Christopher B. Duncan
Duncan is an American actor. He is known for his television series regular roles like Braxton P. Hartnabrig on The Jamie Foxx Show, President William Johnson in The First Family, and his portrayal of Clarence Weidman on Veronica Mars.
Christopher B. Duncan

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- Name
- Christopher B.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 1970 · Lincoln.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Christopher B. Duncan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1989–present
Career
Career
Duncan had a starring role as Braxton P. Hartnabrig on The Jamie Foxx Show. He played the leading role of President William Johnson in the sitcom The First Family. He also had recurring roles on The Resident, Veronica Mars, Aliens in America, Lincoln Heights, Jane by Design, The District, and Soul Food. He also guest-starred in Martin, iCarly, Rosewood, Castle, NCIS, Bones, Mental, ER, Boston Legal, 24, CSI, and The Practice. He played Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Generations — Gordon Williams — Regular Cast • 1990 — Thirtysomething — Interviewer — Episode: "Control" • 1990–95 — Coach — Bo Whitley — Recurring Cast: Seasons 3–4, Guest: Season 8 • 1992 — Dream On — Mark — Episode: "Terms of Employment" • 1993 — Family Matters — Sam 'The Slam' — Episode: "The Way the Ball Bounces" • Martin — Michael — Episode: "The Break Up: Part 3" • 1994 — Hardball — Palmer Atkins — Recurring Cast • 1996 — Soul Train — Himself/Guest Host — Episode: "Keith Sweat/Tony! Toni! Tone!/Ginuwine" • Diagnosis: Murder — Bobby Scott — Episode: "X Marks the Murder" • 1996–2001 — The Jamie Foxx Show — Braxton P. Hartnabrig — Main Cast • 1997 — Living Single — Paul — Episode: "Swing Out Sisters" • 2000 — Walker, Texas Ranger — Defense Attorney Lime — Episode: "The Bachelor Party" • 2001–02 — Soul Food — Bob Wayne — Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 • 2001–04 — The District — Sergeant Ray Cutter — Recurring Cast: Seasons 2–4 • 2002 — The Practice — F.B.I. Agent — Episode: "Judge Knot" • The Parkers — Curtis King — Episode: "Make a Joyful Noise" • 2003 — The Proud Family — Mr. Webb (voice) — Episode: "Culture Shock" • 2004 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — George the Fireman — Episode: "Bad Words" • 2005 — 24 — Spectre — Episode: "Day 4: 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m." • Wanted — Police Officer — Episode: "Ronin" • 2005–07 — Veronica Mars — Clarence Wiedman — Recurring Cast: Seasons 1–2, Guest: Season 3 • 2006 — CSI: Miami — Carvell Watson — Episode: "Driven" • Criminal Minds — Agent James Sheridan — Episode: "The Last Word" • 2007 — Shark — Rick Lucas — Episode: "Backfire" • iCarly — Colonel Morgan — Episode: "iRue the Day" • 2007–08 — Aliens in America — Mr. Matthews — Recurring Cast • 2008 — Boston Legal — Dr. Jeremy Marley — Episode: "Happy Trails" • Lincoln Heights — Reverend John Kingston — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2008–09 — The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Barack Obama — Recurring Cast: Season 16, Guest: Season 17 • 2009 — ER — Matthew Graham — Episode: "Shifting Equilibrium" • Mental — Detective Paul Bagdonis — Episode: "Coda" • Bones — Arthur Rutledge — Episode: "The Bond in the Boot" • 2010 — Days of Our Lives — Donald Marcus — Episode: "Episode #1.11244 & #1.11245" • 2010–13 — Hero Factory — Dunkan Bulk (voice) — Main Cast • 2011 — Reed Between the Lines — Mr. Harris — Episode: "Let's Talk About Hair" • 2012 — Jane by Design — Judge Bentley Pope — Recurring Cast • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes — Luke Cage (voice) — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2012–15 — The First Family — President William Johnson — Main Cast • 2012–17 — General Hospital — D.A. Joseph Campbell — Regular Cast • 2013 — Make It Happen — Matt Demon — Episode: "Acting Class" • 2014 — Switched at Birth — Dr. Trent Larkin — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • Play It Again, Dick — Clarence Wiedman — Main Cast • 2015 — NCIS — Dale Harris — Episode: "The Artful Dodger" • 2016 — Unsung Hollywood — Himself — Episode: "Fred Williamson" • Castle — Marcus Weller — Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution" • Rosewood — Marcel Crawford — Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities" • 2017 — Chicago P.D. — Lavar Spann — Episode: "Fagin" • 2018 — 9-1-1 — Mr. Cready — Episode: "Worst Day Ever" • Modern Family — Security Guard — Episode: "Written in the Stars" • 2019 — Legacies — Terrance Greasley — Episode: "The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do" • The Resident — Brett Slater — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • Veronica Mars — Clarence Wiedman — Episode: "Entering a World of Pain" • 2019–20 — Black Lightning — Commander Carson Williams — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2020 — American Soul — Ray Bradley — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2020–21 — Your Honor — Sgt. Joe Corrigan — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 2022 — First Kill — Principal Waters — Recurring Cast • Tom Swift — Barton Swift — Recurring Cast • Black Bird — Dr. Aaron Zicherman — Recurring Cast • The Wright Turn — Detective Duncan — Recurring Cast • 2023 — FBI: Most Wanted — Alonzo Stackhouse — Episode: "These Walls" • Swagger — Camden Ryder Sr. — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2024 — BMF — Frank "Blaze" Andreas — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • Bruh — Coach O'Brien — Recurring Cast: Season 4 • Tell Me Lies — Mr. Linder — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2024–25 — The Equalizer — Captain Curtis Martin — Recurring Cast: Season 5 • 2026 — FBI — Eric Atwood — Episode: "Fanatics"
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Outlaw Tennis — Luther Van Jackson • 2015 — Minecraft: Story Mode — Slab
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Life and career
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1970
Christopher B. Duncan born at Lincoln.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Deadly Medicine — – — TV movie • 1994 — In the Army Now — Soldier #1 • Jack Reed: A Search for Justice — Rookie — TV movie • 1996 — Original Gangstas — Spyro • 1999 — Three Kings — Camp Soldier • 2000 — Gedo — Matt — Video • 2001 — The Elevator — Bruce — TV movie • 2003 — The Midget Stays in the Picture — A List Actor — Short • A One Color System — Lucas Desmond — Short • 2004 — Johnson Family Vacation — Stan Turner • 2005 — Fair Game — Marcus • 2009 — Contradictions of the Heart — Michael — Video • 2010 — My Name Is Khan — Barack Obama • Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies — Dunkan Bulk (voice) — TV movie • 2011 — Lego Hero Factory: Savage Planet — Dunkan Bulk (voice) — TV movie • 2013 — Feeding Mr. Baldwin — Lance Bryant • The Congress — Christopher Ryne • 2017 — What About Barb? — Craig Kellog — TV movie • Raptors — Terrance 'T' • 2019 — 3 from Hell — Glassy Wolf • 2020 — Christmas Dilemma — Howard — TV movie
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