| Dondré Whitfield | |
| Birth Name: | Dondré Terrell Whitfield |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Dondré Terrell Whitfield (born May 27, 1969) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in a recurring role as Robert Foreman on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1985–87), before playing Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children (1991–94). He received three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series nominations for his performance on All My Children.
Whitfield had starring role in a number of short-lived sitcoms, include The Crew (1995–96), Between Brothers (1997–99), and Hidden Hills (2002–03). He also has appeared in a number of films, such as Two Can Play That Game (2001), The Salon (2004), Pastor Brown (2009), and Middle of Nowhere (2012). In 2015, Whitfield joined the cast of BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood, and in 2016 began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.
Whitfield began his television career appearing in a recurring role on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show as Robert Foreman (the love interest of Tempestt Bledsoe's character Vanessa Huxtable). He later had a two year-run on the NBC daytime soap opera, Another World. From 1991 to 1994, Whitfield portrayed Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. The role earned him three nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations.[1] [2]
After leaving daytime television, Whitfield starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom The Crew (1995–1996). In 1997, he starred alongside Kadeem Hardison in another short-lived sitcom, Between Brothers. He had dramatic role in the 2000 UPN series Secret Agent Man, which was cancelled after one season. From 2002 to 2003, he starred alongside Tamara Taylor in another short-lived sitcom, Hidden Hills on NBC. From 2001 to 2002, Whitfield had a recurring role on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He has also appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine, Ghost Whisperer, , Cold Case, and Grey's Anatomy.
On film, Whitfield has appeared opposite Vivica A. Fox in Two Can Play That Game (2001), and The Salon (2004). He co-starred in White Man's Burden (1995), Mr. 3000 (2003), and Middle of Nowhere (2012). He has appeared with his wife Salli Richardson in the film Pastor Brown (2009), and guest-starred on Stitchers and Eureka (in which he played Richardson's on-screen brother). Whitfield has also had recurring roles on Make It or Break It and Mistresses (as Rochelle Aytes' character's husband). In 2015, he joined the cast of the BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood.[3]
In 2016, Whitfield was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar, produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.[4] For his role as Remy Newell, he received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 49th NAACP Image Awards.[5]
Whitfield was born in Brooklyn, New York,[6] and attended the Performing Arts High School in New York City.[7]
In 2002, Whitfield married actress Salli Richardson.[8] They have two children: a daughter and a son.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Brian Jones | |
| Homeboy | Billy Harrison | ||
| 1989 | Homeboyz II: Crack City | Breakdancer | |
| 1995 | White Man's Burden | Terrence | |
| 2000 | Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion | Kevin Anjanette | TV movie |
| 2001 | Happy Birthday | Trent | Short |
| Two Can Play That Game | Dwain | ||
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Biker | |
| The Partners | Reggie | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Skillet | |
| 2005 | The Salon | Ricky | |
| Briar & Graves | Dr. Jefferson Sims | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Our Thirties | Daniel | Short |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown | Chaz | |
| 2010 | Night and Day | Chris Talbot | TV movie |
| 2011 | 35 and Ticking | Austin | |
| 2012 | Middle of Nowhere | Littleton | |
| 2013 | Company Town | Don | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Christmas Swap | Gerry Craig | TV movie |
| 2018 | Relentless | Coffee Drinking Man | |
| Christmas Everlasting | Peter | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-87 | The Cosby Show | Robert Foreman | Recurring cast: Seasons 2-3 | |
| 1986 | Diff'rent Strokes | Leon Davis | Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown" | |
| 1989-90 | Another World | Jesse Lawrence | Regular Cast | |
| 1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Brian Davidson | Episode: "All That Glitters" | |
| 1991-94 | All My Children | Terrence Frye | Regular Cast | |
| 1995-96 | The Crew | MacArthur 'Mac' Edwards | Main cast | |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Icepick Isaacs | Episode: "A Thanksgiving to Remember" | |
| 1997 | Martin | Trey Foster | Episode: "Goin' for Mine" | |
| 1997-99 | Between Brothers | James Gordon | Main cast | |
| 1998 | Living in Captivity | Curtis Cook | Main cast | |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Davis | Main cast | |
| The X-Files | Agent | Episode: "Within" | ||
| Nash Bridges | Jason | Episode: "Double Trouble" | ||
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Officer Lawrence | Episode: "Love Hurts" | |
| 2001-02 | Inside Schwartz | William Morris | Recurring cast | |
| Girlfriends | Sean Ellis | Recurring cast: season 1-2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Hidden Hills | Zack Timmerman | Main cast | |
| 2004 | Less than Perfect | William | Episode: "The Pimp Hat" | |
| Half & Half | Brendan | Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode" | ||
| Strong Medicine | Michael | Episode: "Selective Breeding" | ||
| Second Time Around | Chris | Episode: "Coupling Up" | ||
| 2005-06 | Ghost Whisperer | Mitch Marino | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 | |
| 2006 | Jake in Progress | Mark | Recurring cast: season 2 | |
| Alan Solner | Episode: "Curse of the Coffin" | |||
| 2009 | Samantha Who? | Wes Green | Episode: "Todd's Job" | |
| 2008-10 | Cold Case | Jarrod Jones | Recurring cast: season 5, guest: season 7 | |
| 2010-11 | The Event | Mike Garret | Recurring cast | |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Oliver Richter | Episode: "Golden Hour" | |
| 2012 | Make It or Break It | Coach McIntire | Main cast: season 3 | |
| Eureka | Dr. Marcus Blake | Episode: "Smarter Carter" | ||
| 2013 | Walk This Way | Himself | Episode: "In His Presence" | |
| 2013-14 | Mistresses | Paul Malloy | Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 2 | |
| 2014 | Hart of Dixie | Lt. Governor Alex Byrd | Episode: "One More Last Chance" | |
| 2015–2016 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Himself | Main cast: season 4 | |
| 2016 | Stitchers | Sam Lewis | Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers" | |
| 2016-19 | Queen Sugar | Remy Newell | Main cast: season 1-3, guest: season 4 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | All My Children | ||
| 1993 | |||||
| 1994 | |||||
| 2017 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Queen Sugar | ||
| 1993 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Outstanding Male Newcomer | All My Children | ||
| 1994 | Outstanding Younger Leading Actor |