Damon Gupton

Damon Gupton
Born Damon Jamal Gupton
(1973-01-04) January 4, 1973
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • orchestral conductor
Years active 1999–present

Damon Jamal Gupton (born January 4, 1973)[2] is an American actor and orchestral conductor, best known for his television roles as Charles Foster on Deadline, Evrard Velerio on Prime Suspect, Adam Page on The Divide, Calvin Walker on Empire, and Cal Brown on The Player. He has also co-starred in the films The Last Airbender (2010) and Whiplash (2014).

Early Life and Education

Gupton was born in Detroit, Michigan. 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 and 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 Murray 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 2002 drama Unfaithful (2002 film). He later appeared in several more films and television shows.

Gupton was an American Conducting Fellow at the Houston Symphony in 2004, and he was assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony in 2006.[4] He was a guest conductor with various orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, as well as 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. He 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.

In 2012, Gupton performed in the Broadway production of the play Clybourne Park, receiving an AUDELCO nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[5]

In September 2012, Gupton landed the lead role on the short-lived AMC drama series The Divide, starring as District Attorney Adam Page.[6] Gupton joined the cast of the NBC procedural drama series The Player in February 2015, co-starring as Detective Cal Brown alongside Wesley Snipes.[7] On December 3, 2015, he was cast in the recurring role of Gregg Edwards on the fourth season of A&E's drama-thriller series Bates Motel.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Unfaithful Other Businessman
2006 Helen at Risk Pearson Short film
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Doctor
2010 The Last Airbender Monk Gyatso
2012 This Is 40 Colonoscopy Technician
2014 Whiplash Mr. Kramer
2015 Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Leonard Herring

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order Sammy Morris Episode: "Merger"
2000 The Loretta Claiborne Story Sam Claiborne Television film
2000 Third Watch Carter Episode: "Just Another Night at the Opera"
2000–01 Deadline Charles Foster 13 episodes
2002 Hack Mark Simmons Episode: "Slippery Slope"
2006 Drift Sal Bianca M.E. Television film
2006 Conviction Keith Watts Episode: "Indebted"
2009 The Unusuals Wiley Probst Episode: "Crime Slut"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Gearhardt 2 episodes
2011–12 Prime Suspect Evrard Velerio 13 episodes
2012 The Newsroom Sutton Hall Episode: "Bullies"
2014 Rake Marcus Barzmann 5 episodes
2014 Suits James Quelling 2 episodes
2014 The Divide Adam Page 8 episodes
2015 Empire Calvin Walker 4 episodes
2015 The Player Cal Brown 9 episodes
2016 Bates Motel Gregg Edwards 4 episodes

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