David Bryan "D.B." Woodside (born July 25, 1969) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of White House Chief of Staff (and later President) Wayne Palmer on the FOX action/drama series 24. Additionally, he is noted for his roles as bass singer Melvin Franklin in the NBC miniseries The Temptations, and as Robin Wood on the WB/UPN series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Filmography

• 2025Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story — Uncle Leon
• 2025Taken at a Basketball Game — Wayne Edwards
• 2024Desert Road — Security Guard
• The Night Agent — Erik Monks
• 2023The Perfect Find — Brian
• 9-1-1: Lone Star — Trevor Parks
• Pearson — Jeff Malone
• 2019Smile — Dad
• S.W.A.T. — Agent Gines
• Lucifer — Amenadiel, Director
• 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — Robinson
• 2015The Man in 3B — Det. Thomas
• Halt and Catch Fire — Simon Church
• 2014Love the One You're With
• 2014That Awkward Moment — Harold (uncredited)
• Emily Owens, M.D. — Evan Hammond
• Charlie's Angels — Carlton Finch
• Single Ladies — Malcolm Franks
• Suits — Jeff Malone
• 2011The Inheritance — Henry
• Hellcats — Derrick Altman
• Parenthood — Joe Prestridge
• Young Justice — Phantom Stranger / Marvin Fargo (voice), Phantom Stranger (voice)
• 2009Back — Dr. Kevin Stern
• Castle — Lance Carlberg
• Hawthorne
• Lie to Me — Henry Strong
• 2009Mississippi Damned — Tyrone
• Private Practice — Duncan
• Viva Laughlin — Marcus
• Grey's Anatomy — Marcus Kane
• Numb3rs — Jonathan Schmidt
• 2003Easy — Martin Mars
• CSI: Miami — Cole Judson
• Monk — Matthew Shuler
• 24 — Wayne Palmer
• The Division — Daniel Reide
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Marlon Waylord
• 2000More Dogs Than Bones — Truman
• 2000Romeo Must Die — Colin O'Day
• 1999After All — Anthony
• Once and Again
• Snoops — Avery
• 1998Scarred City — Forrest
• The Temptations — Melvin Franklin
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Principal Robin Wood
• 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer — Aaron Mosley
• The Practice — Aaron Wilton
• JAG — Rob Benton
• Murder One — Aaron Mosely

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self