Daniel J. Watts

Daniel J. Watts
BornJuly 24, 1982 (1982-07-24) (age 43)
North Carolina, U.S.
EducationElon University (BFA, 2004)
OccupationActor
Websitewww.wattswords.com

Daniel J. Watts (born July 24, 1982, in North Carolina)[1] is an American actor. He received his BFA from the Elon University Musical Theatre Program in 2004.[2][3] He has served as an artist-in-residence at Arizona State University.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Production Role Notes[5]
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)[6]
2018 BodyMore Brandon Upton Short film[7]
2020 Sylvie's Love The Impressionist Voice Role
2020 Scenes from Sweet Lorraine James Baldwin Short film[8]

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[9]
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[10]
2017 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Malvern PA, People's Light Theatre Regional[11]
2019 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse Regional[12]
2019–22 Tina Ike Turner Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2021 The Jam: Only Child Writer & Performer Signature Theatre Off-Broadway (streaming)[13]
2021 The Last of the Love Letters Actor Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2018 Barrymore Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Won [15]
2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured in a Musical Tina Won [16]
2020 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel J. Watts". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Broadway star Daniel J. Watts '04 to deliver Elon's 2021 undergraduate commencement address". Elon University. February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Daniel J. Watts '04 becomes first Elon alum to be nominated for Tony Award". Elon University. October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "ASU Gammage's July Digital Connections series will bring your inner performer out". ASU News. June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Daniel J. Watts". IMDb. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "About". Had She Never Asked Me. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "BODYMORE". Toronto Black Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Meyer, Dan (November 19, 2020). "Valisia LeKae and Daniel J. Watts Star in Scenes From Sweet Lorraine The Play November 19". Playbill. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Full Casting Announced for Second Stage Theatre's Whorl Inside a Loop | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World". www.signaturetheatre.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Production of Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole - People's Light". www.peopleslight.org. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole". Geffen Playhouse. December 31, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Daniel J. Watts' The Jam: Only Child". Signature Theatre. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "The Last of the Love Letters". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  15. ^ McGuane, Kimberly (November 9, 2018). "Malvern's People's Light Wins Big at Theatre Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards". VISTA.Today. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  16. ^ Clement, Olivia (May 11, 2020). "Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees". Playbill. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Tony Award Nominations". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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