---
name: "Deon Cole"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deon-cole"
fi1m_id: "deon-cole"
imdb_id: "nm1235154"
tmdb_id: 216140
wikidata_id: "Q5259997"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T03:22:35.254774+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Deon Cole

## Identity

Deon Cole

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/deon-cole
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** deon-cole
- **IMDb ID:** nm1235154
- **TMDB ID:** 216140
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5259997
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1235154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/216140

Actor. Born 9 January 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 January 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Also known as:** Ντίον Κόουλ, 迪恩•柯爾
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1235154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/216140

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Color Purple*](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Thornridge High School and earned an acting degree from Philander Smith College.

Cole began performing stand-up comedy in Chicago. He joined the writing staff of *The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien* (2009–2010) and *Conan* (2010–2012), receiving Primetime Emmy nominations for his work. He is known for playing Charlie Telphy in the sitcom *black-ish* (2014–2022), for which he won multiple NAACP Image Awards, and for film roles including Dante in the *Barbershop* series, Wiley Escoe in *The Harder They Fall* (2021) and Alfonso in *The Color Purple* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Michael* (2026), Fi1m 47, as Don King — [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *The Color Purple* (2023), Fi1m 73, as Alfonso — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scary Movie* (2026), as Pastor Prime
- *Michael* (2026), as Don King — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/michael.md)
- *Crutch* (2025), series, as Caleb
- *Lil Kev* (2025), series, as Uncle Richard Jr. (voice)
- *The Madness* (2024), series, as Kwesi Dupree
- *Deon Cole: Ok, Mister* (2024), Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Color Purple* (2023), as Alfonso — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md)
- *The Improv: 60 and Still Standing* (2023), Writer
- *Survival of the Thickest* (2023), series, as Lamar
- *Average Joe* (2023), series, as Joe Washington
- *A Snowy Day in Oakland* (2023), as Davis
- *I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)* (2023), as Chad · Executive Producer, Producer
- *You People* (2023), as Demetrius
- *Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy* (2022), Writer
- *The Harder They Fall* (2021), as Wiley Escoe
- *Action #1* (2021), as Nic Cage
- *Welcome Matt* (2021), as Norman
- *Friendsgiving* (2020), as Dan
- *2 Minutes of Fame* (2020), as Nico
- *Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts* (2020), series, as Dave (voice)
- *Holiday Rush* (2019), as Marshall Stone
- *Deon Cole: Cole Hearted* (2019), Writer
- *A Black Lady Sketch Show* (2019), series, as Pastor Venmo Stacks
- *grown-ish* (2018), series, as Charlie Telphy
- *The Standups* (2017), series, Actor
- *The Female Brain* (2017), as Steven
- *Deon Cole: Cole-Blooded Seminar* (2016), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Barbershop: The Next Cut* (2016), as Dante
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), series, as DJ Tanner
- *Benched* (2014), series, as Diamond
- *black-ish* (2014), series, as Charlie Telphy
- *Deon Cole's Black Box* (2013), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Mash Up* (2012), series, Actor
- *The League* (2009), series, as Mugger
- *Deon Cole: Sometimes I Get Real Deep with Stuff* (2007), Writer
- *A Get2Gether* (2005), as Jesse
- *The Evil One* (2005), as Dejuan
- *Barbershop 2: Back in Business* (2004), as Customer Dante
- *Barbershop* (2002), as Customer Dante
- *Grown Ups 3*, Actor

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