Daniel J. Watts

Daniel J. Watts
BornJuly 24, 1982 (1982-07-24) (age 42)
North Carolina, U.S.
EducationElon University (BFA, 2004)
OccupationActor
Websitewww.wattswords.com

Daniel J. Watts (born July 24, 1982, in North Carolina)[1] is an American actor. He received his BFA from the Elon University Musical Theatre Program in 2004.[2][3] He has served as an artist-in-residence at Arizona State University.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Production Role Notes[5]
2005 Among Brothers Billy
2013 Breakup at a Wedding Tyrone Clemens
2014 Freedom Siding Slave 2
2017 Had She Never Asked Me Performer Short film (Writer & Performer)[6]
2018 BodyMore Brandon Upton Short film[7]
2020 Sylvie's Love The Impressionist Voice Role
2020 Scenes from Sweet Lorraine James Baldwin Short film[8]

Television

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Year(s) Production Role Notes
2013 Smash Dancer
2014 Boardwalk Empire
2015 Person of Interest Marcus Young
2015 Broad City Hot Guy
2016 The Good Wife Clayton Riggs
2016 Blue Bloods Adrian Cooke
2016 Vinyl Hannibal
2016 Odd Mom Out Ticket Taker
2016 The Night Of Holding Cell Inmate
2016 Blindspot Freddy
2017 She's Gotta Have It Dog #3
2018 The Deuce Chauncy
2018-19 The Last O.G. Felony
2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Henry
2022 Werewolf by Night Barasso Disney+ television special
2024 The Penguin Bruno Tess Limited series

Theatre

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Year(s) Production Role(s) Location Category
2006-07 The Color Purple Bobby, Ensemble, Swing Broadway Theatre Broadway
2008-09 The Little Mermaid Ensemble Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2009-11 Memphis Ensemble Shubert Theatre Broadway
2010-11 In the Heights Ensemble Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway
2012 Ghost The Musical Ensemble, Understudy Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2013-14 After Midnight Ensemble, Understudy Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway
2014-15 Motown: The Musical Ensemble Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2015 Whorl Inside a Loop Flex Second Stage Theatre Off-Broadway[9]
2015-16 Hamilton Samuel Seabury, Ensemble Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway
2016 The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Black Man with Watermelon Signature Theatre Off-Broadway[10]
2017 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Malvern PA, People's Light Theatre Regional[11]
2019 Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse Regional[12]
2019–present Tina Ike Turner Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2021 The Jam: Only Child Writer & Performer Signature Theatre Off-Broadway (streaming)[13]
2021 The Last of the Love Letters Actor Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway[14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2018 Barrymore Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole Won [15]
2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured in a Musical Tina Won [16]
2020 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel J. Watts". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Broadway star Daniel J. Watts '04 to deliver Elon's 2021 undergraduate commencement address". Elon University. February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Daniel J. Watts '04 becomes first Elon alum to be nominated for Tony Award". Elon University. October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "ASU Gammage's July Digital Connections series will bring your inner performer out". ASU News. June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Daniel J. Watts". IMDb. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "About". Had She Never Asked Me. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "BODYMORE". Toronto Black Film Festival. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Meyer, Dan (November 19, 2020). "Valisia LeKae and Daniel J. Watts Star in Scenes From Sweet Lorraine The Play November 19". Playbill. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Full Casting Announced for Second Stage Theatre's Whorl Inside a Loop | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World". www.signaturetheatre.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Production of Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole - People's Light". www.peopleslight.org. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole". Geffen Playhouse. December 31, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Daniel J. Watts' The Jam: Only Child". Signature Theatre. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "The Last of the Love Letters". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  15. ^ McGuane, Kimberly (November 9, 2018). "Malvern's People's Light Wins Big at Theatre Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards". VISTA.Today. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  16. ^ Clement, Olivia (May 11, 2020). "Moulin Rouge! Leads 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honorees". Playbill. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "The Tony Award Nominations". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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