Darrell Britt-Gibson
Darrell Britt-Gibson | |
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| Britt-Gibson at the Miami International Film Festival in October 2016 | |
| Born | Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson is an American actor, known for his role as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series The Wire . He has also appeared on the Showtime series Californication , the Starz series Power , the FX series You're the Worst , and the HBO series Barry and We Own This City . He has also starred in the films Keanu (2016), 20th Century Women (2016), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
Early life
[edit ]Britt-Gibson was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the son of author and journalist Donna Britt and her first husband, Greg Gibson.[1] Britt-Gibson has one older brother, Justin Britt-Gibson, a screenwriter,[2] [3] and one younger half-brother, Skye Merida, from his mother's remarriage to newspaper editor Kevin Merida. He attended Hampton University and thereafter transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied theater.[4]
Career
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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.[1] 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.[5] He has also guest starred in episodes of many television series, such as Southland , Shameless , The Bridge , and Major Crimes .
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.[6] In 2016, he co-starred in the comedy film Keanu , portraying the role of Trunk.[7]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Toe to Toe | Leron | |
| 2012 | Man vs. Automated Phone System | Man | Short film; also producer |
| 2013 | "Brotherman" | Brotherman | Short film shot on location in Watts, Los Angeles |
| 2013 | W.M.D. | Other Guy | |
| 2014 | Squatters | Teen #2 | |
| 2016 | Soy Nero | Private Compton | |
| Keanu | Trunk | ||
| 20th Century Women | Julian | Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Jerome | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2018 | The Unicorn | Charlie | |
| 2019 | Just Mercy | Darnell Houston | |
| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Bobby Rush | |
| Silk Road | Rayford | ||
| Fear Street Part One: 1994 | Martin P. Franklin | ||
| Fear Street Part Three: 1666 | Martin P. Franklin | ||
| 2024 | She Taught Love | Frank Cooper | also screenwriter |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 | The Wire | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Monday Wednesday Friday | Darrell | 2 episodes; also writer |
| 2012 | Southland | Kid | Episode: "God's Work" |
| 2013 | Shameless | Nick | Episode: "Cascading Failures" |
| 2013 | Uproxx Video | Lenny Bailor | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Bridge | Waiter | Episode: "The Beetle" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Shorty Wallace | Episode: "Risk Assessment" |
| 2014 | Californication | Darrell | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Power | Rolla | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | You're the Worst | Dale "Shitstain" | 17 episodes |
| 2017 | Powerless | Anton | Episode: "Cold Season" |
| 2018–2023 | Barry | Jermaine | 16 episodes |
| 2022 | We Own This City | Jemell Rayam | 6 episodes |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Britt, Donna (March 10, 2008). "My Son the Drug Enforcer". The Root. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Inskeep, Steve (March 22, 2012). "A Mom's Advice To Her Young, Black Sons". NPR .
- ^ Shady, Justin (December 2, 2011). "Britt-Gibson: Tough guys inspire hard-edged screenplays". Variety .
- ^ Smith, Jada F. (June 4, 2010). "Young Hustle: Up and Coming Gen Yers". The Root. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Berron, Monica. "UMBC Magazine: Summer 2011 – Gag Reels". UMBC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2015). "Taissa Farmiga & Darrell Britt-Gibson Cast In ABC Pilot 'L.A. Crime'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 3, 2015). "Josh Harto Finds 'Gold'; Raul Castillo Joins 'Special Correspondents' – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 7, 2015.
