Jermaine Rivers facts for kids
Jermaine Lateef Rivers, born on September 22, 1973, is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the character Shatter in the TV series The Gifted, which was a Fox and Marvel show. He also played Officer Carter in the Lifetime Channel series Devious Maids. You might have seen him in Tyler Perry's shows like If Loving You is Wrong (from 2016) and The Haves and the Have Nots (from 2018). In 2025, he appeared for six months on the popular soap opera The Young and the Restless as Damian Kane.
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Jermaine Rivers' Early Life and Start in Acting
Jermaine Rivers was born in Vicenza, Italy. His dad, Jerry B Rivers, was in the US Army and was stationed in Italy until 1975. Jermaine finished high school at Fort Campbell in 1992. After that, in 1993, he joined the US Army himself. He served in the Army for many years, from 1993 until 2013. During his time in the Army, he was sent on missions five times, including to places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
After his military service, Jermaine Rivers started his acting career. His very first role in a big movie was in Killing Winston Jones. In this film, he acted alongside famous actors like Danny Glover and Richard Dreyfuss.
Jermaine Rivers' Acting Career Highlights
Jermaine Rivers has been in many movies and TV shows. Some of his earlier movie roles include The Sacrament (from 2013) and Magic Mike XXL (from 2015).
In 2016, Jermaine was cast as Frank Colton in an episode of the TV show MacGyver. This was a special role because Frank Colton was a character from the original MacGyver series, played by Cleavon Little. Frank Colton is part of a family of bounty hunters called The Coltons.
More recently, Jermaine Rivers has appeared in exciting movies like the suspense thriller Hangman (from 2017), where he acted with Al Pacino and Karl Urban. He was also in Den of Thieves (from 2018) with Gerard Butler and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Jermaine Rivers is known for being a very versatile actor, meaning he can play many different kinds of characters. His role as Shatter in The Gifted (from 2017) showed off his physical skills, as he did all his own stunts! He also showed his funny side as Rod in the horror-comedy movie The Night Sitter (from 2018).
Jermaine was also cast as Dee in the Civil War era film Freedom's Path, which stars Ewen Bremner, RJ Cyler, and Gerran Howell. In February 2025, he started playing Damian King on The Young and the Restless, a role he continued for six months.
Jermaine Rivers' Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Sacrament | Eden Parish Guard #1 |
| 2013 | Four Senses | Bar Patron |
| 2015 | Magic Mike XXL | Security Guard |
| 2015 | Anomie | Police Officer |
| 2016 | Killing Reagan | Man in Crowd |
| 2016 | Massacre on Aisle 12 | Slim Jim |
| 2017 | Hangman | Swat Leader |
| 2018 | The Night Sitter | Rod |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Fed Receiving Guard Jackson |
| 2019 | Killing Winston Jones | Deputy |
| 2020 | Freedom's Path | Dee |
Jermaine Rivers' Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Your Worst Nightmare | Officer Giroux | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Fatal Attraction | Antwan | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Devious Maids | Officer Carter | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | If Loving You is Wrong | Agent Willis | 1 episode |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Frank Colton | 2 episode |
| 2017 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Officer Holmes | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | The Gifted | Shatter | Recurring |
| 2019 | The Resident | Agent Banks | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Danny Debarros | 2 episodes |
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