Dondré Whitfield

Dondré Whitfield
Dondré Whitfield
	Whitfield in 2008
Born	Dondré Terrell Whitfield; May 27, 1969 (age 54); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Salli Richardson (m. 2002)
Children	2

Dondré Terrell Whitfield (born May 27, 1969) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in a recurring role as Robert Foreman on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1985–87), before playing Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children (1991–94). He received three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series nominations for his performance on All My Children.

Whitfield had starring role in a number of short-lived sitcoms, include

Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar

.

Career

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Whitfield began his television career appearing in a recurring role on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show as Robert Foreman (the love interest of Tempestt Bledsoe's character Vanessa Huxtable). He later had a two year-run on the NBC daytime soap opera, Another World. From 1991 to 1994, Whitfield portrayed Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. The role earned him three nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations.^[1]^[2]
After leaving daytime television, Whitfield starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom
Girlfriends. He has also appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, and Grey's Anatomy
.
On film, Whitfield has appeared opposite

Mistresses (as Rochelle Aytes' character's husband). In 2015, he joined the cast of the BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood.^[3]

In 2016, Whitfield was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar, produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.^[4] For his role as Remy Newell, he received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 49th NAACP Image Awards.^[5]

Personal life

Whitfield was born in Brooklyn, New York,^[6] and attended the Performing Arts High School in New York City.^[7]

In 2002, Whitfield married actress Salli Richardson.^[8] They have two children: a daughter and a son.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Brian Jones
1988	Homeboy	Billy Harrison
1989	Homeboyz II: Crack City	Breakdancer
1995	White Man's Burden	Terrence
2000	Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion	Kevin Anjanette	TV movie
2001	Happy Birthday	Trent	Short
2001	Two Can Play That Game	Dwain
2003	Biker Boyz	Biker
2003	The Partners	Reggie	TV movie
2004	Mr. 3000	Skillet
2005	The Salon	Ricky
2005	Briar & Graves	Dr. Jefferson Sims	TV movie
2006	Our Thirties	Daniel	Short
2009	Pastor Brown	Chaz
2010	Night and Day	Chris Talbot	TV movie
2011	35 and Ticking	Austin
2012	Middle of Nowhere	Littleton
2013	Company Town	Don	TV movie
2016	The Christmas Swap	Gerry Craig	TV movie
2018	Relentless	Coffee Drinking Man
2018	Christmas Everlasting	Peter	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985-87	The Cosby Show	Robert Foreman	Recurring cast: Seasons 2-3
1986	Diff'rent Strokes	Leon Davis	Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown"
1989-90	Another World	Jesse Lawrence	Regular Cast
1990	ABC Afterschool Specials	Brian Davidson	Episode: "All That Glitters"
1991-94	All My Children	Terrence Frye	Regular Cast
1995-96	The Crew	MacArthur 'Mac' Edwards	Main cast
1996	The Jamie Foxx Show	Icepick Isaacs	Episode: "A Thanksgiving to Remember"
1997	Martin	Trey Foster	Episode: "Goin' for Mine"
1997-99	Between Brothers	James Gordon	Main cast
1998	Living in Captivity	Curtis Cook	Main cast
2000	Secret Agent Man	Davis	Main cast
	The X-Files	Agent	Episode: "Within"
	Nash Bridges	Jason	Episode: "Double Trouble"
2001	NYPD Blue	Officer Lawrence	Episode: "Love Hurts"
2001-02	Inside Schwartz	William Morris	Recurring cast
2001-02	Girlfriends	Sean Ellis	Recurring cast: season 1-2
2002-03	Hidden Hills	Zack Timmerman	Main cast
2004	Less than Perfect	William	Episode: "The Pimp Hat"
	Half & Half	Brendan	Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode"
	Strong Medicine	Michael	Episode: "Selective Breeding"
	Second Time Around	Chris	Episode: "Coupling Up"
2005-06	Ghost Whisperer	Mitch Marino	Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2
2006	Jake in Progress	Mark	Recurring cast: season 2
2006	CSI: Miami	Alan Solner	Episode: "Curse of the Coffin"
2009	Samantha Who?	Wes Green	Episode: "Todd's Job"
2008-10	Cold Case	Jarrod Jones	Recurring cast: season 5, guest: season 7
2010-11	The Event	Mike Garret	Recurring cast
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Oliver Richter	Episode: "Golden Hour"
2012	Make It or Break It	Coach McIntire	Main cast: season 3
2012	Eureka	Dr. Marcus Blake	Episode: "Smarter Carter"
2013	Walk This Way	Himself	Episode: "In His Presence"
2013-14	Mistresses	Paul Malloy	Recurring cast: Season 2
2014	Hart of Dixie	Lt. Governor Alex Byrd	Episode: "One More Last Chance"
2015–2016	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Himself	Main cast: season 4
2016	Stitchers	Sam Lewis	Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers"
2016-19	Queen Sugar	Remy Newell	Main cast: season 1-3, guest: season 4

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1992	Daytime Emmy Award	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated
1993	Daytime Emmy Award	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
1993	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer		Nominated
1994	Daytime Emmy Award	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
1994	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor		Nominated
2018	NAACP Image Awards	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Queen Sugar	Nominated

References

^ Ally Mauch (April 21, 2021). "Dondré Whitfield Joins 'PEOPLE (the TV Show!)' as a Special Contributor". People. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
^ "Dondre Whitfield - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ The Deadline Team (October 17, 2014). "Dondre Whitfield Cast In 'Real Husbands Of Hollywood' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ Denise Petski (February 16, 2016). "Tina Lifford, Dondré Whitfield Among Four Cast In 'Queen Sugar' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ "Dondre Whitfield". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Dondre Whitfield Biography (1969-)". Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ "I AM JUST LIKE U: Dondre Whitfield". Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Salli Richardson". Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ "Dondre and Salli Welcome Son Dre Terrell Whitfield". People. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019.

External links

Dondre Whitfield at
IMDb

[1] Ally Mauch (April 21, 2021). "Dondré Whitfield Joins 'PEOPLE (the TV Show!)' as a Special Contributor". People. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[2] "Dondre Whitfield - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

[3] The Deadline Team (October 17, 2014). "Dondre Whitfield Cast In 'Real Husbands Of Hollywood' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[4] Denise Petski (February 16, 2016). "Tina Lifford, Dondré Whitfield Among Four Cast In 'Queen Sugar' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[5] "Dondre Whitfield". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[6] "Dondre Whitfield Biography (1969-)". Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[7] "I AM JUST LIKE U: Dondre Whitfield". Retrieved March 30, 2024.

[8] "Salli Richardson". Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[9] "Dondre and Salli Welcome Son Dre Terrell Whitfield". People. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019.

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