Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and the television film The Piano Lesson (1995), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His other accolades include three Primetime Emmy Awards and three NAACP Image Awards. Dutton has also appeared in many feature films such as Alien 3 (1992), Rudy (1993), Menace II Society (1993), A Time to Kill (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1999), and Gothika (2003).
Titles and credit roles
The Perfect Guy
Bessie
What Lola Wants
Carter High
Android Cop
A Very Larry Christmas
The Monkey's Paw
Bad Ass
Luv
Least Among Saints
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
Legion
Fame
The Express
Cuttin Da Mustard
American Violet
The Third Nail
Honeydripper
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Something the Lord Made
Secret Window
Gothika
D-Tox
Random Hearts
Cookie's Fortune
Black Dog
Mimic
A Time to Kill
Nick of Time
Cry, the Beloved Country
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Surviving the Game
Foreign Student
Rudy
The Distinguished Gentleman
Alien³
Mississippi Masala
Pretty Hattie's Baby
Q & A
Jacknife
Crocodile Dundee II
