Denzel Irby (born December 30, 1992), known professionally as Denny Love, is an American actor and comedian. His biggest roles are Chip "The Colonel" Martin in Looking for Alaska (2019) and Kevin Jackson in Mayor of Kingstown (2024–2025). He also had minor roles on Chicago P.D. (2015), Empire (2016–2017), and Lucifer (2019), and appeared in the 2020 film Unpregnant.
He is from Madison, Wisconsin, and attended Madison West High School, then studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University, graduating in 2015.
He and his wife Amy married in 2026.
Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 2020 Unpregnant Jarrod 2025 Swiped Hoodie Guy Swiped Cast IMDB
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Chicago P.D. Marcus Episode: "Get Back to Even" 2016–2017 Empire Barry 3 episodes 2018 The Neighborhood Young Man Episode: "Welcome to the Housewarming"2019 Lucifer Caleb Mayfield Episode: "Super Bad Boyfriend" L.A.'s Finest Dakari Adams Episode: "Dangerous Minds" Looking for Alaska Chip "The Colonel" Martin Main cast;8 episodes 2021 Kenan Jordan Episode: "Christmas Show" 2024–2025 Mayor of Kingstown Kevin Jackson Recurring cast;13 episodes
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