Darrell Britt-Gibson
| Darrell Britt-Gibson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1985/1986 (age 29–30)[1] Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Parent(s) | Donna Britt |
| Relatives | Kevin Merida (stepfather) |
Darrell Britt-Gibson is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series The Wire (2006–08), Darrell on the Showtime series Californication (2014), Rolla on the Starz series Power (2014), and Shitstain on the FX series You're the Worst (2014).
Early life
Britt-Gibson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the son of author Donna Britt and her first husband.[2] Britt-Gibson has one full brother, Justin Britt-Gibson, and one half-brother, Skye Merida, from his mother's remarriage to Kevin Merida. He attended University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied theater.[1]
Career
Britt-Gibson made his acting debut in the recurring role of Darius "O-Dog" Hill on HBO's crime drama television series The Wire, starring in 8 episodes from 2006 to 2008.[2] He then appeared in the film Toe to Toe (2009) as Leron, and 2 episodes of the web series Monday Wednesday Friday, also writing one of the episodes in which he starred.[3] He has also guest-starred in episodes of many television series, such as Southland in the episode "God's Work", Shameless in the episode "Cascading Failures", The Bridge in the episode "The Beetle", and Major Crimes in the episode "Risk Assessment".
In 2014, Britt-Gibson had recurring roles on the series Californication as Darrell, Power as Rolla, and You're the Worst as Shitstain. Britt-Gibson was cast in the pilot of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City in the role of Diver Hawkes, but was subsequently recast after the pilot was ordered to series.[4] In June 2015, he joined the cast of the upcoming comedy film Keanu, portraying a character named Trunk.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–08 | The Wire | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Toe to Toe | Leron | |
| 2011 | Monday Wednesday Friday | Darrell | Recurring role; 2 episodes (also writer) |
| 2012 | Southland | Kid | Episode: "God's Work" |
| 2012 | Man vs. Automated Phone System | Man | Short film (also producer) |
| 2013 | Shameless | Nick | Episode: "Cascading Failures" |
| 2013 | W.M.D. | Other Guy | |
| 2013 | The Bridge | Waiter | Episode: "The Beetle" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Shorty Wallace | Episode: "Risk Assessment" |
| 2014 | Squatters | Teen | Video |
| 2014 | Californication | Darrell | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Power | Rolla | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2014 | You're the Worst | Shitstain | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Wicked City | Diver Hawkes | Main role; pilot episode only |
| 2016 | Soy Negro | Compton | Filming |
| 2016 | Keanu | Trunk | Filming |
References
- 1 2 Smith, Jada F. (June 4, 2010). "Young Hustle: Up and Coming Gen Yers". The Root. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- 1 2 Britt, Donna (March 10, 2008). "My Son the Drug Enforcer". The Root.
- ↑ Berron, Monica. "UMBC Magazine: Summer 2011 - Gag Reels". UMBC. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2015). "Taissa Farmiga & Darrell Britt-Gibson Cast In ABC Pilot 'L.A. Crime'". Deadline. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (June 3, 2015). "Josh Harto Finds 'Gold'; Raul Castillo Joins 'Special Correspondents' – Film Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved June 7, 2015.