Damon Gupton

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Damon Gupton
Born
Damon Jamal Gupton

(1973-01-04) January 4, 1973 (age 51)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actor
  • orchestral conductor
Years active1999–present

Damon Jamal Gupton (born January 4, 1973)

La La Land
(2016).

Early life and education

Gupton was born in Detroit, Michigan.[2] He attended the University of Michigan, where he directed a musical ensemble,[3] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Music Education. He received the Emerging Artist Award from the University's School of Music, Theatre & Dance Alumni Society. He also graduated in drama from Juilliard School in New York. Gupton studied conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin. He later attended the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C., studying with Leonard Slatkin.

Career

Gupton's first film appearance was in the drama Unfaithful (2002).

In 2004, he was an American Conducting Fellow at the

Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the NHK Orchestra of Tokyo, and the Orquesta Filarmonica de UNAM. He was the conductor of the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra during its national tour, including performances at Carnegie Hall. Gupton won Mexico City's third International Eduardo Mata Conducting Competition, the Robert J. Harth Conducting Prize, and The Aspen Conducting Prize. He was named a Presidential Professor by the University of Michigan in January 2009.[citation needed
]

In 2012, Gupton performed in the

A&E's drama-thriller series Bates Motel.[7]

On September 30, 2016,

Inspector Henderson in the superhero drama series Black Lightning.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Unfaithful Other Businessman
2006 Helen at Risk Pearson Short
Drift Sal Bianca M.E. TV movie
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Doctor
2010 Clybourne Park Albert / Kevin Video
The Last Airbender
 		Monk Gyatso
Strange Brew Lester Lewis III TV movie
2012 This Is 40 Colonoscopy Technician
2014 Whiplash Mr. Kramer
2015 Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Leonard Herring
2016 La La Land Harry
2022 Babylon

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order Sammy Morris Episode: "Merger"
2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
 		Sam Claiborne Episode: "The Loretta Claiborne Story"
Third Watch Carter Episode: "Just Another Night at the Opera"
2000–01 Deadline Charles Foster Main cast
2002 Hack Mark Simmons Episode: "Slippery Slope"
2006 Conviction Keith Watts Episode: "Indebted"
2009 The Unusuals Wiley Probst Episode: "Crime Slut"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Gearhardt Episode: "Delicate" & "Love Sick"
2011–12
Prime Suspect
 		Evrard Velerio Main cast
2012
The Newsroom
 		Sutton Wall Episode: "Bullies"
2014
Rake
 		Marcus Barzmann Recurring cast
Suits
 		James Quelling Episode: "Know When to Fold 'Em" & "No Way Out"
The Divide Adam Page Main cast
2015 Empire Detective Calvin Walker Recurring cast:
Season 1
The Player Detective Cal Brown Main cast
2016 Goliath Leonard Letts Recurring cast: season 1
2016–17 Bates Motel Dr. Gregg Edwards Recurring cast:
5
Criminal Minds SSA Stephen Walker Main cast:
Season 12
2018 Dirty John Detective Dennis Lukens Episode: "One Shoe"
2018–20 Black Lightning
Inspector Henderson
 Main cast: season 1-3
2020 The Comey Rule Jeh Johnson Episode: "Night One & Night Two"
2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Coydog Main cast
Super Pumped David Drummond Recurring
2023-present The Big Door Prize Father Reuben Main cast

References

  1. ^ "Person Details for Damon Jamal Gupton, "United States Public Records, 1970–2009"". FamilySearch. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original
    on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Music at Michigan. UM Libraries. 1992. pp. 20–. UOM:39015031161568.
  4. ^ Symphony. Vol. 57. American Symphony Orchestra League. 2006.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 13, 2012). "Damon Gupton Lands Lead In AMC's Richard LaGravenese/Tony Goldwyn Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 23, 2015). "Wesley Snipes Joins NBC Pilot 'Endgame'". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (December 3, 2015). "Damon Gupton Joins 'Bates Motel'; Trieste Kelly Dunn In 'Blindspot'". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (September 30, 2016). "Criminal Minds: New Series Regular Cast in Wake of Thomas Gibson's Exit". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (June 11, 2017). "Criminal Minds: Damon Gupton Out, Two Series Vets Remain in Limbo". TVLine.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (July 23, 2017). "'Black Lightning' Casts James Remar & Damon Gupton As Series Regulars, Watch Trailer – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood.

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