J. August Richards
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Born | Jaime Augusto Richards III August 28, 1973 , U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Jaime Augusto Richards III
Early life
Richards is of Afro-Panamanian descent.[2][3] He grew up in Bladensburg, Maryland.[3] Richards attended the Visual and Performing Arts program at Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland and graduated in 1991. He attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship.[3]
Career
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Richards's acting career began when he was spotted by a casting director. This resulted in him getting a guest star role on The Cosby Show as Vanessa's boyfriend Roy in the season 5 episode "Out of Brooklyn". Other guest appearances would come later on shows such as The Practice, Chicago Hope, Any Day Now, and Nash Bridges. Playing a rapping bike messenger who believes he is an alien abductee, it was the role of Taj Mahal in the Mark Taper Forum production of Tina Landau's play Space that first brought recognition.
Richards has appeared in feature films
Richards gained a recurring role beginning in the
Richards has so far been featured in four series as an
Richards portrayed a young
On April 5, 2013, TVLine confirmed that Richards had been given an unspecified role in ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[8] The character was later revealed to be a character named Mike Peterson, a human being with implants for injections of super-serum (similar to those of Captain America) known as Deathlok.[9]
Also in 2013, Richards created his own sci-fi web series called The Hypnotist.[10]
Personal life
Richards publicly
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Higher Learning | Partygoer | |
1997 | Good Burger | Griffen | |
1998 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Sherman | |
2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | Travis Balden | |
2016 | If Congress Was Your Co-Worker | Steve | Short |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The Cosby Show | Roy | Episode: "Out of Brooklyn" |
1993 | Family Matters | Guy at Mall #2 | Episode: "Scenes From a Mall" |
1995 | OP Center | FBI Van Tech | Miniseries |
Space: Above and Beyond | Lt. Thomas | Episode: "The River of Stars" | |
1996 | Diagnosis Murder
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Troy Sommers | Episode: "The Pressure to Murder" |
1997 | JAG | Seaman Bernard | Episode: "Rendezvous" |
Good News | John Braxton | Episode: "Try a Little Tenderness" | |
Players | Sam Bodie | Episode: "Contact Sport" | |
1998 | Awesome Adventures | Himself/host | Documentary series |
Chicago Hope | Eric Lane | Episode: "Bridge over Troubled Waters" | |
Clueless | Stewey | Episode: "Friends" | |
Sliders | Damon | Episode: " Just Say Yes "
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The Temptations
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Richard Street | 2 episodes | |
1999 | Mutiny | Reece Johnson | TV movie |
The Practice | Michael Anderson | Episode: "Do Unto Others" | |
The West Wing | Bill | Episode: " Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc "
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Nash Bridges | Ernie Vesper | Episode: "Rip Off" | |
2000 | Moesha | Sean | Episode: "Family Affair" |
Undressed | Bryce | Recurring cast (season 2) | |
Any Day Now | Billy | Episode: "It's a Good Thing I'm Not Black" | |
Running Mates | Randall's Aide | TV movie | |
2000–04 | Angel | Charles Gunn | Recurring cast (season 1), main cast (season 2-5) |
2002 | Critical Assembly | Allan Marshall | TV movie |
2004 | CSI: Miami | S.A. Bob Villa | Episode: "Hell Night" |
2006 | Conviction | A.D.A. Billy Desmond | Main cast |
The 4400 | John Shaffner | Episode: "The Starzl Mutation" | |
2008–09 | Raising the Bar | Marcus McGrath | Main cast |
2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Young Richard Webber | Episode: "The Time Warp" |
The Defenders | ADA Bracken | Episode: "Nevada v. Carter" & "Nevada v. Killa Diz" | |
2011 | The Mentalist | Dr. Vernon Watson | Episode: "Bloodstream" |
Warehouse 13 | Zach Adanto | Episode: "Past Imperfect" | |
2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | George Morgan | Episode: "Emily... and the Leap" |
Arrow | Mr. Blank | Episode: "Home Invasion" | |
2013–18 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Mike Peterson / Deathlok
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Recurring cast (season 1-2), guest (season 5) |
2014 | The Lottery | Deputy Secretary of State Nathan Mitchell | Recurring cast |
Grey's Anatomy | Young Richard Webber | Episode: "Only Mama Knows" | |
2014–16 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Ford | Recurring cast (season 1-2) |
2016 | Notorious | Bradley Gregorian | Main cast |
2017–18 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Deputy Nathan Purcell | Main cast |
2018 | Giants | Andrew | Episode: "What Kind of Man Are You?" |
2020 | Council of Dads | Dr. Oliver Post | Main cast |
2021 | Generation | Joe | Recurring cast |
2022 | Vampire Academy | Victor Dashkov
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Recurring cast |
2022 | The Rookie | Lind | Episode: "The Reckoning" |
References
- ^ a b "J. August Richards Biography (1973-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ a b Bonin, Liane (2000-09-26). "Angel's new actor discusses life on the set". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ TNT. Archived from the originalon February 19, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ Dobbs, Sarah (March 5, 2014). "The cast of Angel: 10 Years Later". Den of Geek. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Stacy Jenel (October 4, 2016). "A More Confident, Relaxed J. August Richards in 'Notorious'". Creators. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 25, 2014). "Major Grey's Anatomy Role Recast! Find Out Who's In and Who's Out This Season". E Online. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Ngwije, Americ (August 18, 2011). "WAREHOUSE 13 "Past Imperfect" Season 3 Episode 7 Photos With J. August Richards". TV Equals. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 5, 2013). "New S.H.I.E.L.D. mystery: Joss Whedon casts Angel alum in pilot — but as who?!". TVLine. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (April 4, 2014). "Interview: J. August Richards Talks Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Becoming Deathlok". Nerdist. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Indiewire. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Henderson, Taylor (April 20, 2020). "Angel Star J. August Richards Just Came Out As Gay". Pride. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ "'Agents of SHIELD' Star J. August Richards Marries Joshua Gbor: 'The Most Magical Night of Our Lives'".
External links
- J. August Richards at IMDb
- J. August Richards's channel on YouTube