Dorian Missick

Early life and education

Dorian Crossmond Missick was born on January 15, 1976 in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey.

Career

During his first acting class, casting agents were casting for a Coca-Cola commercial, and they decided that Missick was right for the part. He was later cast in a small role on In the Heat of the Night (1990), playing a young fisherman.

In the summer of 1996, Missick joined the Jazz Actors, a theater company in Harlem, where he studied under Ernie McClintock, whose jazz-influenced style strongly impacted Missick's in turn. After the company dispersed, Missick joined NITE Star, an educational company whose primary focus was to educate young teens on AIDS awareness and building an understanding towards alternative lifestyles. During his time with NITE Star, Missick met actress Kerry Washington (who was also involved with the company) and gained a steady income from commercials, averaging around seven nationals a year.

In 2002, Missick made his professional acting debut in Two Weeks Notice, playing Tony, Hugh Grant's right-hand man/limo driver. His exposure from that role led to parts in TV shows including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Now and Again, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as small roles in movies such as Undermind, 50 Ways to Leave a Lover, A Message from Pops, Freedomland, and Two Guns. He auditioned for the role of Antwone Quenton 'Fish' Fisher in Antwone Fisher; he was not cast, but his meeting with Denzel Washington later led to a role in The Manchurian Candidate. Soon after, Missick got a role playing Elvis in Lucky Number Slevin, and soon afterward landed his first leading role in Premium alongside Zoe Saldaña.

In 2018, he had a recurring role in the second season of the Netflix and Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage. Missick portrayed Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, an ex-con previously locked up by Misty Knight, who is played by his real-life wife and series regular Simone Missick. In July 2018, he joined the main cast of the CBS All Access series Tell Me a Story as Sam.

Personal life

Missick married his wife, actress Simone Missick, in February 2012. In 2009, he met Simone during an audition, where they first crossed paths.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Video Games

References

References

1. Rice, Dan. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/673190035/ "Former CBS All Access Series Makes Broadcast Debut on The CW"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey). The Record]]'', July 26, 2020. Accessed January 23, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "They team up with corrupt NYPD detective Sam Reynolds (Dorian Crossmond Missick, ''Six Degrees'') for a jewelry store robbery that goes horribly wrong."
2. Rose, Mike. (January 15, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 15, 2023 includes celebrities Dove Cameron, Pitbull".
3. Rohan, Virginia. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/504838628/ "Dorian Missick finds 'Degrees' of success"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey). The Record]]'', November 19, 2006. Accessed January 23, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "On his first real acting job -playing a young Southern fisherman in a 1990 episode of ''In the Heat of the Night'' - Dorian Missick was a fish out of water.... 'That show was shot in Georgia, and I was this kid from New Jersey. I didn't have the accent down,' says Missick, who was born in East Orange and grew up in North Plainfield."
4. Nguyen, Hanh. (June 28, 2018). "'Luke Cage' Season 2: All the References, Cameos, Crossovers, and Easter Eggs in Each Episode".
5. (July 11, 2018). "'Tell Me A Story': Zabryna Guevara & Dorian Missick Cast In Kevin Williamson's CBS All Access Drama Series".
6. "Simone And Dorian". ourwedding.com.
7. "Watch! Magazine (Official Site) Watch on CBS".