Daniel J. Watts (born July 24, 1982, in North Carolina) is an American actor. He received his BFA from the Elon University Musical Theatre Program in 2004. He has served as an artist-in-residence at Arizona State University.
Filmography Film + Year Production Role Notes 2005 Among Brothers Billy 2013 Breakup at a Wedding Tyrone Clemens 2014 Freedom Siding Slave 2 2017 Had She Never Asked Me Performer Short film (Writer & Performer) 2018 BodyMore Brandon Upton Short film 2020 Sylvie's Love The Impressionist Voice Role 2020 Scenes from Sweet Lorraine James Baldwin Short film
Television + Year(s) Production Role Notes 2013 Smash Dancer 2 episodes 2014 Boardwalk Empire Episode: "What Jesus Said" 2015 Person of Interest Marcus Young Episode: "M.I.A." 2015 Broad City Hot Guy Episode: "St. Mark's" 2016 The Good Wife Clayton Riggs Episode: "Judged" 2016 Blue Bloods Adrian Cooke Episode: "Fresh Start" 2016 Vinyl Hannibal 2 episodes 2016 Odd Mom Out Ticket Taker Episode: "Hamming It Up" 2016 The Night Of Holding Cell Inmate Episode: "The Art of War" 2016 Blindspot Freddy 3 episodes 2017 She's Gotta Have It Dog #3 Episode: "#DaJumpoff (DOCTRINE)" 2018 The Deuce Chauncy 2 episodes 2018–19 The Last O.G. Felony 18 episodes 2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Henry 4 episodes 2022 Werewolf by Night Barasso Disney+ television special 2023 Great Performances Catesby Ratcliffe Episode: "Richard III" 2023–25 The Chi Pastor Ezekiel 21 episodes 2024 The Penguin Bruno Tess Mini-series; 5 episodes
Theatre + Year(s) Production Role(s) Location Category 2006-07 The Color Purple Bobby, Ensemble, Swing Broadway Theatre Broadway 2008-09 The Little Mermaid Ensemble Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway 2009-11 Memphis Ensemble Shubert Theatre Broadway 2010-11 In the Heights Ensemble Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway 2012 Ghost The Musical Ensemble, Understudy Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway 2013-14 After Midnight Ensemble, Understudy Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway 2014-15 Motown: The Musical Ensemble Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway 2015 Whorl Inside a Loop Flex Second Stage Theatre Off-Broadway 2015-16 Hamilton Samuel Seabury, Ensemble Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway 2016 The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Black Man with Watermelon Signature Theatre Off-Broadway 2017 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Malvern PA, People's Light Theatre Regional 2019 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse Regional 2019–22 Tina Ike Turner Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway 2021 The Jam: Only Child Writer & Performer Signature Theatre Off-Broadway (streaming) 2021 The Last of the Love Letters Actor Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway
Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2018 Barrymore Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured in a MusicalTina 2020 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
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