Darrell Britt-Gibson
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darrell Britt-Gibson
| image = Darrell Britt-Gibson (cropped).jpg
| caption = Britt-Gibson at the Miami International Film Festival in October 2016
| birth_name = Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson
| birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2006–present
}}
Darrell Hadari Britt-Gibson is an American actor, known for his role as Darius "O-Dog" Hill on the HBO series The Wire. He has also appeared on the Showtime series Californication, the Starz series Power, the FX series You're the Worst, and the HBO series Barry and We Own This City. He has also starred in the films Keanu (2016), 20th Century Women (2016), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
Early life
Britt-Gibson was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the son of author and journalist Donna Britt and her first husband, Greg Gibson.{{cite web|url=http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2008/03/my_son_the_drug_enforcer.html|title=My Son the Drug Enforcer|website=The Root|first=Donna|last=Britt|date=March 10, 2008|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524091049/http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2008/03/my_son_the_drug_enforcer.html|archive-date=May 24, 2016|url-status=dead}} Britt-Gibson has one older brother, Justin Britt-Gibson, a screenwriter,{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/03/22/149126015/a-moms-advice-to-her-young-black-sons|title=A Mom's Advice To Her Young, Black Sons|website=NPR|first=Steve|last=Inskeep|date=March 22, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/britt-gibson-tough-guys-inspire-hard-edged-screenplays-1118046659/|title=Britt-Gibson: Tough guys inspire hard-edged screenplays|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Shady|date=December 2, 2011}} and one younger half-brother, Skye Merida, from his mother's remarriage to newspaper editor Kevin Merida. He attended Hampton University and thereafter transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied theater.{{cite web|url=http://www.theroot.com/photos/2010/06/up_and_coming_young_minority_artists_and_entrepreneurs.html|title=Young Hustle: Up and Coming Gen Yers|website=The Root|first=Jada F.|last=Smith|date=June 4, 2010|accessdate=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322103956/http://www.theroot.com/photos/2010/06/up_and_coming_young_minority_artists_and_entrepreneurs.html|archive-date=March 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Career
File:Darrell Britt-Gibson.jpg in February 2016]]
Britt-Gibson made his acting debut in the recurring role of Darius "O-Dog" Hill on HBO's crime drama television series The Wire, starring in 8 episodes from 2006 to 2008. He then appeared in the film Toe to Toe (2009) as Leron, and 2 episodes of the web series Monday Wednesday Friday, also writing one of the episodes in which he starred.{{cite web|url=http://www.umbc.edu/magazine/summer11/atplay.html |title=UMBC Magazine: Summer 2011 – Gag Reels |website=UMBC |first=Monica |last=Berron |accessdate=March 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402211735/http://www.umbc.edu/magazine/summer11/atplay.html |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }} He has also guest starred in episodes of many television series, such as Southland, Shameless, The Bridge, and Major Crimes.
In 2014, Britt-Gibson had recurring roles on the series Californication as Darrell, Power as Rolla, and You're the Worst as Shitstain. Britt-Gibson was cast in the pilot of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City in the role of Diver Hawkes, but was subsequently recast after the pilot was ordered to series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/taissa-farmiga-darrell-britt-gibson-cast-la-crime-pilot-abc-1201381213/|title=Taissa Farmiga & Darrell Britt-Gibson Cast In ABC Pilot 'L.A. Crime'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=February 28, 2015}} In 2016, he co-starred in the comedy film Keanu, portraying the role of Trunk.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/josh-harto-cast-in-gold-raul-castillo-special-correspondent-darrell-britt-gibson-keanu-mikaela-hoover-belko-experiment-1201437407/|title=Josh Harto Finds 'Gold'; Raul Castillo Joins 'Special Correspondents' – Film Briefs|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=June 3, 2015|accessdate=June 7, 2015}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Toe to Toe | Leron | |
| 2012
| Man vs. Automated Phone System | Man | Short film; also producer |
| 2013
| "Brotherman" | Brotherman | Short film shot on location in Watts, Los Angeles |
| 2013
| W.M.D. | Other Guy | |
| 2014
| Squatters | Teen #2 | |
| rowspan=3|2016
| Soy Nero | Private Compton | |
| Keanu
| Trunk | |
| 20th Century Women
| Julian | Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble |
| 2017
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Jerome | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble |
| 2018
| Charlie | |
| 2019
| Darnell Houston | |
| rowspan=4|2021
| |
| Silk Road
| Rayford | |
| Fear Street Part One: 1994
| Martin P. Franklin | |
| Fear Street Part Three: 1666
| Martin P. Franklin | |
| 2024
| Frank Cooper | also screenwriter |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2006–2008
| The Wire | Darius "O-Dog" Hill | 8 episodes |
| 2011
| Monday Wednesday Friday | Darrell | 2 episodes; also writer |
| 2012
| Kid | Episode: "God's Work" |
| 2013
| Nick | Episode: "Cascading Failures" |
| 2013
| Uproxx Video | Lenny Bailor | 3 episodes |
| 2013
| Waiter | Episode: "The Beetle" |
| 2013
| Shorty Wallace | Episode: "Risk Assessment" |
| 2014
| Darrell | 6 episodes |
| 2014
| Power | Rolla | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2017
| Dale "Shitstain" | 17 episodes |
| 2017
| Anton | Episode: "Cold Season" |
| 2018–2023
| Barry | Jermaine | 16 episodes |
| 2022
| Jemell Rayam | 6 episodes |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
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Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors