Rockmond Dunbar
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 Rockmond Dunbar as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin in Prison Break. |
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| Born | Rockmond Dunbar January 11, 1973 Oakland, California,  United States |
Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973 in Oakland, California) is an African-American actor, known for his leading role as Kenny Chadway on the critically-acclaimed television series Soul Food.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Dunbar was born January 11, 1973 in Oakland, California. Dunbar attended the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and the University of New Mexico.
[edit] Career
Dunbar is best known for his leading role as Kenny Chadway on the critically-acclaimed television series Soul Food. Dunbar's other television credits include a regular role as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the U.S. television series Prison Break, where he played the role of a character who was set up for a crime in the army which he did not commit, after spending years in the army he then carried on telling his wife that he was still in the army, even though he was really inside the walls of Fox River prison, several guest appearances in Earth 2, Felicity, The Pretender, Two Guys and a Girl and North Shore. He also had a recurring role on the UPN series Girlfriends.
His film projects include Punks (which debuted at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival), Misery Loves Company, Sick Puppies, Whodunit, All About You and Warner Bros. feature film, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Aside from his theatrical performances, he also had made contributions to the world of art through the mixed-media exhibit, ARTHERAPY. In addition, Dunbar posed for the November 2003 issue of Playgirl Magazine (IMDb - Publicity)
He made a guest appearance on Noah's Arc as himself to give Noah (screenwriter and the main character of the show) some ideas about his movie Fine Art.
In 2007, Dunbar starred on the TNT transplant surgery drama Heartland.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Misery Loves Company | Eric Haynes | Independent Film |
| 1994-1995 | Earth 2 | Baines | TV series |
| 1997 | The Good News | Bonz | TV series |
| 1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Barry | TV series |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Tommy | TV series | |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Tiger Bates | TV series |
| The Practice | Byron Little | TV series | |
| The Pretender | Joe Taylor | TV series | |
| Felicity | Man on Train | TV series | |
| 2000 | Punks | Darby | Independent film |
| G vs E | Sonny Rhymes | TV series | |
| 2000-2004 | Soul Food | Kenny Chadway | TV series |
| 2001 | All About You | Tim | |
| 2003-2004 | Girlfriends | Jalen | TV series |
| 2004 | Hollywood Division | Det. Reginald Feiffer | (TV) |
| North Shore | Agent Fernley | TV series | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Mr. Fire | |
| Head Cases | Dr. Robinson | TV series | |
| 2005-2007 | Prison Break | Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin | TV series |
| 2006 | Dirty Laundry | Patrick/Sheldon | |
| 2007 | Heartland | Dr. Thomas Jonas | TV series |
| Shark | Teddy Banks | TV series | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Sean Brotherton | TV series | |
| CSI: Miami | James Reilly | TV series | |
| 2008 | Jada | Simon | |
| Inhuman | Kane | Post-production | |
| The Family That Preys | Filming | ||
| 2009 | Pastor Brown | Amir Rahiem | Filming |
[edit] External links
- Rockmond Dunbar at the Internet Movie Database
- Rockmond Dunbar at TV.com
- Rockmond Dunbar's biography at Prison Break's official site
