Donald Faison

{{Infobox person

| image = Donald Faison by Gage Skidmore 2 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Faison in 2013

| birth_name = Donald Adeosun Faison

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|22}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}

| years_active = 1989–present

| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Lisa Askey|2001|2005|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|CaCee Cobb|2012}}}}

| children = 6

| relatives = {{ubl|Olamide Faison (brother)|Julian Horton (cousin)}}

}}

Donald Adeosun Faison ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|eɪ|z|ɒ|n}}; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film Clueless (1995) and the subsequent television series of the same name. He also starred as Phil Chase in the TV Land sitcom The Exes (2011–2015). Faison has also co-starred in the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Uptown Girls (2003), Something New (2006), Next Day Air (2009), Skyline (2010), and Kick-Ass 2 (2013).

Early life and education

Donald Adeosun Faison was born on June 22, 1974,{{cite magazine | url = https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/donald-faison/credits/3030192118/ | title = Donald Faison: Biography | magazine = TVGuide.com | access-date = 3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503104912/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/donald-faison/bio/147741| archive-date=3 May 2016| url-status=live}} in Harlem, New York City, to talent agent Shirley and building manager Donald Faison.{{cite news|title=What's Up, Doc? |work=People|date=June 17, 2002 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137321,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514082837/http://www.people.com:80/people/archive/article/0,,20137321,00.html|archive-date=May 14, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2010}} His parents were active with the National Black Theatre in Harlem. They divorced in 1992. He is the older brother of singer/musician Olamide Faison.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Faison attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan with his best friend, actor Dash Mihok.{{Cite news|last=Tanber|first=George J.|title=Q&A: 'Scrubs' star as pro team owner?|work=ESPN|date=February 22, 2007| url=https://www.espn.com/espn/blackhistory2007/news/story?id=2767393|access-date=November 25, 2010}}

Career

Faison first appeared in a 1989 commercial for Folgers coffee at the age of 15, in which he played the younger brother of a soldier returning from war.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvfvKSqAdLs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/XvfvKSqAdLs |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Folgers ad (1989)|date=June 17, 2011 |via=YouTube|access-date=April 23, 2021}}{{cbignore}} In 1992, he appeared with Malik Yoba in the ABC News special Prejudice: Answering Children's Questions, hosted by Peter Jennings. He also had a small role in Sugar Hill starring Wesley Snipes. He then became famous for his role as Murray Duvall in the 1995 film Clueless and the subsequent television series, which ran from 1996 to 1999. In 1995, he also appeared in Waiting to Exhale as Tarik, the son of Loretta Devine's character, Gloria. He was featured in New Jersey Drive. He also starred in Big Fat Liar alongside Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, and Amanda Bynes. He had a recurring role as Tracy on Felicity, appeared in Remember the Titans as the running back turned safety Petey Jones, and provided voice work for various characters in the MTV animated series Clone High. He had minor roles in the sitcoms Sister, Sister and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and in the film Josie and the Pussycats. In 2005, Faison produced one episode of MTV's Punk'd involving his Scrubs co-star Zach Braff.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywood.com/tv/zach-braff-busted-beating-up-teen-on-punk-d-57183236/|title=Zach Braff Busted Beating Up Teen on 'Punk'd'|date=September 14, 2006|access-date=April 23, 2021|work=Hollywood.com}} He also appeared in the music videos for Brandy's "Sittin' Up in My Room," Fall Out Boy's cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It," and Gavin Degraw's "Chariot."

In 2008, Faison voiced Gary the Stormtrooper in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II. Afterwards, he interned on the Robot Chicken show to learn more about stop motion animation, and started a Star Wars-themed Lego stop-motion show, BlackStormTrooper, on his YouTube channel, shundigga.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/1/7314377/scrubs-actor-donald-faison-has-been-a-black-stormtrooper-for-years|title='Scrubs' actor Donald Faison has been a Black Stormtrooper for years|last=Opam|first=Kwame|date=December 1, 2014|work=The Verge|access-date=November 16, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/talkingyourtech/2014/01/21/talking-your-tech-with-donald-faison/4573203/|title=Talking Your Tech: Donald Faison gets animated over stop-motion|last=Graham|first=Jefferson|date=January 21, 2014|work=USA Today|access-date=November 16, 2018|language=en}}

On February 13, 2009, Faison participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game. Other celebrities participating included NBA Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Dominique Wilkins, NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens, actor Chris Tucker, and four Harlem Globetrotters.{{Cite web|date=February 10, 2009|title=NBA.com: Wilkins, Drexler, Owens among Celebrity Game notables|url=http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/02/10/celebrity_roster.allstar09.20090210/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318081651/http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/02/10/celebrity_roster.allstar09.20090210/index.html|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=March 18, 2009|website=NBA.com}}

In 2010, Faison starred alongside Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Eric Balfour, Laz Alonso, and Crystal Reed in the Brothers Strause science fiction thriller Skyline.{{cite news|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/berlin/european-film-market/im-global-want-buyers-to-see-the-light-on-skyline/5010743.article|date=February 11, 2010|title=IM Global want buyers to see the light on Skyline|first=Jeremy |last=Kay|work=Screen Daily}}

Faison was in the 2010 CBS comedy pilot The Odds.{{cite news | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iccd499946ba0cc768851a944e14dee0d | first = Nellie | last = Andreeva | title = Five pilots beef up casts | agency=Associated Press via The Hollywood Reporter | date = February 18, 2010}}

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As of March 2011, Faison appeared in commercials for The Sims Medieval. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in the movie Pitch Perfect.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/76818-13-things-pitch-perfect-has-ruined-forever-because-the-breakfast-club-will-never-be-the-same|title=13 Things 'Pitch Perfect' Has Ruined Forever|last=Klassen|first=Anna|date=April 16, 2015|work=Bustle|access-date=February 27, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.looper.com/49580/donald-faison-since-scrubs/|title=What Donald Faison has been doing since Scrubs|first=Amanda June|last=Bell|date=March 15, 2017|work=Looper.com|access-date=February 27, 2018|language=en-US}} In 2013, Faison hosted the short-lived TBS comedy sketch show Who Gets the Last Laugh?.{{cite news|url=https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2013/04/04/who-gets-the-last-laugh/|title=Who Gets the Last Laugh?: Donald Faison hosts TBS hidden-camera comedy|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=April 23, 2021|first=Ryan|last=Berenz|work=Channel Guide Magazine}} From 2016 to 2018, he hosted the GSN game show Winsanity.{{cite news|title=GSN Will Play 'Winsanity' With Host Donald Faison|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/winsanity-gsn-game-show-donald-faison-host-1201627847/|first=Erik |last=Pedersen|date=November 18, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 23, 2021}}

From 2018 until 2020, Faison voiced pilot Hype Fazon, a character written and named for him by Dave Filoni, in Star Wars Resistance. Faison had caught Filoni's attention via his stop motion Star Wars cartoons.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/star-wars-resistance-interview-donald-faison-bobby-moynihan-disney-orka-hype-1152704|title='STAR WARS' RESISTANCE' ISN'T THE MYTHICAL SPACE OPERA YOU'RE USED TO|last=Asarch|first=Steven|date=October 4, 2018|work=Newsweek|access-date=November 16, 2018}}

Faison and Scrubs co-star Zach Braff co-host the rewatch podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends, which launched in March 2020, sharing their stories and experiences of shooting the show. The podcast is distributed by iHeartRadio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-03-31-zach-braff-donald-faison-launch-fake-doctors-real-friends-podcast/|title=Zach Braff & Donald Faison Launch 'Fake Doctors, Real Friends' Podcast|last=Lee|first=Emily|date=March 31, 2020|website=iHeartRadio|access-date=April 25, 2020}}

Faison created the web series Alabama Jackson for Adult Swim's YouTube channel, which premiered in 2022. Faison stars as the title character.{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2021-05-19 |title=Adult Swim To Produce Digital Short Series Based On Its Hit Shows Including 'Rick And Morty' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/adult-swim-digtial-series-spinoffs-rick-and-morty-robot-chicken-1234760022/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Personal life

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He had his first son, Sean Faison-Ince (born 1996), with ex-girlfriend Audrey Ince.

In 1997, Faison started dating Lisa Askey, a nursing student. The two were married from 2001 to 2005, and had three children, twins Kaya and Dade (born 1999), and Kobe (born 2001).

Faison married his second wife, CaCee Cobb, on December 15, 2012, after six years of dating. They have two children, Rocco (born 2013) and Wilder Francis (born 2015).{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/donald-faison-marries-cacee-cobb/|title=Donald Faison Marries Cacee Cobb|first=Lesley |last=Messer|work=People | date = December 15, 2012 | access-date = January 5, 2022}} The wedding was held at the home of Faison's best friend, and former Scrubs co-star, Zach Braff, who also served as a groomsman. Serving as a bridesmaid was singer Jessica Simpson, for whom Cobb formerly worked as a personal assistant.{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/donald-faison-marries-cacee-cobb-20121512|title=Donald Faison Marries CaCee Cobb!|first=Zach |last=Johnson|work=Us Weekly | date = December 15, 2012 | access-date = January 31, 2013}}{{cite web | url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/cacee-cobb-and-donald-faison-named-their-son-rocco-2013248| title = CaCee Cobb And Donald Faison Named Their Son Rocco!|work =Us Weekly |first=Stephanie|last=Webber|access-date =August 24, 2013|date=August 24, 2013}}{{cite web | url =https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/cacee-cobb-welcomes-baby-girl-wilder-with-donald-faison-first-photo-2015244/| title=CaCee Cobb Welcomes Baby Girl Wilder Frances With Donald Faison: First Photo!|work =Us Weekly |first=Stephanie| last=Webber| access-date=June 14, 2015|date=April 24, 2015}}

When Askey, Faison's first wife, died in 2017,{{cite magazine |last=Stone |first=Natalie |title=Donald Faison and Ex-Wife Lisa Askey: A Look Back at Their Relationship Before Her Passing |url=http://people.com/celebrity/donald-faison-lisa-askey-relationship/ |magazine=People |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=October 8, 2017}} their children moved in with Faison and Cobb.{{cite news |url= https://www.etonline.com/news/212485_donald_faison_spends_time_with_his_kids_following_the_death_of_late_ex_wife_lisa_askey|title=Donald Faison Spends Time With His Kids Following the Death of Ex-Wife Lisa Askey|first=Raphael|last= Chestang|date=March 8, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2021|work= ET Online}}{{cite podcast |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fake-doctors-real-friends-60367049/episode/315-my-tormented-mentor-with-john-75468354/ |title=315: My Tormented Mentor |website=Fake Doctors, Real Friends |publisher=iHeartRadio |last1=Braff |first1=Zach |last2=Faison |first2=Donald |date=December 22, 2020 |time=1:03:35 |access-date=April 23, 2021}} Faison is also the first cousin of actor Julian Horton.{{Cite web |last=Starrs |first=Chris |date=Dec 16, 2024 |title=Whole New Ballgame: Gwinnett Native Julian Horton Making A Name For Himself In Tyler Perry's 'Beauty in Black' |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/entertainment/whole-new-ballgame-gwinnett-native-julian-horton-making-a-name-for-himself-in-tyler-perrys/article_b37c0e8a-a389-11ef-92b1-03bb5ad2e637.html |website=Gwinnett Daily Post}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1992 \| Juice \| Student \|
1994 \| Sugar Hill \| Kymie Daniels \|
1995 \| New Jersey Drive \| 'Tiny Dime' \| Credited as Donald Adeosun Faison
1995 \| Clueless \| Murray Duvall \|
1995 \| Waiting to Exhale \| Tarik Matthews \| Credited as Donald Adeosun Faison
1996 \| The Quest \| Robber \| Uncredited
1997 \| Academy Boyz \| Glen Lewis \|
1998 \| Butter \| Khaleed \|
1998 \| Can't Hardly Wait \| Dan \|
1999 \| Trippin' \| June Nelson \|
2000 \| Remember the Titans \| Petey Jones \|
2001 \| Double Whammy \| Cletis \|
2001 \| Josie and the Pussycats \| D.J. \| Uncredited
2002 \| Big Fat Liar \| Frank Jackson \|
2003 \| Ravedactyl: Project Evolution \| Gunner \| Short film
2003 \| Uptown Girls \| Huey \|
2003 \| Good Boy! \| Wilson \| Voice only
2005 \| King's Ransom \| Andre \|
2006 \| Something New \| Nelson McQueen \|
2006 \| Bachelor Party Vegas \| Ash \|
2006 \| Homie Spumoni \| Renato Molina / Leroy \|
2007 \| Venus & Vegas \| Stu \|
2009 \| Next Day Air \| Leo \|
2010 \| Skyline \| Terry \|
2012 \| Pitch Perfect \| Older Acapella Man \|
2013 \| Kick-Ass 2 \| Samuel Keers / Doctor Gravity \|
2013 \| A Snow Globe Christmas \| Ted \|
2013 \| Stag \| Ken \|
2014 \| Wish I Was Here \| Anthony \|
2014 \| Let's Kill Ward's Wife \| Ward \|
2014 \| Wonderland \| Ted \|
2016 \| The Perfect Match \| Rick \|
2016 \| Hot Bot \| Mr. Huffington \|
2017 \| Little Evil \| Larry \|
2018 \| Game Over, Man! \| Himself \|
2019 \| The Wave \| Jeff \|
2020 \| Embattled \| Mr. Dan Stewart \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1992

| Juice

| Student

1994

| Sugar Hill

| Kymie Daniels

1995

| New Jersey Drive

| 'Tiny Dime'

| Credited as Donald Adeosun Faison

1995

| Clueless

| Murray Duvall

1995

| Waiting to Exhale

| Tarik Matthews

| Credited as Donald Adeosun Faison

1996

| The Quest

| Robber

| Uncredited

1997

| Academy Boyz

| Glen Lewis

1998

| Butter

| Khaleed

1998

| Can't Hardly Wait

| Dan

1999

| Trippin'

| June Nelson

2000

| Remember the Titans

| Petey Jones

2001

| Double Whammy

| Cletis

2001

| Josie and the Pussycats

| D.J.

| Uncredited

2002

| Big Fat Liar

| Frank Jackson

2003

| Ravedactyl: Project Evolution

| Gunner

| Short film

2003

| Uptown Girls

| Huey

2003

| Good Boy!

| Wilson

| Voice only

2005

| King's Ransom

| Andre

2006

| Something New

| Nelson McQueen

2006

| Bachelor Party Vegas

| Ash

2006

| Homie Spumoni

| Renato Molina / Leroy

2007

| Venus & Vegas

| Stu

2009

| Next Day Air

| Leo

2010

| Skyline

| Terry

2012

| Pitch Perfect

| Older Acapella Man

2013

| Kick-Ass 2

| Samuel Keers / Doctor Gravity

2013

| A Snow Globe Christmas

| Ted

2013

| Stag

| Ken

2014

| Wish I Was Here

| Anthony

2014

| Let's Kill Ward's Wife

| Ward

2014

| Wonderland

| Ted

2016

| The Perfect Match

| Rick

2016

| Hot Bot

| Mr. Huffington

2017

| Little Evil

| Larry

2018

| Game Over, Man!

| Himself

2019

| The Wave

| Jeff

2020

| Embattled

| Mr. Dan Stewart

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1992 \| Sesame Street \| Duane \| 9 episodes
1996 \| New York Undercover \| James \| Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
rowspan=2 \| 1996–2000 \| rowspan=2 \|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch \| Justin \| Episode: "Magic Joel"
Dashiell Calzone \| 3 episodes
1996–1999 \| Clueless \| Murray Duvall \| Main role
1998 \| Sister, Sister \| Darryl \| Episode: "Greek to Me"
1999 \| Supreme Sanction \| Marcus \| Television film
2000–2002 \| Felicity \| Tracy \| 23 episodes
2002–2003 \| Clone High \| Toots / Various Characters \| Voice only; 13 episodes
2001–2010 \| Scrubs \| Christopher Turk \| Main role
2004–2005 \| Higglytown Heroes \| Firefighter Hero \| Voice only; 2 episodes
2005–present \| Robot Chicken \| Various voices \| 10 episodes
2006 \| The Playbook \| Host \| 3 episodes
2007 \| Saturday Night Live \| Christopher Turk \| Episode: "Zach Braff/Maroon 5"
2007 \| Robot Chicken: Star Wars \| Dr. Cornelius Evazan / Mace Windu \| Voice only; television special
2007 \| Kim Possible \| Ricky Rotiffle \| Voice only; episode: "Homecoming Upset"
2008 \| The Boondocks \| Catcher Freeman / Tobias / Wedgie Rudlin \| Voice only; 3 episodes
2008 \| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II \| Gary / Darth Maul / Imperial Pilot \| Voice only; television special
2009 \| Scrubs: Interns \| Christopher Turk \| Episode: "Our Meeting with Turk and Todd"
2009 \| American Dad! \| Christopher Turk \| Voice only; episode: "G-String Circus"
2009 \| Titan Maximum \| Martian Fleet Commander \| Episode: "Pilot"
2010 \| Fact Checkers Unit \| Donald \| 9 episodes
2010 \| Cubed \| Himself \| Episode: "2.12"
2010 \| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III \| Gary \| Voice only; television special
2010 \| The Odds \| Tyler \| Television film
2011 \| Love Bites \| Ricky \| 2 episodes
2011–2015 \| The Exes \| Phil Chase \| 64 episodes
2012 \| Tron: Uprising \| Bartik \| Voice only; 5 episodes
2012 \| Adventure Time \| Princess Cookie \| Voice only; episode: "Princess Cookie"
2013 \| Wedding Band \| Moses \| Episode: "99 Problems"
2013 \| Who Gets the Last Laugh? \| Host \| 9 episodes
2013 \| A Snow Globe Christmas \| Ted \| Television film
2014 \| Hollywood Game Night \| Himself \| 3 episodes
2014 \| Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge \| Wizard \| Episode: "Head's Up"
2015 \| Undateable \| Donald \| 2 episodes
2015–2018 \| Supermansion \| Quiplash \| Voice only; 4 episodes
2015–2018 \| Drunk History \| Joe Louis / Mansa Musa \| 2 episodes
2016 \| Winsanity \| Host \|
2016 \| House of Lies \| Donald \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Bill Nye Saves the World \| Himself \|
2017–2019 \| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television \| Himself \| 2 episodes
2017–2018 \| Ray Donovan \| Antoine A'Shawn Anderson \| 7 episodes
2018 \| Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. \| Jacques Agnant \| 2 episodes
2018–2020 \| Star Wars Resistance \| Hype Fazon/TIE Pilot #1 \| Voice only; 18 episodes
2019 \| Timeline \| Principal Anderson \| Main role
2019–2020 \| Emergence \| Alex Evans \| Main role
2020 \| Star Wars The Clone Wars \| Tactical Droid \| Voice only; episode: "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
rowspan="2"\| 2021 \| The L Word: Generation Q \| Tom Maultsby \| 5 episodes
Powerpuff \| Prof. Drake Utonium \| Unaired pilot
2022–2024 \| Alice's Wonderland Bakery \| Harry the March Hare \| Voice only{{cite web\|last=Carras\|first=Christi\|title=Disney sets 'Alice in Wonderland' series with Craig Ferguson\|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-05/disney-alice-in-wonderland-series-craig-ferguson\|work=Los Angeles Times\|date=January 5, 2022}}
rowspan="2"\| 2022 \| Legends of Tomorrow \| Mike Carter / Booster Gold \| Episode: "Knocked Down, Knocked Up"{{cite magazine \|last1=Agard \|first1=Chancellor \|title='Legends of Tomorrow' casts Donald Faison in season 7 finale role \|url=https://ew.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-donald-faison-season-7-finale-role/ \|magazine=Entertainment Weekly \|access-date=February 2, 2022 \|date=February 2, 2022}}
Reindeer in Here \| Bucky (voice) \| Television special{{cite web\|last=Milligan\|first=Mercedes\|title='Reindeer in Here' Announces Sledful of Stars for Voice Cast\|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/11/reindeer-in-here-announces-sledful-of-stars-for-voice-cast/\|date=November 3, 2022\|access-date=November 3, 2022\|website=Animation Magazine}}
2022 \|Alabama Jackson \|Alabama Jackson \|Main role; also creator, executive producer and writer
2023 \|The Wonder Years \|Terrence \|Episode: "Blockbusting"
2023–2024 \|Extended Family \|Trey \|Lead role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1992

| Sesame Street

| Duane

| 9 episodes

1996

| New York Undercover

| James

| Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"

rowspan=2 | 1996–2000

| rowspan=2 |Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

| Justin

| Episode: "Magic Joel"

Dashiell Calzone

| 3 episodes

1996–1999

| Clueless

| Murray Duvall

| Main role

1998

| Sister, Sister

| Darryl

| Episode: "Greek to Me"

1999

| Supreme Sanction

| Marcus

| Television film

2000–2002

| Felicity

| Tracy

| 23 episodes

2002–2003

| Clone High

| Toots / Various Characters

| Voice only; 13 episodes

2001–2010

| Scrubs

| Christopher Turk

| Main role

2004–2005

| Higglytown Heroes

| Firefighter Hero

| Voice only; 2 episodes

2005–present

| Robot Chicken

| Various voices

| 10 episodes

2006

| The Playbook

| Host

| 3 episodes

2007

| Saturday Night Live

| Christopher Turk

| Episode: "Zach Braff/Maroon 5"

2007

| Robot Chicken: Star Wars

| Dr. Cornelius Evazan / Mace Windu

| Voice only; television special

2007

| Kim Possible

| Ricky Rotiffle

| Voice only; episode: "Homecoming Upset"

2008

| The Boondocks

| Catcher Freeman / Tobias / Wedgie Rudlin

| Voice only; 3 episodes

2008

| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

| Gary / Darth Maul / Imperial Pilot

| Voice only; television special

2009

| Scrubs: Interns

| Christopher Turk

| Episode: "Our Meeting with Turk and Todd"

2009

| American Dad!

| Christopher Turk

| Voice only; episode: "G-String Circus"

2009

| Titan Maximum

| Martian Fleet Commander

| Episode: "Pilot"

2010

| Fact Checkers Unit

| Donald

| 9 episodes

2010

| Cubed

| Himself

| Episode: "2.12"

2010

| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

| Gary

| Voice only; television special

2010

| The Odds

| Tyler

| Television film

2011

| Love Bites

| Ricky

| 2 episodes

2011–2015

| The Exes

| Phil Chase

| 64 episodes

2012

| Tron: Uprising

| Bartik

| Voice only; 5 episodes

2012

| Adventure Time

| Princess Cookie

| Voice only; episode: "Princess Cookie"

2013

| Wedding Band

| Moses

| Episode: "99 Problems"

2013

| Who Gets the Last Laugh?

| Host

| 9 episodes

2013

| A Snow Globe Christmas

| Ted

| Television film

2014

| Hollywood Game Night

| Himself

| 3 episodes

2014

| Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge

| Wizard

| Episode: "Head's Up"

2015

| Undateable

| Donald

| 2 episodes

2015–2018

| Supermansion

| Quiplash

| Voice only; 4 episodes

2015–2018

| Drunk History

| Joe Louis / Mansa Musa

| 2 episodes

2016

| Winsanity

| Host

2016

| House of Lies

| Donald

| 2 episodes

2017

| Bill Nye Saves the World

| Himself

2017–2019

| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

| Himself

| 2 episodes

2017–2018

| Ray Donovan

| Antoine A'Shawn Anderson

| 7 episodes

2018

| Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

| Jacques Agnant

| 2 episodes

2018–2020

| Star Wars Resistance

| Hype Fazon/TIE Pilot #1

| Voice only; 18 episodes

2019

| Timeline

| Principal Anderson

| Main role

2019–2020

| Emergence

| Alex Evans

| Main role

2020

| Star Wars The Clone Wars

| Tactical Droid

| Voice only; episode: "Old Friends Not Forgotten"

rowspan="2"| 2021

| The L Word: Generation Q

| Tom Maultsby

| 5 episodes

Powerpuff

| Prof. Drake Utonium

| Unaired pilot

2022–2024

| Alice's Wonderland Bakery

| Harry the March Hare

| Voice only{{cite web|last=Carras|first=Christi|title=Disney sets 'Alice in Wonderland' series with Craig Ferguson|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-05/disney-alice-in-wonderland-series-craig-ferguson|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2022}}

rowspan="2"| 2022

| Legends of Tomorrow

| Mike Carter / Booster Gold

| Episode: "Knocked Down, Knocked Up"{{cite magazine |last1=Agard |first1=Chancellor |title='Legends of Tomorrow' casts Donald Faison in season 7 finale role |url=https://ew.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-donald-faison-season-7-finale-role/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=February 2, 2022 |date=February 2, 2022}}

Reindeer in Here

| Bucky (voice)

| Television special{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|title='Reindeer in Here' Announces Sledful of Stars for Voice Cast|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/11/reindeer-in-here-announces-sledful-of-stars-for-voice-cast/|date=November 3, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022|website=Animation Magazine}}

2022

|Alabama Jackson

|Alabama Jackson

|Main role; also creator, executive producer and writer

2023

|The Wonder Years

|Terrence

|Episode: "Blockbusting"

2023–2024

|Extended Family

|Trey

|Lead role

=Music videos=

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Year ! Title ! Artist
1995 \| "Sittin' Up in My Room" \| Brandy
1996 \| "Kissin' You ("Oh, Honey" Remix)" \| Total, Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G
1999 \| "No Doubt" \| Imajin
1999 \| "Flava" \| Imajin
1999 \| "Da Bomb" \| DJ Fury and RX Lord
2003 \| "Chariot" \| Gavin DeGraw
2008 \| "Beat It" \| Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
2013 \| "More Champagne" \| DJ Whoo Kid featuring A$AP Ferg, Problem and Wiz Khalifa
2015 \| "Time Machine"{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecL6XCuO3Fw \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ecL6XCuO3Fw \|archive-date=2021-12-22 \|url-status=live\|title=Ingrid Michaelson - "Time Machine" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO\|date=February 19, 2015\|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} \| Ingrid Michaelson

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Year

! Title

! Artist

1995

| "Sittin' Up in My Room"

| Brandy

1996

| "Kissin' You ("Oh, Honey" Remix)"

| Total, Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G

1999

| "No Doubt"

| Imajin

1999

| "Flava"

| Imajin

1999

| "Da Bomb"

| DJ Fury and RX Lord

2003

| "Chariot"

| Gavin DeGraw

2008

| "Beat It"

| Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer

2013

| "More Champagne"

| DJ Whoo Kid featuring A$AP Ferg, Problem and Wiz Khalifa

2015

| "Time Machine"{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecL6XCuO3Fw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ecL6XCuO3Fw |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Ingrid Michaelson - "Time Machine" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO|date=February 19, 2015|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

| Ingrid Michaelson

=Video games=

A dance that Faison performs during an episode of Scrubs is featured in the video game Fortnite. Faison's permission was not sought before including the dance, and he did not receive royalties for it.{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/fortnite-did-not-pay-donald-faison-for-scrubs-poison-dance.html|title=Yes, That Is The Scrubs 'Poison' Dance In Fortnite, and No, Donald Faison Is Not Getting Royalties|last=Crucchiola|first=Jordan|work=Vulture|date=November 18, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2019}}

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
2002 \| 6th OFTA Television Awards \| Best Actor in a New Comedy Series \| rowspan="14"\| {{center\|Scrubs}} \| {{Nom}}
rowspan="2"\| 2004 \| 6th Teen Choice Awards \| Choice TV: Sidekick \| {{Nom}}
1st BET Comedy Awards \| rowspan="2"\|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series \| {{Won}}
rowspan="4"\| 2005 \| 36th NAACP Image Awards \| {{Nom}}
7th Teen Choice Awards \| Choice TV: Sidekick \| {{Nom}}
9th Prism Awards \| Performance in a Comedy Series \| {{Nom}}
2nd BET Comedy Awards \| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series \| {{Won}}
rowspan="2"\| 2006 \| 37th NAACP Image Awards \| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series \| {{Nom}}
8th Teen Choice Awards \| Choice TV: Sidekick \| {{Nom}}
rowspan="2"\| 2007 \| 38th NAACP Image Awards \| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series \| {{Nom}}
9th Teen Choice Awards \| Choice TV: Sidekick \| {{Nom}}
2008 \| 39th NAACP Image Awards \| rowspan=4\|Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series \| {{Nom}}
2009 \| 40th NAACP Image Awards \| {{Nom}}
2010 \| 41st NAACP Image Awards \| {{Nom}}
rowspan="2"\| 2013 \| 44th NAACP Image Awards \| {{center\|The Exes}} \| {{Nom}}
6th L.A. Comedy Film Festival and Screenplay Competition Awards \| Best Actor in a Feature Film \| {{center\|Stag}} \| {{Nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

2002

| 6th OFTA Television Awards

| Best Actor in a New Comedy Series

| rowspan="14"| {{center|Scrubs}}

| {{Nom}}

rowspan="2"| 2004