Damon Gupton

Acting

Born January 4, 1973, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Damon Jamal Gupton (born January 4, 1973) is an American actor and orchestral conductor, best known for his series regular roles as Charles Foster on Deadline, Evrard Velerio on Prime Suspect, Adam Page on The Divide, Detective Cal Brown on The Player, Deputy Chief Henderson on Black Lightning, and SSA Stephen Walker on Criminal Minds. He has also co-starred in the films The Last Airbender (2010), Whiplash (2014), and La La Land (2016).

Filmography

• 2026The Drama — Roger
• Happy Face — Elijah
• 2024Summer of Violence — Thomas
• The Big Door Prize — Father Reuben
• 2022Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber — David Drummond
• Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber — David Drummond
• The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey — Coydog
• Your Honor — Jarek Rall
• Black Lightning — Bill Henderson (voice)
• Dirty John — Dennis
• Goliath — Leonard Letts
• 2016La La Land — Harry
• 2015Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story — Leonard Herring
• Empire — Detective Calvin Walker
• The Player — Cal Brown
• The Divide — Adam Page
• 2014Whiplash — Mr. Kramer
• Bates Motel — Gregg Edwards
• The Newsroom — Sutton Hall
• 2012This Is 40 — Colonoscopy Technician
• Prime Suspect — Evrard Velerio
• Suits — James Quelling
• 2010The Last Airbender — Monk Gyatso
• 2007Before the Devil Knows You're Dead — Doctor
• Conviction — Keith Watts
• Criminal Minds — Stephen Walker
• Hack — Mark Simmons
• 2002Unfaithful — Other Businessman
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Detective Gearhardt
• Deadline — Charles Foster
• 2000The Loretta Claiborne Story — Sam Claiborne
• Third Watch — Carter
• Law & Order — Sammy Morris, Attorney Thorpe
• Four Square — Mr. Mike
• The God of the Woods — Denny Hayes