---
name: "Keith Powell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/keith-powell"
fi1m_id: "keith-powell"
imdb_id: "nm1349199"
tmdb_id: 164067
wikidata_id: "Q6384896"
roles: ["Director","Actor"]
born: "12 August 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-23T04:12:06.567086+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."
---

# Keith Powell

## Identity

Keith Powell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/keith-powell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** keith-powell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1349199
- **TMDB ID:** 164067
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6384896
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Powell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6384896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164067

Director and actor. Born 12 August 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1979, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 5 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Alec Baldwin](https://film.one/person/alec-baldwin.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [Jack McBrayer](https://film.one/person/jack-mcbrayer.md), [Jane Krakowski](https://film.one/person/jane-krakowski.md), [Oz Rodriguez](https://film.one/person/oz-rodriguez.md), [Robert Carlock](https://film.one/person/robert-carlock.md), [Tina Fey](https://film.one/person/tina-fey.md), [Tracy Morgan](https://film.one/person/tracy-morgan.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (2), 2010s 66 (2), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Powell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6384896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349199/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164067

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dickinson*](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Keith Powell is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for playing James 'Toofer' Spurlock, a writer on the NBC sitcom *30 Rock* (2006–2013).

Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and trained at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in 2001. He began in regional theatre before moving into television and film.

He created, wrote, directed and starred in the web series *Keith Broke His Leg* (2015), which won several Indie Series Awards in 2016. His other credits include appearances in *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), *This Is Us* (2016) and *Shrinking* (2023), as well as directing episodes of series such as *Superstore* and *Dickinson*.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (5)

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), Fi1m 67, as Bob Vernon — [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *Shrinking* (2023), Fi1m 61, as Mark — [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *About a Boy* (2014), Fi1m 63, as Richard — [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Tuskegee Airman #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, as James 'Toofer' Spurlock — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Dickinson* (2019), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

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

- *R.J. Decker* (2026), series, as Bob Vernon — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/r-j-decker.md)
- *Just Between Us* (2025), as Jerome
- *Clean Slate* (2025), series, Director
- *Squish* (2024), Director, Producer
- *Not Dead Yet* (2023), series, Director
- *Shrinking* (2023), series, as Mark — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *Will Trent* (2023), series, Director
- *Interview with the Vampire* (2022), series, Director
- *Spoonful of Sugar* (2022), as Dr. Welsh
- *Marvelous and the Black Hole* (2022), as Leo
- *A Holiday in Harlem* (2021), Director
- *The Beta Test* (2021), as Terrance
- *Home Economics* (2021), series, Director
- *In White Places* (2021), Director
- *Big Sky* (2020), series, Director
- *Connecting...* (2020), series, as Garrett
- *30 Rock: A One-Time Special* (2020), as James
- *Dickinson* (2019), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/dickinson.md)
- *Lying and Stealing* (2019), as Mike
- *Sophie's Quinceanera* (2019), Director, Writer, Producer
- *The Way We Weren't* (2019), as Dan
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Dr. Vance — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Lucifer* (2016), series, as Accountant
- *Keith Broke His Leg* (2015), series, as Keith · Creator
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, as Jordan
- *My Name Is David* (2015), as David · Writer
- *My Favorite Five* (2015), as Club Goer
- *About a Boy* (2014), series, as Richard — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Syrup* (2013), as Cameron
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, as Wyatt Geary
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Robert Pierce
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), as Tuskegee Airman #1 — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)
- *100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s* (2009), series, Actor
- *Judy's Got a Gun* (2007), as Brad Wilkes
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as James 'Toofer' Spurlock — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Reno 911!* (2003), series, as Innocent Black Man
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Gregg Monroe
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Mike — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

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