Dennis L. A. White

Dennis L. A. White
Dennis L. A. White
Other names	Dennis Da Menace
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Dennis L. A. White is an American actor noted for portraying Damion "D-Roc" Butler in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic entitled Notorious.

Early life

White was born and raised in Southern California in 1978,to a Grammy nominated mother and a military father. He was exposed to many different cultures and ideas. When his family relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina he developed his love for music and acting. He was offered a baseball scholarship while a student at Westover High School to play baseball but he decided to take an academic scholarship at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2001, Dennis, under the guise of "Dennis Da Menace", put out his Billboard charted album, The Wonderful World of Dennis. In 2003, Dennis became the first African-American host at Fuse Television. He began to host several TV shows: Weekend Vibe, HBO's 5 Rounds and Chatzone, and MTV's Hip Hop Life. ^{[citation needed]}

White then pursued his love for acting with appearances in The Brave One with Jodie Foster, Law & Order: SVU, The Jury, I Think I Love My Wife, etc. In 2010, he portrayed a cancer stricken comedian in Marq Overton's Off Broadway play, Die Laughing. White also played Virgil on The N mini-series, Miracle's Boys. Dennis had a recurring role on TNT (TV channel)'s The Closer. In 2009, Dennis created "Act Like You Know", a company that gives acting workshops and seminars to aspiring actors across the country. In 2009, Dennis became the re-occurring character "Mistah Ray" on NBC's Parenthood. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Dennis started a foundation called "M.O.R.P.H." to help eradicate racial profiling. ^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Swimming	Jeeper
2007	I Think I Love My Wife	Party Thug
2007	The Brave One	Thug on Subway
2009	Notorious	Damion
2010	April's Fools	Tamil
	Code Blue	-
	Three Chris's	Chris Walker
2011	King of Paper Chasin'	J.B.
2011	After Hours: The Movie	Rugged & Menace Hit Man
2012	Dysfunctional Friends	Minister
	Small Apartments	Marcus
	Changing the Game	Adult Dre
2013	Dreams	Jermaine
2014	Envy or Greed	Bobby Connell	Short
	The Other Side	Detective Michaels
	Lap Dance	Pauly
	Sky Eye	Carson	Short
2015	Bleeding Hearts	Chris Walker
	Diamond Ruff	Rev. Trek Woods
	Sweet Lorraine	Lincoln Kennedy
2016	Bad Dad Rehab	Slick Rick	TV movie
2017	Secrets	Jay Jenkins
	The White Sistas	Bingo
	Thank You for Your Service	Dante's Friend
2019	All In	Dupree
2020	Turnt	Detective Kruthers
	The Prayer	Thomas Sr.
	The Witness Protection Program	Dontae
	Power Corrupts	LT. Gov Jeff Davis
2021	Entanglement	Hendrix
	Crossover	Chris
	Dear Best Friend	Mark
	Letters from the Bottle	Dean Callaway
	Careful What You Ask For!	Jay Rogers	Short
	The Pros of Cons	Ray Turk
2022	Super Turnt	Detective Kruthers
	No Better Love	Mr. Thompson
	A Father's Pride	Deacon Walters
	Scam City	King
2023	Mickey Hardaway	Joseph Sweeney
	Street Connected	Detective Peters
	Cuzo	-
	The Pass	Deon
	Halfway House	OG

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	IMX	Himself/Host	Main Host
2004	The Jury	Derrick Smith-Bey	Episode: "Bangers"
2005	Jonny Zero	Pillsbury	Episode: "I Did It All for the Nooky"
2005	Miracle's Boys	Virgil	Recurring Cast
2010	Let's Talk About Pep	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2010-11	The Closer	Reggie Moses	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2011-13	Parenthood	Mista Ray	Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 5
2012	NYC 22	Teef	Episode: "Samaritans"
2014	Almost Home	Hassan	Episode: "You Gone Learn Today..."
2014	Black Dynamite	Arnold's Stomach (voice)	Episode: "Diff'rent Folks, Same Strokes or The Hunger Pain Games"
2016-18	Atlanta	Bald Man/D.J.	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2018-20	The Family Business	Kennedy	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
2020	5th Ward The Series	OG Russell	Recurring Cast: Season 2

2024

Kold X Windy Fontain Series Regular Season 2

Video Games

Year	Title	Role
2004	Def Jam Fight for NY	Baxter (voice)
2005	The Warriors	Sid/Glenn/Keenan/Jonah (voices)

References

A. O. Scott. "Notorious (2009) A Rapper's Tale, Larger Than Life". New York Times. 16 January 16, 2009
Williams, Houston. "Dennis White: The Realest Thespian In Hollywood". allhiphop.com. 11 October 2010.
Colclough, Glenys. "Notorious Elevation: A Conversation with Dennis LA White". Prominence Magazine. p. 43. Fall 2010.

External links

M.O.R.P.H.
Dennis L. A. White at IMDb