Damion Poitier Explained
Birth Date: | 4 June 1976 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Yearsactive: | 2000–present |
Damion Poitier (; born June 4, 1976) is an American actor and stuntman, best known for his role as Chains in Payday 2. He made an uncredited appearance as Thanos in The Avengers (2012), the character's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (in future appearances, Josh Brolin would take over the role).[1] He has also had roles in , Star Trek, Jarhead, and Never Die Alone.
Early life
Poitier was born in Philadelphia, and moved to Massachusetts in his early childhood. He became interested in acting after watching a man who looked "just like [his] grandfather" appear on television talk about acting. He acted through school, but got his first "professional" job as a scare actor at Spooky World. Poitier's first real acting job was a stunt performer on Sheena.[2]
Personal life
Poitier practices Universalism. He is unsure if he is related to Sidney Poitier, but knows that their ancestors "hail from the same island".
Filmography
Films
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2004 | World's Finest | Secret Serviceman | As Damion Pointier |
2007 | Ultimate Weapon | Bouncer | |
2009 | Bad Roommate | Dave | |
2010 | The Response | Aldo | |
2011 | Superseven: Operation Breakdown | Mamba | |
2012 | When the Cobra Strikes | Modise | Video | |
Television
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2013 | Payday 2: The Web Series | Chains | |
Payday 2 | |
2014 | Halo 2 Anniversary | Sergeant Major Johnson / The Arbiter | Motion capture |
2017 | Halo Wars 2 | Atriox | Motion capture[3] |
2020 | | Xavier Johnson | |
2023 | | Nasara | |
2023 | Payday 3 | Chains | Voice[4] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: The Avengers has two post-credit scenes, mystery actor revealed.
- Web site: MITNG speaks with actor Damion Poitier about life and becoming Thanos. Mediocrity is the New Genius. wordpress. Lamar. Jeffrey. November 15, 2013. February 3, 2019.
- https://twitter.com/DamionPoitier/status/832646669812457472 Twitter - Damion Poitier
- https://www.paydaythegame.com/payday3/faq/ PAYDAY3 Official FAQ