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Dorian Missick
Born
Dorian Crossmond Missick

(1976-01-15) January 15, 1976 (age 48)
East Orange, New Jersey
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​

Dorian Crossmond Missick[1] (born January 15, 1976)[2] is an American actor known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees (2006) and for voicing Victor Vance in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He is also known for his starring role in the film Premium (2006) and his supporting roles in films such as The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Lucky Number Slevin (2006).

Early life and education

Missick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey.[3]

Career

During his first acting class, casting agents were casting for a Coca-Cola commercial, and they decided that Missick was right for the part. He was later cast in a small role on In the Heat of the Night (1990), playing a young fisherman.[3]

In the summer of 1996, Missick joined the Jazz Actors, a theater company in Harlem, where he studied under Ernie McClintock, whose jazz-influenced style strongly impacted Missick's in turn. After the company dispersed, Missick joined NITE Star, an educational company whose primary focus was to educate young teens on AIDS awareness and building an understanding towards alternative lifestyles. During his time with NITE Star, Missick met actress Kerry Washington (who was also involved with the company) and gained a steady income from commercials, averaging around seven nationals a year.[citation needed]

In 2002, Missick made his professional acting debut in Two Weeks Notice, playing Tony, Hugh Grant's right-hand man/limo driver. His exposure from that role led to parts in TV shows including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Now and Again, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as small roles in movies such as Undermind, 50 Ways to Leave a Lover, A Message from Pops, Freedomland, and Two Guns. He auditioned for the role of Antwone Quenton 'Fish' Fisher in Antwone Fisher; he was not cast, but his meeting with Denzel Washington later led to a role in The Manchurian Candidate. Soon after, Missick got a role playing Elvis in Lucky Number Slevin, and soon afterward landed his first leading role in Premium alongside Zoe Saldana.[3]

In 2018, he had a recurring role in the second season of the Netflix and Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage. Missick portrayed Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, an ex-con previously locked up by Misty Knight, who is played by his real-life wife and series regular Simone Missick.[4] In July 2018, he joined the main cast of the CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story as Sam.[5]

Personal life

Missick married his wife, actress Simone Missick, in February 2012.[6] In 2009, he met Simone during an audition, where they first crossed paths.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Two Way Crossing Leon
2000 3D Jeff Sellers Short
Shaft Young Man
2002 Two Weeks Notice Tony
2003 Crime Partners James Brown
Undermind Train Rapper
2004 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Rob
The Manchurian Candidate Owens
Chameleon Charlie Short
2005 Two Guns - Video
A Message from Pops Son Short
2006 Freedomland Jason Council
Lucky Number Slevin Elvis
Premium Cool
2007 Mama's Boy Mitch
2008 Love Me Through It Acting Coach Video
Jury of Our Peers Dashawn
Rachel Getting Married Rehearsal Dinner Guest
Broken Max Short
2010 The Bounty Hunter Bobby
Mooz-lum Professor Jamal
Three Blind Mice Travis Mitchell Short
2011 Grace - Short
2013 Big Words John
Things Never Said Steve
2014 One Roll Lester Short
Deliver Us from Evil Gordon
Annie Annie's 'Dad'
2015 The Summoning Wayne
Black Card Leonard Short
2016 9 Rides Driver
2018 Monster Asa Briggs
As Evil Does Dominic
Jinn David
Brian Banks Officer Mick Randolph
2019 #Truth Stewart Cooper
Paper Friends Carson
About The People The Preacher Short
2023 The Burial Reggie Douglas
2024 Shirley Ron Dellums Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 In the Heat of the Night Young Fisherman Episode: "An Angry Woman"
2000 Now and Again Marlin Episode: "Boy Wonder"
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Leon Tate Episode: "Rooftop"
Philly Dorian's Crony Episode: "Blown Away"
NYPD Blue Gerald Winters Episode: "Hit the Road, Clark"
Law & Order Henry Williams Episode: "A Losing Season"
2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Police Officer Episode: "Empty Places"
2004 Law & Order Ronald Duggan a.k.a. Slug Episodes "Can I Get a Witness"
CSI: NY Jayden Prince Episode: "Grand Master"
2006 Conviction Frank Jeffers Episode: "180.80" & "Hostage"
2006–07 Six Degrees Damian Henry Main cast
2008 Numb3rs Derek Raines Episode: "Pay to Play"
2009 Raising the Bar Sylvester 'Slice' Walters Episode: "Trust Me"
Bones Owen Thiel Episode: "The Goop on the Girl"
2010 Sons of Anarchy Pony Joe Episode: "So"
2011 The Cape Marty Voyt Main cast
2012–13 Southland Detective Ruben Robinson Recurring cast: season 4-5
Lenox Avenue Sellars Main cast
2012–15 Haven Tommy Bowen Recurring cast: Season 3, guest: season 5
2014 Being Mary Jane Detective Cedric Rawlins Episode: "Hindsight Is 20/40"
Rake Blake Episode: "50 Shades of Gay"
2015 Better Call Saul Detective Dunst Episode: "Nacho" & "Hero"
The Good Wife Brett Tatro Episode: "Don't Fail"
The Brink Agent Episode: "I'll Never Be Batman" & "Swim, Shmuley, Swim"
2016 Zoe Ever After Gemini Moon Main cast
Lucifer Will Flemming Episode: "St. Lucifer"
Elementary Glibride/Agent Whitlock Episode: "To Catch a Predator Predator" & "It Serves You Right to Suffer"
2016–17 Animal Kingdom Patrick Fischer Recurring cast: season 1-2
2018 Unsolved Scott Shephard Episode: "Nobody Talks"
Luke Cage Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton Recurring cast: Season 2
2018–19 Tell Me a Story Sam Reynolds Main cast: season 1
2020 Soul City Andrew Episode: "Pillowshop"
2020–21 For Life Jamal Bishop Main cast
All Rise DJ Tailwind Turner Episode: "Dancing at Los Angeles" & "Yeet"
2021 Rebel Rick Episode: "The Right Thing" & "Heart Burned"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Crime Life: Gang Wars (voice)
2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Victor 'Vic' Vance (voice)

References

  1. ^ Rice, Dan. "Former CBS All Access Series Makes Broadcast Debut on The CW", The Record, July 26, 2020. Accessed January 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "They team up with corrupt NYPD detective Sam Reynolds (Dorian Crossmond Missick, Six Degrees) for a jewelry store robbery that goes horribly wrong."
  2. ^ Rose, Mike (January 15, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 15, 2023 includes celebrities Dove Cameron, Pitbull". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Rohan, Virginia. "Dorian Missick finds 'Degrees' of success", The Record, November 19, 2006. Accessed January 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "On his first real acting job -playing a young Southern fisherman in a 1990 episode of In the Heat of the Night - Dorian Missick was a fish out of water.... 'That show was shot in Georgia, and I was this kid from New Jersey. I didn't have the accent down,' says Missick, who was born in East Orange and grew up in North Plainfield."
  4. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (June 28, 2018). "'Luke Cage' Season 2: All the References, Cameos, Crossovers, and Easter Eggs in Each Episode". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (July 11, 2018). "'Tell Me A Story': Zabryna Guevara & Dorian Missick Cast In Kevin Williamson's CBS All Access Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Simone And Dorian". ourwedding.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Watch! Magazine (Official Site) Watch on CBS, retrieved 2023-06-15
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