Dwayne L. Barnes

Biography

Dwayne Barnes was born and reared in Detroit, Michigan where he witnessed some of life's harsh realities, which has consequently affected and transformed him as an artist and human being. In his senior year in high school, Barnes, voted "Most Likely to Succeed," won a citywide acting competition and was awarded a scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University. However, after a few years of collegiate life, Barnes heard the call of his destiny and chose to immediately set his sights on moving to Los Angeles and stardom. Not just an actor, Barnes is also blessed with vocal talent and just two years after moving to Los Angeles, his performance in Robert Townsend's, "The Five Heartbeats: The Musical," was nominated BEST ACTOR for an NAACP Theater Award. Barnes also starred in the musicals, "Letters from Nam", which was written and produced by Emmy award-winning director, Paris Barclay, and "Dorian," which The Denver Daily New said, Barnes "gave a knockout performance." Barnes' musical talents also led to a contract with Capitol Records, where he recorded an album with the group H20. The group disbanded before the album was released. Barnes has guest-starred in over 30 different ep…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Conner Squire
2. The Mentalist (2008) — Jayden Flower
3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Gene Jacobs
4. Monk (2002) — Officer Cooper
5. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) — U.S. Marshal Drew Groller
6. Six Feet Under (2001) — Officer Myers
7. Angel (1999) — Lester
8. Weeds (2005) — Cecil
9. ER (1994) — Officer Hunt
10. Menace II Society (1993) — Basehead
11. The Shield (2002) — Link
12. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) — G-Loc
13. Baywatch (1989) — Carter
14. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) — Baby Rage
15. Cold Case (2003) — Clinton
16. Numb3rs (2005) — Mr. Johnson
17. JAG (1995) — Saunders
18. Big George Foreman (2023) — Dick Sadler
19. The Flock (2007) — Vincent Dennison
20. Without a Trace (2002) — Andre Jones
21. The Pretender (1996) — D-Mac
22. NYPD Blue (1993) — Rodney
23. Martial Law (1998) — Eugene
24. Pacific Blue (1996) — Rondell
25. Judging Amy (1999) — Jared Spruell
26. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) — Al Larkin (segment "The Subway")
27. Saving Grace (2007) — Mr. Boatwright
28. Dark Blue (2009) — Terry
29. Son of the Beach (2000)
30. The Division (2001) — Diggs
31. Bad Trip (1999) — Driver
32. Brooklyn South (1997) — Kenny Nevins
33. The Big Time (2002) — Stuff
34. Swimsuit: The Movie (1997) — Ice
35. Related (2005) — Steve
36. The Real Howard Spitz (1998) — Tyrone
37. Angry Dogs (1997) — Homer Hayward
38. What's Right with America (1997) — Prisoner
39. Parental Guidance (2002) — Rashaan
40. The Good Life (1994) — Tim

Directed

1. I (Un)Do (2025) — Director