the show) some ideas about his movie Fine Art. He also had a recurring role on the UPN series Girlfriends , [1] and is also known for his role as "Pookie" on the television series The Game . He was also a regular on the short-lived FX series Terriers .

Dunbar's other TV credits include guest appearances in Earth 2 , Felicity , The Pretender , Two Guys and a Girl , and North Shore .

In 2011, he joined the cast of FX's show Sons of Anarchy as the new Sheriff of Charming, Eli Roosevelt. In 2013, Dunbar joined the CBS crime drama The Mentalist as FBI agent Dennis Abbott. In 2018, Dunbar joined the cast of 9-1-1 as Michael Grant, leaving in 2021 over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, after his requests for exemptions were denied. [8] In February 2022, it was reported that he has sued the makers of the show, saying he "was denied medical and religious exemptions and faced racial discrimination." [9] In July 25, 2022, it was reported that Dunbar's case of racial misconduct was dismissed as baseless by a judge in a Los Angeles Courtroom, but that Disney/Fox does face some claims from Rockmond Dunbar alleging religious and racial discrimination, retaliation and breach of contract, among other claims. [10]

Film

His film projects include Punks (which debuted at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival), Misery Loves Company, Sick Puppies, Whodunit, Dirty Laundry , All About You , [1] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , and the Tyler Perry-produced film, The Family That Preys .

Other

Dunbar has contributed to the art world through the mixed media exhibit, ARTHERAPY. [11] He posed for the November 2003 issue of Playgirl magazine. [12]

Personal life

From 2003 to 2006, Dunbar was married to Ivy Holmes. [13]

On December 30, 2012, Dunbar became engaged, after dating for a year, to Maya Gilbert, an actress, [14] [15] in Montego Bay, Jamaica. [16] [17]

Dunbar is a member of the Church of Universal Wisdom, whose members are "obligated to avoid medical intervention that introduces disease into the body". [9] [18] His lawsuit against Disney and Fox alleges that their lawyers called his religion "fake" and his beliefs "insincere" in discussions about the Covid-19 vaccination mandate. [19] [20]

According to DNA analysis, Dunbar's ancestry is mainly from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. [21] On his visit to Nigeria, he was given the Yoruba name, Omobowale [22] (a variant form of Omowale) meaning "our son has come home." [23]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Misery Loves CompanyEric Haynes
2000 Punks Darby
2001 All About You Tim
2004Hollywood DivisionDet. Reginald FeifferTV movie
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Mr. Fire
2006 Dirty Laundry Patrick/Sheldon
2008 The Family That Preys Chris
Alien Raiders Kane
Jada Simon
2009 Pastor Brown Amir Rahiem
2011The Truth–Short
2012 A Taste of Romance Danny MarshTV movie
Echo at 11 Oak DriveAbner
Raising IzzieGreg FreemanTV movie
2013DoubtSteve AdamsTV movie
2014More to LoveTerrence
Envy or GreedAnderson ConnellShort
2015Love Is a Four-Letter WordNickTV movie
Curve BallJames
2016FateEnzo FriendShort
2017The Cheaters ClubEric
2018Edge of FearMike Dwyer
City of Lies Dreadlocks
2022Red WinterHarold
TBA One Spoon of Chocolate TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–95 Earth 2 BainesRecurring cast
1996 The Lazarus Man PatterEpisode: "The Penance"
1997 Good News BonzEpisode: "Writing on the Wall" & "A Joyful Noise"
1998 The Wayans Bros. BarryEpisode: "The Son of Marlon"
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place TommyEpisode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Homecoming"
1999 Pacific Blue Tiger BatesEpisode: "Infierno"
The Practice Byron LittleEpisode: "Infected"
The Pretender Joe TaylorEpisode: "Qallupilluit"
Felicity Man on TrainEpisode: "The Depths"
2000 G vs E Sonny RhymesEpisode: "Renunciation"
2000–04 Soul Food Kenny ChadwayMain cast
2003–04 Girlfriends JalenGuest: season 3, recurring cast: season 4
2004 North Shore Agent FernleyEpisode: "Secret Service"
2005 Head Cases Dr. RobinsonRecurring cast
2005–17 Prison Break Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin Main cast: Season 1-2 & 5, recurring cast: Season 4
2007 Heartland Dr. Thomas JonasMain cast
Shark Teddy BanksEpisode: "No Holds Barred"
Grey's Anatomy Sean BrothertonEpisode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"
CSI: Miami James ReillyEpisode: "Guerillas in the Mist"
2009–15 The Game PookieGuest: season 3, recurring cast: season 5–9
2010 Private Practice Jacob DeeverEpisode: "All in the Family"
The Defenders BounceEpisode: "Nevada v. Killa Diz"
Terriers Det. Mark GustafsonMain cast
2011 The Chicago Code Robert TurnerEpisode: "O'Leary's Cow"
The Closer Antwone DeckerEpisode: "Unknown Trouble"
2011–13 Sons of Anarchy Sheriff Eli Roosevelt Recurring cast: season 4–6
2012–13For Richer or PoorerAubreyMain cast
2013–15 The Mentalist FBI Agent Dennis AbbottMain cast: Season 6-7
2016–17 The Path Detective Abe GainesMain cast: season 1–2
2017 Scorpion ScottyRecurring cast: season 3
2018–21 9-1-1 Michael GrantMain cast: season 1–5
2021AftershockLawrence AnsleyRecurring cast
2021–22 The Game Pookie2 episodes
2024 Law & Order Principal SykesEpisode: "Report Card"
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Uncle WillieMiniseries

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