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Rockmond Dunbar
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Dunbar in 2014
Born (1973-01-11) January 11, 1973 (age 52)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s)
  • Ivy Holmes
    (m. 2003; div. 2006)
  • Maya Gilbert
    (m. 2013)
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Rockmond Dunbar is an American actor born on January 11, 1973. He is famous for playing many different characters on TV shows. Some of his well-known roles include Baines in the series Earth 2 and Kenny Chadway in the family drama Soul Food. He also played Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin in the crime drama Prison Break.

Rockmond Dunbar has also appeared as Sheriff Eli Roosevelt in Sons of Anarchy. Later, he joined The Mentalist as FBI Agent Dennis Abbott. He was also FBI Agent Abe Gaines in The Path and Michael Grant in 9-1-1.

Growing Up and Learning

Rockmond Dunbar was born in Oakland, California. He went to Oakland Technical High School. After high school, he studied at Morehouse College. He also attended the College of Santa Fe and the University of New Mexico. These schools helped him prepare for his acting career.

Acting Roles and Projects

TV Show Appearances

Rockmond Dunbar became well-known for his main role as Kenny Chadway in the TV series Soul Food. He also got a regular part as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin in Prison Break. In 2007, Dunbar starred in a medical drama called Heartland.

He also made a special guest appearance on Noah's Arc. He helped the main character, Noah, with ideas for his movie. Dunbar also had a repeating role in the show Girlfriends. He was also known for playing "Pookie" in The Game. He was a regular on the show Terriers too.

Dunbar has made guest appearances in many other TV shows. These include Earth 2, Felicity, and The Pretender. He also appeared in Two Guys and a Girl and North Shore.

In 2011, he joined the cast of Sons of Anarchy. He played Eli Roosevelt, the new Sheriff of Charming. In 2013, Dunbar became part of the CBS crime drama The Mentalist. He played FBI agent Dennis Abbott. Later, in 2018, Dunbar joined the cast of 9-1-1 as Michael Grant. He left the show in 2021.

Movie Roles

Rockmond Dunbar has also acted in several movies. Some of his film projects include Punks, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000. He also appeared in Misery Loves Company and Sick Puppies.

Other movies he has been in are Whodunit, Dirty Laundry, and All About You. He also had a role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He was in the Tyler Perry-produced film, The Family That Preys.

Other Creative Work

Beyond acting, Dunbar has also contributed to the art world. He was part of a mixed media art show called ARTHERAPY. This shows his creativity in different areas.

Personal Life and Background

Rockmond Dunbar was married to Ivy Holmes from 2003 to 2006. On December 30, 2012, he got engaged to Maya Gilbert. She is also an actress. They got engaged in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Dunbar is a member of the Church of Universal Wisdom. This church believes in avoiding medical treatments that might cause illness.

Through DNA analysis, it was found that Dunbar's family comes mostly from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. When he visited Nigeria, he was given the Yoruba name Omobowale. This name means "our son has come home."

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1993 Misery Loves Company Eric Haynes
2000 Punks Darby
2001 All About You Tim
2004 Hollywood Division Det. Reginald Feiffer TV movie
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Mr. Fire
2006 Dirty Laundry Patrick/Sheldon
2008 The Family That Preys Chris
Alien Raiders Kane
Jada Simon
2009 Pastor Brown Amir Rahiem
2011 The Truth Short
2012 A Taste of Romance Danny Marsh TV movie
Echo at 11 Oak Drive Abner
Raising Izzie Greg Freeman TV movie
2013 Doubt Steve Adams TV movie
2014 More to Love Terrence
Envy or Greed Anderson Connell Short
2015 Love Is a Four-Letter Word Nick TV movie
Curve Ball James
2016 Fate Enzo Friend Short
2017 The Cheaters Club Eric
2018 Edge of Fear Mike Dwyer
City of Lies Dreadlocks
2022 Red Winter Harold
TBA One Spoon of Chocolate 0TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994–95 Earth 2 Baines Recurring cast
1996 The Lazarus Man Patter Episode: "The Penance"
1997 Good News Bonz Episode: "Writing on the Wall" & "A Joyful Noise"
1998 The Wayans Bros. Barry Episode: "The Son of Marlon"
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Tommy Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Homecoming"
1999 Pacific Blue Tiger Bates Episode: "Infierno"
The Practice Byron Little Episode: "Infected"
The Pretender Joe Taylor Episode: "Qallupilluit"
Felicity Man on Train Episode: "The Depths"
2000 G vs E Sonny Rhymes Episode: "Renunciation"
2000–04 Soul Food Kenny Chadway Main cast
2003–04 Girlfriends Jalen Guest: season 3, recurring cast: season 4
2004 North Shore Agent Fernley Episode: "Secret Service"
2005 Head Cases Dr. Robinson Recurring cast
2005–17 Prison Break Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin Main cast: Season 1-2 & 5, recurring cast: Season 4
2007 Heartland Dr. Thomas Jonas Main cast
Shark Teddy Banks Episode: "No Holds Barred"
Grey's Anatomy Sean Brotherton Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"
CSI: Miami James Reilly Episode: "Guerillas in the Mist"
2009–15 The Game Pookie Guest: season 3, recurring cast: season 5–9
2010 Private Practice Jacob Deever Episode: "All in the Family"
The Defenders Bounce Episode: "Nevada v. Killa Diz"
Terriers Det. Mark Gustafson Main cast
2011 The Chicago Code Robert Turner Episode: "O'Leary's Cow"
The Closer Antwone Decker Episode: "Unknown Trouble"
2011–13 Sons of Anarchy Sheriff Eli Roosevelt Recurring cast: season 4–6
2012–13 For Richer or Poorer Aubrey Main cast
2013–15 The Mentalist FBI Agent Dennis Abbott Main cast: Season 6-7
2016–17 The Path Detective Abe Gaines Main cast: season 1–2
2017 Scorpion Scotty Recurring cast: season 3
2018–21 9-1-1 Michael Grant Main cast: season 1–5
2021 Aftershock Lawrence Ansley Recurring cast
2021–22 The Game Pookie 2 episodes
2024 Law & Order Principal Sykes Episode: "Report Card"
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Uncle Willie Miniseries

See also

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