Biography
The Ohio native was a promising black American stage actor, when he first gained national prominence as the smooth-talking, carefree younger brother of Charles S. Dutton's titular character in "Roc" (Fox, 1991-94). Having moved to NYC after working for a season at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Carroll honed his craft performing Shakespeare for high school students before being cast in his acclaimed breakthrough role in August Wilson's …
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Career Milestones
| Began acting in the sixth grade at Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts | ||
| Cast in supporting part of a news anchor in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Welcome to New York" | ||
| Joined the New York Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare on Broadway program; appeared in such classics as "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", "As You Like It", "Richard III", and "Henry IV, Part I", under the direction of Estelle Parsons, before NYC high school students | ||
| Moved to New York City | ||
| Worked for a season with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis after college | ||
1987 | Originated the role of Lymon in the Yale Repertory Theatre production of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" | |
1989 | Made TV-movie debut in "Money, Power, Murder" (aka "Dead Air") | |
1989 | Made feature debut in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" | |
1989 | Played Lymon in the Broadway production of "The Piano Lesson"; received Tony nomination | |
1990 | First TV series appearance on "Law & Order" (NBC) | |
1991 | Cast as Joey Emerson, the younger brother of the protagonist in the Fox sitcom "Roc" | |
1996 | Joined regular cast of the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope"; portrayed surgeon Dr. Keith Wilkes until the show's cancellation in 2000 | |
1999 | Had featured role as a drug dealing tough in "Best Laid Plans" | |
2000 | Appeared in the feature comedy "The Ladies Man" | |
2001 | Directed and played leading role of Boy Willie in Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" produced at Cincinnati's The Children's Theatre | |
2001 | Portrayed the leader of a team of CIA operatives in the CBS fall drama "The Agency" | |
Awards
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |