Bokeem Woodbine

Woodbine also portrayed Daniel in season 2 of the WGN series Underground, Herman Schultz / Shocker in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming, and saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman in the Oscar-winning Ray Charles biopic Ray.

• Name — Bokeem Woodbine • Born — 13 April 1973 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1992–present • Children — 2

Woodbine was born on April 13, 1973, in Harlem, New York City. He attended the Dalton School on Manhattan's Upper East Side, before transferring to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in the city.

Woodbine made his TV acting debut in the CBS Schoolbreak Special titled "Love Off Limits." His appearance was noticed by casting director Jaki Brown-Karman, who later recommended him to Forest Whitaker for the latter's directorial effort, the HBO television movie Strapped (1993). Since then, he has worked with other major African-American filmmakers such as Spike Lee in Crooklyn (1994), Mario Van Peebles in Panther (1995) and the Hughes Brothers in the film, Dead Presidents (1995). In 1996, Woodbine appeared in Tupac Shakur's music video for "I Ain't Mad at Cha" and formed a friendship with the rapper. They subsequently reunited in Vondie Curtis-Hall's directorial debut, Gridlock'd, which was released four months after Shakur's death. In 1999, Woodbine appeared in an episode of HBO's The Sopranos as New Jersey gangster rapper Massive Genius. Woodbine was featured as a regular on the NBC midseason sitcom Battery Park and played Dr. Damon Bradley, who later turned out to be a serial rapist, in the short-lived CBS medical drama City of Angels, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Additionally, he appeared in the Wu-Tang Clan's music videos for their songs "Protect Ya Neck II (The Jump Off)," "Gravel Pit," and "Careful (Click, Click)." Woodbine went to portray saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman in the Oscar-winning Ray Charles biopic Ray. Over the next few years, Woodbine made minor appearances in both film and television. On the small screen, he could be seen in an episode of Fox's crime drama Bones and ABC's short-lived cop drama The Evidence, as well as two episodes of Spike TV's Blade: The Series, based on Marvel Comics' character and popular film series. The next year, Woodbine appeared with his Blade: The Series co-star Sticky Fingaz in his musical drama film A Day in the Life, starring Omar Epps and Mekhi Phifer, and two films by Jesse V. Johnson: the low-budget sci-fi/action movie The Last Sentinel (alongside Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Katee Sackhoff), and the action film The Butcher, opposite Eric Roberts. He also became a series regular, as Leon Cooley, an inmate on death row, in the TNT crime/drama series Saving Grace alongside Holly Hunter. In 2009, Woodbine appeared in the blaxploitation film Black Dynamite and followed it up the next year with the M. Night Shyamalan-produced supernatural thriller Devil. He has also appeared as a police officer on the critically acclaimed series Southland (2011). He next appeared in the 2012 remake of Total Recall and then Riddick the next year. In December 2015, Woodbine received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Mike Milligan in Fargo. In 2017, Woodbine appeared in the Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Homecoming, as Shocker, one of four villains, alongside Michael Keaton, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Chernus. In 2018, Woodbine starred in the series Unsolved. He played Daryn Dupree, who was part of a police task force that investigated the murders of rappers Notorious BIG and Tupac Shakur. In 2021, Woodbine played Sheriff Domingo in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993 — CBS Schoolbreak Special — Steve Newberg — Episode: "Love Off Limits" • Strapped — Diquan Mitchell — TV movie • 1995 — The X-Files — Sammom Roque — Episode: "The List" • 1997 — New York Undercover — Mobster — Episode: "No Place Like Hell" • 1999 — The Sopranos — Massive Genius — Episode: "A Hit Is a Hit" • 2000 — Battery Park — Detective Derek Finley — Main cast • Soul Food — Detective Conrad — Episode: "Bad Luck" • City of Angels — Dr. Damon Bradley — Recurring cast (season 2) • Sacrifice — Agent Gottfried — TV movie • 2003 — Fastlane — Super G. — Episode: "Overkill" • Jasper, Texas — Khalid X — TV movie • 2004 — CSI: Miami — Byron 'B-Slick' Middlebrook — Episode: "Pro Per" • 2005 — Black in the 80s — Himself — Main guest • Bones — Randall Hall — Episode: "The Man in the Wall" • 2006 — The Evidence — Chaz Roberts — Episode: "Stringers" • Blade: The Series — Steppin' Razor — Recurring cast • 2007 — Shark — Willy Tarver — Episode: "The Wrath of Khan" • Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Gordon 'G-Man' Thomas — Episode: "Flipped" • 2007–2009 — Saving Grace — Leon Cooley — Main cast (season 1-2), guest (season 3) • 2011 — Flesh Wounds — Jackie — TV movie • 2011–2012 — Southland — Officer Jones — Recurring cast (season 3-4) • 2013 — Payday — Simmons — Episode: "The Elephant" • 2014 — The Fright Night Files — Isaiah — TV movie • 2015 — Battle Creek — Devin — Episode: "Old Wounds" • Chicago P.D. — Derek Keyes — Episode: "Life Is Fluid" • Life in Pieces — Officer Wood — Episode: "Sleepy Email Brunch Tree" • 2015–2020 — Fargo — Mike Milligan — Recurring cast (season 2), guest (season 4) • 2016 — Drunk History — George Washington — Episode: "Hamilton" • 2017 — Underground — Daniel — Recurring cast (season 2) • Snowfall — Knees — Episode: "A Long Time Coming" • 2018 — Unsolved — Officer Daryn Dupree — Main cast • 2019–2023 — Wu-Tang: An American Saga — Jerome — Recurring cast (season 1-2), guest (season 3) • 2022–2024 — Halo — Soren-066 — Main cast • 2024 — Ripley — Alvin McCarron — Miniseries, 2 episodes • 2025 — Invincible — Radcliffe (voice) — Episode: "A Deal with the Devil" • Government Cheese — Bootsy — Main cast • 2026 — Diarra from Detroit — Cartier Kelly — Episode: "Michigan Jones and the Brightmoor Adventure" • Dexter: Resurrection — Captain Mixon — Season 2

• Year — Title — Artist — Role • 1995 — "Waterfalls" — TLC — Himself • "Just tah Let U Know" — Eazy-E — Himself • 1996 — "I Ain't Mad at Cha" — 2Pac featuring Danny Boy — Friend • 2000 — "Gravel Pit" — Wu-Tang Clan — Bo Rockhard • "Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)" — B-Boy • 2001 — "Careful (Click, Click)" — B-Boy • 2003 — "Light Your Ass on Fire" — Busta Rhymes — Friend

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2013 — Payday 2 — The Elephant