Sherman Augustus

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Sherman Augustus
Born (1959-01-10) January 10, 1959 (age 65)
Occupation(s)Actor, martial artist, professional football player
Years active1988–present

American football career
Career information
College: Northwestern – St. Paul
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Sherman Augustus (born January 10, 1959) is an American actor, martial artist and former NFL player. He is best known for his roles as Nathaniel Moon in the AMC series Into the Badlands and Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan in season 4 of Stranger Things . Augustus played professional football with the San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings, and previously played college football at Northwestern College in Saint Paul, Minnesota [1] with Jimmy Bridges. [2] [3]

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He is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the martial art of Taekwondo. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Colors Officer Porter
1991 Camp Fear Dancer #1Video
1992 When No One Would Listen Cop #1Television film
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Reggie
1995Digital ManJackson
Rumpelstiltskin John McCabe
1996My Son Is InnocentDet. MendozaTelevision film
Space Marines Rudy
1997Mother Knows BestDale CutlerTelevision film
1999 Virus Richie
Avalon: Beyond the AbyssCaptain Matthew NorrisTelevision film
2000 Bread and Roses Ernest
Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeLimo DriverTelevision film
2001 The Mexican Leroy
Final Jeopardy Mercer WallaceTelevision film
2002 Zig Zag Detective Jonathan Hawke
2003 The Foreigner Mr. Mimms
2006 Thr3e Detective Bill
2008Bad GuysEddie
2009 Logorama Bibendum Mitch (voice)Short
2017The NeighborhoodL.J. Beam
ShardsUncle CharlesShort
2019'Til DeathCurtisShort
2022The AccursedOfficer Green

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Murder, She Wrote Officer RossiEpisode: "A Virtual Murder"
1994 The Nanny DoormanEpisode: "Fran-Lite"
1994–95 Chicago Hope ParamedicRecurring cast: season 1
1996 The Sentinel Earl GainesEpisode: "The Debt"
Viper Lt. Richard GageEpisode: "Condor"
1996–97 Profit Jeffrey SykesMain cast
1999 Star Trek: Voyager Hij'QaEpisode: "Barge of the Dead"
2000 NYPD Blue Larry WatsonEpisode: "These Shoots Are Made for Joaquin"
Touched by an Angel Phillip JacksonEpisode: "Living the Rest of My Life"
Cover Me Jaret WilliamsEpisode: "The Fever Flip"
2001 Philly Leroy StackEpisode: "Loving Sons"
2002–05 The Young and the Restless Detective Hank WeberRegular Cast
2003 Threat Matrix Sal MillerEpisode: "In Plane Sight"
2004 Without a Trace Pete McCannEpisode: "Exposure"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Security ChiefEpisode: "Suckers"
2005 NCIS Captain Daniel LemayEpisode: "Red Cell"
2009 CSI: Miami Lyle DurbinEpisode: "Kill Clause"
2011 The Mentalist Suge LimaEpisode: "Bloodsport"
NCIS: Los Angeles Michael SalehEpisode: "Greed"
2012 Dexter Benjamin CaffreyEpisode: "Helter Skelter"
2013 Legit ProsecutorEpisode: "Justice"
Bones Joe DincoEpisode: "The Blood from the Stones"
Low Winter Sun A.P.A. Tim CurtrightRecurring cast
2015 American Odyssey Frank MacDonaldRecurring cast
2016 Westworld Marshall PruittEpisode: "Dissonance Theory"
2017 Colony FBI SupervisorEpisode: "Eleven.Thirteen"
2017–19 Into the Badlands Nathaniel MoonGuest: season 2, main cast: season 3
2019 Proven Innocent Troy DaltonEpisode: "Acceptable Losses"
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Jack HardinEpisode: "Pride and Prejudice"
ExtractionDavis LawrenceEpisode: "The Seafood Casserole Panacea"
2022 Stranger Things Lt. Colonel Jack SullivanRecurring cast: Season 4
P-Valley Cedric Haynes2 episodes

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References

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