Charles S. Dutton
Birth Name:
Charles Stanley Dutton
Birth Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profession
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won the Black Reel Award for best director on network or cable for "The Corner" in 2001
- Won the Outfest Los Angeles Grand Jury Award for outstanding actor in a feature film for "Blind Faith" in 1999
- Discovered his love of drama while serving a prison sentence when he accidentally grabbed an anthology of black playwrights to take with him into solitary confinement
- Quote: "I used to be a hardcore, hardhearted guy․ Once you make the decision to change, all kinds of things happen․"
- Quote: "In a few years, I ended up going from jail to Yale․"
- Sometimes incorporates elements of his real life experience with incarceration and growing up in the streets of East Baltimore into his acting and directing work
- Although the role of Cosmo Jackson in "Hero Wanted" was written for him, it was later filled by Ben Cross
- Has extensive knowledge about the history of America, especially those instances in which prominent African-Americans were excluded from history books
- In exchange for a prison warden letting him start a drama group in jail, he earned his GED and completed a two-year college program before his release
Awards
- 1992Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1993Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1994Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1996Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 1996Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series:Nominated
- 1996Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1997Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1999Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1999Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
- 1999Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1999Grand Jury Award - Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film:Winner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 1999OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Cable Series:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2000Independent Spirit Award - Best Supporting Male:Nominated
- 2000Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2000OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special:Winner
- 2001Black Reel - Network/Cable - Best Director:Winner
- 2001Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2002Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2003Black Reel - Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2003Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2003Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2003OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2004Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2004Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actor:Nominated
- 2007DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 2009Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2010Black Reel - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated
- 2015Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2016Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series:Nominated
- 2017Festival Prize - Best Actor Horror:Nominated