Biography
Charles S. Dutton is an American actor and director. He was born on 30 January 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. He trained at Hagerstown Community College, Towson University and the Yale School of Drama, from which he received an MFA in 1983.
Dutton began his career on stage, appearing in August Wilson plays on Broadway including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson, earning Tony Award nominations for both. He is known for his lead role in the television series Roc (1991–1994) and for playing Dillon in the film Alien³ (1992). Other notable film roles include A Time to Kill (1996), Gothika (2003) and appearances in Se7en (1995) and House (2004–2012).
As a director, Dutton helmed the HBO miniseries The Corner (2000), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has won three Primetime Emmys in total.
