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Amin Joseph
Amin Joseph
	Joseph in 2019
Born	April 26, 1980 (age 44); Queens, New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Howard University
Occupations	Actor; producer; director;
Years active	2004–present
Website	aminjoseph.com

Amin Joseph (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor, director, and producer known for his role as Jerome Saint on John Singleton's crime drama Snowfall.

Early life

Joseph was born in Queens, New York City,^[1] and was raised in Harlem, New York City. His father is Antiguan, and his mother is from South Carolina.^[1] Joseph is a graduate of Rice High School and Howard University.^[2] He is a protégé of the Apollo Theater in his hometown Harlem, where he interned during his youth. In 2004, he made his movie debut in the Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou co-directed feature film drama Take Out.

Career

After making his film debut, his career continued with roles in independent movies, making his television debut in 2007 in the crime drama series The Shield, and his short film debut in 2007 in Jack Robert's The Wall. In 2007, he appeared as an M.P. in Frank Darabont's science fiction horror film The Mist. He also played the role of a pirate leader in the 2010 action film The Expendables.

Joseph had the lead role in the 2013 Cinemax late night series Zane's The Jump Off, in which he played Dmitri Vance. Joseph went on to play the role of Frankie in the 2017 comedy Baywatch, and the role of Kevin Gaines in the 2018 crime film City of Lies.

In 2017, Joseph joined the cast of the FX crime drama Snowfall, playing Jerome Saint, the uncle of Franklin Saint and brother of Cissy Saint.^[3]^[4] He played the role until the show's conclusion in 2023.^[5]^[6]

Production company

His production company, Dark Energy Pictures, specializes in action, horror, and sci-fi content spanning digital, television, and feature films. The company's film Call Me King, an international action thriller, embodies their focus on multicultural, lingual, and ethnic content.

Charity work

His charitable work includes time with the grassroots organization The Awareness Movement in Los Angeles. The organization focuses on creating content in order to facilitate a positive dialogue between local communities and law enforcement, as well as giving a voice to disenfranchised voters in urban communities. He also volunteers with several schools throughout Los Angeles, providing scene study classes with a focus on African American classic playwrights.

Personal life

He resides in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Take Out	Roommate
	107 Street	Mark
	Rage and Discipline	Bernard
2005	Nightmare
2007	Rapturious	Sloop
2007	The Mist	M.P.	Also stunt performer
2008	House Arrest	Edward	Video
2008	Jada	Ross
2009	The Bed	Detective #2
2010	The Expendables	Pirate Leader
	Titanic II	Kevin Lilac	Video
	Dirty South	Jerome
2012	Starlet	Shadow
	Freelancers	Shady Guy #2
	The Son of an Afghan Farmer	Officer #2
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Cobra Secret Service
	Love and Football	Charles Miles
	Homefront	Lead DEA Agent
	Best Night Ever	Marcus
2014	American Weapon	Deshaun
	Time Lapse	Big Joe
	The Gambler	Neville's Bookkeeper
2015	My Favorite Five	Jamison
	Dope	The Voice
	Superfast	Dre
	Sister Code	Thomas
	No Way Out	Frank
	Beautiful Destroyer	Brock
	Turning Home	Ronnie
	Call Me King	Rhyis
2016	9 Rides	Friend
2016	36 Hour Layover	Roman
2017	Non-Transferable	Michael
	Message from a Mistress	Kingston Livewell
	Baywatch	Frankie
	Fight Your Way Out	Gaslamp Bishop
2018	The After Party	Leon
	Shiner	Owen Tremaine
	City of Lies	Kevin Gaines
2019	Stuber	Leon
2019	Professor Mack	Stephen
2020	Angie: Lost Girls	Ivan
2021	A Holiday Chance	Marcus
2022	The Royal	Willie Mays Aikens
2023	To Live and Die and Live	Muhammad Abdullah
2024	The Other, Gold	Gerald Henry
2025	One of Them Days	TBA
TBA	Geechee	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Shield	Billy	Episode: "Chasing Ghosts"
2007	Shark	Kevin Barlow	Episode: "In the Crosshairs"
2008	Women's Murder Club	Leon Perker	Episode: "And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free"
2008	CSI: Miami	Security Guard	Episode: "Tipping Point"
2008–2010	Zane's Sex Chronicles	Taariq	Main cast
2009	NCIS	Campbell	Episode: "Knockout"
2011	Lbs	Dr. Hip Hop	Episode: "I Be Strokin"
2011	The Protector	Cake Gibson	Episode: "Ghosts"
2012	Awkward Black Girl	Jamiroquai	Episode: "The Decision"
	Major Crimes	Paramedic #1	Episode: "Before and After"
	Sons of Anarchy	Raymun	Episode: "Authority Vested"
	Operation Cupcake	Cop	TV movie
2013	Southland	Dewain	Episode: "Heat"
	Mob City	Skeety	Episodes: "His Banana Majesty" & "Oxpecker"
	Zane's The Jump Off	Dmitri Vance	Main cast
2014	The Rebels	Football Player	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	Transparent	Mike	Recurring cast: season 1
2015	Donny!	Jason	Recurring cast
2015	Stock Option	Marvelous	TV movie
2017	Shooter	Martin Jacobs	Episode: "That'll Be the Day"
2017	S.W.A.T.	Trick	Episode: "Homecoming"
2017–2023	Snowfall	Jerome Saint	Main cast
2018	Black Card Revoked	Himself	Episode: "Loni Love, CP Powell, Amin Joseph"
2018	Unsolved	Percy Locke	Episode: "Tupac Amaru Shakur" & "Christopher"
2019	Tales	David	Episode: "Ex-Factor"
2021	We Stay Looking	Lenny Walker	Episode: "Enjoy Prison, N*gga"
2022	Send Help	Sebastian 'Simp' Gauyo	Main cast
2023	Justified: City Primeval	Jamal	Episode: "City Primeval"
2023	Tacoma FD	Macintosh Jones	Episode: "Who Gives A-Shift?"