Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 4, 1973 (age 53)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Damon Jamal Gupton
Damon Gupton
Biography
Damon Jamal Gupton (born January 4, 1973) is an American actor and orchestral conductor, best known for his series regular roles as Charles Foster on Deadline, Evrard Velerio on Prime Suspect, Adam Page on The Divide, Detective Cal Brown on The Player, Deputy Chief Henderson on Black Lightning, and SSA Stephen Walker on Criminal Minds. He has also co-starred in the films The Last Airbender (2010), Whiplash (2014), and La La Land (2016).
Known For
TV
Law & Order
Sammy Morris
1990
TV
Law & Order
Attorney Thorpe
1990
TV
Criminal Minds
Stephen Walker
2005
TV
Suits
James Quelling
2011
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Detective Gearhardt
2001
TV
Goliath
Leonard Letts
2016
TV
Third Watch
Carter
1999
TV
Bates Motel
Gregg Edwards
2013
TV
Black Lightning
Bill Henderson (voice)
2018
TV
Black Lightning
Bill Henderson
2018
TV
Dirty John
Dennis
2018
TV
Empire
Detective Calvin Walker
2015
TV
Hack
Mark Simmons
2002
TV
The Newsroom
Sutton Hall
2012
Film
Whiplash
Mr. Kramer
2014
TV
Your Honor
Jarek Rall
2020
Film
La La Land
Harry
2016
Film
Unfaithful
Other Businessman
2002
TV
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
David Drummond
2022
TV
Conviction
Keith Watts
2006
Filmography
2025TVHappy Faceas Elijah2024FilmSummer of Violenceas Thomas2023TVThe Big Door Prizeas Father Reuben2022TVThe Last Days of Ptolemy Greyas Coydog2022FilmSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uberas David Drummond2022TVSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uberas David Drummond2020TVYour Honoras Jarek Rall2018TVDirty Johnas Dennis2018TVBlack Lightningas Bill Henderson (voice)2016FilmLa La Landas Harry2016TVGoliathas Leonard Letts2015TVThe Playeras Cal Brown2015FilmAlways Watching: A Marble Hornets Storyas Leonard Herring2015TVEmpireas Detective Calvin Walker2014FilmWhiplashas Mr. Kramer2014TVThe Divideas Adam Page2013TVBates Motelas Gregg Edwards2012TVThe Newsroomas Sutton Hall2011TVPrime Suspectas Evrard Velerio2011TVSuitsas James Quelling2010FilmThe Last Airbenderas Monk Gyatso2007FilmBefore the Devil Knows You're Deadas Doctor2006TVConvictionas Keith Watts2005TVCriminal Mindsas Stephen Walker2002TVHackas Mark Simmons2002FilmUnfaithfulas Other Businessman2001TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intentas Detective Gearhardt2000TVDeadlineas Charles Foster2000FilmThe Loretta Claiborne Storyas Sam Claiborne1999TVThird Watchas Carter1990TVLaw & Orderas Sammy Morris