D. B. Woodside

D. B. Woodside
Woodside in July 2015
Born
David Bryan Woodside

(1969-07-25) July 25, 1969 (age 55)
New York City, U.S.
EducationState University of New York, Albany (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
PartnerGolden Brooks (2008–2010)
Children1

David Bryan Woodside (born July 25, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies, and Jeff Malone in Suits, Dr. Joseph Prestridge in Parenthood, the angel Amenadiel in Lucifer, and Wayne Palmer in the thriller series 24.[1][2]

Early life

David Bryan Woodside was born in Jamaica, Queens, in New York City, on July 25, 1969. He has a BA from the State University of New York at Albany and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

Career

Woodside got his start playing Aaron Mosley in the second season of Murder One in 1996. After the series was cancelled, he guest starred on The Practice, Snoops, The Division, and Once and Again. Woodside made a guest appearance on JAG in its final season as FBI agent Rod Benton. From 2002 to 2003, he starred in 14 episodes of the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Robin Wood, the Principal of Sunnydale High School. Woodside followed this up by playing the pragmatic Wayne Palmer, the Chief of Staff, on the Fox series 24. Introduced in the third season, he returned to reprise the role as a guest star in the series' fifth season in episodes 1–2 and 14–18 and returned as a series regular for the sixth season as the President of the United States.

Woodside had a guest role as Marlon Waylord in the 2004 CSI episode "Harvest". In 2007, he was a guest star on Grey's Anatomy in the show's 4th-season episode "Forever Young" wherein he played the character of Marcus. Woodside also guest-starred as a doctor in the series finale of the USA Network series Monk. In 2009, he starred in the first season of the US drama Lie to Me. He then had a recurring role on the CW series Hellcats. From 2011 to 2014, Woodside starred as Malcolm Franks on the VH1 series Single Ladies, playing opposite LisaRaye McCoy as Keisha Greene. In June 2014, he began appearing in Suits as Jeff Malone. In 2016, he began playing the angel Amenadiel in the Fox/Netflix series Lucifer. In 2023, Woodside starred as Erik Monks, a veteran U.S. Secret Service agent newly assigned to the vice president's daughter on the Netflix series The Night Agent.[1]

Personal life

Woodside was in a relationship with actress Golden Brooks from 2008 to 2010. They have a daughter, who was born in 2009.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scar City Forrest
2000 Romeo Must Die Colin O'Day [2]
More Dogs Than Bones Truman
2003 Easy Martin Mars
Something More Greg Short
2007 First. Mooney Short
2009 Mississippi Damned Tyrone Tensely
2011 The Inheritance Henry
2014 That Awkward Moment Vera's Lawyer
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Robinson
The Man in 3B Det. Thomas
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Killer Moth Voice, uncredited
2019 Smile Dad Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996–1997 Murder One Aaron Mosely Main cast (season 2)
1997 The Practice Aaron Wilton Episode: "The Means"
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer Aaron Mosely Miniseries
1998 Prey Mark Episode: "Deliverance: Part 1"
The Temptations Melvin "Blue" Franklin Miniseries
1999 Snoops Avery Episode: "Higher Calling"
After All Anthony TV movie
2001 The Division Daniel Reide Recurring cast (season 1)
2002 Once and Again Henry Higgins Episode: "Falling in Place" & "Chance of a Lifetime"
Girls Club Episode: "Book of Virtues"
Flashpoint Addison TV movie
2002–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Robin Wood Recurring cast (season 7)
2003 The Law and Mr. Lee Branford Lee TV movie
CSI: Miami Cole Judson Episode: "Entrance Wound"
2003–2007 24 Wayne Palmer Recurring cast (season 3 & 5), main cast (season 6)[2]
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marlon Waylord Episode: "Harvest"
JAG FBI Special Agent Rob Benton Episode: "The Man on the Bridge"
2007 Viva Laughlin Marcus Recurring cast
Grey's Anatomy Marcus King Episode: "Forever Young"
2008 Numbers Jonathan Schmidt Episode: "Blowback"
2009 Lie to Me Henry Strong Episode: "Undercover"
Private Practice Duncan Episode: "Do the Right Thing" & "Yours, Mine & Ours"
Hawthorne David Gendler Recurring cast (season 1)
Castle Lance Carlberg Episode: "One Man's Treasure"
Monk Dr. Matthew Shuler Episode: "Mr. Monk and the End: Part 1 & 2"
Back Dr. Kevin Stern TV movie
2010–2011 Hellcats Derrick Altman Recurring cast
2011 Charlie's Angels Carlton Finch Episode: "Bon Voyage, Angels"
2011–2012 Parenthood Dr. Joseph Prestridge Recurring cast (season 3)
2011–2014 Single Ladies Malcolm Franks Main cast (season 1-3)
2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Evan Hammond Recurring cast
2014 Halt and Catch Fire Simon Church Episode: "Giant"[4]
Love the One You're With TV movie
2014–2018 Suits Jeff Malone Recurring cast (season 4), guest (season 5-7)[5]
2016–2021 Lucifer Amenadiel Main role (Seasons 1-6), 80 episodes
2018 S.W.A.T. Agent Gines Episode: "Hoax"
The Fixer S.O.B. Episode: "Pilot"
2019 Pearson Jeff Malone Recurring cast[6]
Dealbreakers Rick Episode: "Big Daddy"
2021 Young Justice Phantom Stranger (voice) Recurring cast[7]
2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Trevor Parks Recurring cast[8]
The Night Agent Erik Monks Main role (Season 1), 7 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "Actor DB Woodside stars in new Netflix series 'The Night Agent'". PIX11. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ a b c "D.B. Woodside on Lucifer, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and learning harsh lessons from 24". The A.V. Club. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ^ Michaud, Sarah (October 7, 2009) "Golden Brooks and D.B. Woodside Welcome A Daughter". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-07-14. People.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Halt And Catch Fire: "Giant"". The A.V. Club. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  5. ^ "'Suits' Casting Scoop: DB Woodside and Brendan Hines Suit Up for Season 4 Arc". Yahoo Entertainment. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  6. ^ Watson, Fay (2019-10-18). "Suits finale: Was Jessica Pearson supposed to die in brutal twist?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. ^ Willeford, Jacob (2022-07-11). "The Other DC Characters You Probably Didn't Know Lucifer's D.B. Woodside Played". Looper. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  8. ^ Maas, Jennifer (2023-01-25). "'9-1-1: Lone Star': Gina Torres on Tommy's Faith-Filled Premiere Twist and 'Staying Far, Far Away' From T.K.'s Wedding". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-27.