Biography
Though he seemed destined to spend his life going in and out of prison, actor Charles S. Dutton managed to turn himself around to become an acclaimed and award-winning performer who excelled both on stage and on screen. Dutton first won fame for his Tony-nominated performance in August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1985) while broadening his appeal with a memorable supporting turn in "Crocodile Dundee II" (1988). But it was his starring …
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Career Milestones
| Performed stand-up comedy with partner Reg E. Cathy in New York | ||
| While incarcerated, founded theater workshops | ||
1984 | Professional stage acting debut in Broadway's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"; received Tony Award nomination | |
1986 | Feature film debut, "No Mercy" | |
1988 | played a killer in the NBC miniseries, "The Murder of Mary Phagan," opposite Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey | |
1990 | Starred on Broadway in August Wilson's play "The Piano Lesson" | |
1991 | Formed Roc Productions to develop and produce film and TV projects | |
1991 | Played a Baltimore garbageman in the FOX sitcom, "Roc" (his real nickname); executive produced the final season (1993-1994) | |
1992 | Co-starred with Sigourney Weaver in "Alien3"; directed by David Fincher | |
1993 | Debuted as an executive producer on HBO's "Laurel Avenue" | |
1993 | Had a memorable role in "Rudy," starring Sean Astin | |
1994 | Co-starred in Keenen Ivory Wayans' "A Low Down Dirty Shame" | |
1995 | Co-starred in the feature remake of "Cry, the Beloved Country" | |
1995 | Earned critical praise for reprising his stage role in the CBS adaptation of "The Piano Lesson"; earned an Emmy nomination | |
1996 | Joined an ensemble cast for Spike Lee's "Get on the Bus," about a group traveling to the Million Man March in Washington, DC | |
1996 | Portrayed the local sheriff in the film adaptation of John Grisham's novel "A Time to Kill" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the thriller "Mimic" | |
1997 | Made directorial debut with the HBO film, "First Time Felon" | |
1998 | Garnered praise for his turn as a righteous policeman whose son is accused of murder in "Blind Faith" (Showtime); released theatrically in 1999 | |
1998 | Guest-starred on HBO's prison drama "Oz" as a government official investigating a riot and murder; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor | |
1999 | Offered a terrific turn as the caretaker for a family of Southern eccentrics in the Robert Altman-directed, "Cookie's Fortune" | |
1999 | Played the civil rights advocate and minister in the NBC miniseries "The 60's" | |
2000 | Directed the acclaimed HBO miniseries "The Corner" | |
2000 | Portrayed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in the HBO biopic "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" | |
2000 | Starred as a desperate man who holds a jury hostage in the TNT movie "Deadlocked" | |
2002 | Co-starred in the Showtime true-life drama, "Conviction" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Andre Braugher in the Showtime feature, "10,000 Black Men Named George" | |
2003 | Had a memorable role on CBS's "Without A Trace"; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor | |
2003 | Played Halle Berry's ill-fated husband in the horror thriller, "Gothika" | |
2004 | Co-starred with Johnny Depp in "The Secret Window"; directed by David Koepp | |
2004 | Directed and starred in the film, "Against the Ropes," starring Meg Ryan as female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen | |
2005 | Co-starred in the short-lived CBS science fiction series, "Threshold" | |
2005 | Had a recurring role on season two of Showtime's "The L Word" as Dr. Benjamin Bradshaw | |
2006 | Appeared on "Sleeper Cell: American Terror" as the father of undercover FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed; also directed episodes; earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America | |
2006 | Guest starred on the FOX series, "House M.D.," as the father of Doctor Eric Foreman (Omar Epps) | |
2007 | Joined an ensemble cast for John Sayles' "Honeydripper" | |
2009 | Played an acting teacher in the feature remake of "Fame" | |
2010 | Co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller, "Legion" | |
Awards
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Piano Lesson |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Special in The Piano Lesson |
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in Blind Faith |
1999 | Outfest: Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in Blind Faith |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Oz |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Blind Faith |
2000 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in Cookie's Fortune |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing For a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in The Corner |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Practice |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Without A Trace |
2006 | Directors Guild of America Award for Movies For Television and Mini-Series in Sleeper Cell |