Dwayne L. Barnes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.6846

Gender

Male

Birthday

26-Nov-1970

Age

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As
  • Dwayne Barnes

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 episodic shows, including such hit shows as C.S.I., E.R., and Cold Case. Other network guest appearances include, "Without a Trace", "Angel", "Judging Amy", "Numbers", "The Shield" and "Six Feet Under." Following in the shoes of such greats as, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry (Jungle Fever) and Chris Rock (New Jack City), Barnes' haunting portrayal of the cheeseburger loving crack addict in the urban classic Menace II Society has garnered him critical acclaim throughout Hollywood.


Credits

Angry Dogs Angry Dogs (1997) Character: Homer Hayward
In this taut thriller, a group of parents decide to keep their children out of a life of crime by hiring a mercenary to train and discipline them. But soon their grueling training proves to be life-saving when they discover a secret about their leader.
Swimsuit: The Movie Swimsuit: The Movie (1997) Character: Ice
Swimsuit models are hired by an evil chemical company for a product catalog in this mockumentary.
Parental Guidance Parental Guidance (2002) Character: Rashaan
Sean is a young man trying to overcome the stigma of growing up in South Central Los Angeles in a wacky extended family of misfits and miscreants. Despite his reservations, Sean brings his college-educated girlfriend, Lissa, to the family's Christmas dinner where she encounters loveable eccentrics, offended cross-dressers, and drug-addled gang members. Hilarity ensues.
The Big Time The Big Time (2002) Character: Stuff
In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl; an idealistic programmer; and an aspiring director who hopes to make Empire "the network that takes risks and makes new stars." Then there's Empire's president, an eccentric scientist whose bride raises eyebrows at the network.
I (Un)Do I (Un)Do (2025) Character: Greg Jones
A new comedy about an unhappily married millennial couple finally agreeing about something, getting a divorce. There's just one problem: they can't afford it.
Tyrone Tyrone (1999) Character: Driver
In this off-the-wall road comedy, John (Ethan Suplee) and Sam (Kevin Connolly) are a pair of close friends who are in need of a vacation, so they hit the road from their hometown of Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, hoping to check out the action at Mardi Gras. Along the way, however, they manage to run over someone with their car; their victim, Tyrone (Coolio), is an escaped convict who dies shor
The Flock The Flock (2007) Character: Vincent Dennison
Erroll Babbage has spent his career tracking sex offenders and his unorthodox methods are nearly as brutal as the criminals he monitors. When he links one of his deranged parolees to the disappearance of a local girl, he and his new partner must scour the S&M underground to find her before it's too late.
The Real Howard Spitz The Real Howard Spitz (1998) Character: Tyrone
Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.
What's Right with America What's Right with America (1997) Character: Prisoner
A family returns to America after spending seven years in a remote jungle of New Guinea doing public health work, only to find that the bill of rights has been suspended and that the country is now a fascist totalitarian state.
Menace II Society Menace II Society (1993) Character: Basehead
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Big George Foreman Big George Foreman (2023) Character: Dick Sadler
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.



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