Damion Poitier

Damion Poitier
Damion Poitier
Born	June 4, 1976 (age 48); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, stuntman
Years active	2000–present

Damion Poitier (/ˈpwɑːtieɪ/ PWAH-tee-ay; born June 4, 1976) is an American actor and stuntman, best known for his role as Chains in Payday 2. He made an uncredited appearance as Thanos in The Avengers (2012), the character's first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (in future appearances, Josh Brolin would take over the role).^[1] He has also had roles in Captain America: Civil War, Star Trek, Jarhead, and Never Die Alone.

Early life

Poitier was born in Philadelphia, and moved to Massachusetts in his early childhood. He became interested in acting after watching a man who looked "just like [his] grandfather" appear on television talk about acting. He acted through school, but got his first "professional" job as a scare actor at Spooky World. Poitier's first real acting job was a stunt performer on Sheena.^[2]

Personal life

Poitier practices Universalism. He is unsure if he is related to Sidney Poitier, but knows that their ancestors "hail from the same island".^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Note
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted	Tec's Crew
2004	Never Die Alone	Alvin
2005	Jarhead	Poitier
2006	Dreamgirls	Man in D.C. Bar	Uncredited
2008	How 2 Build a Rapper	Patron 1
2008	Toxic	Angel's Thug #1
2009	Star Trek	Drill Hanson #1	Uncredited
	Black Dynamite	Thug #2
	The Perfect Sleep	Ganyov
2010	Hunter Prey	Centauri 7
2012	The 404
2012	The Avengers	Thanos	Credited as Man #1; post-credits scene
2013	Almost Broadway	Joe
	The Hangover Part III	Henchman #6	Uncredited
	Bolden!	Fighter #6
2014	Mercenaries	Webber
2015	Smosh: The Movie	Super Boring Man
2016	Captain America: Civil War	Crossbones' mercenary	Credited as Hero Merc #1

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Note
2004	World's Finest	Secret Serviceman	As Damion Pointier
2007	Ultimate Weapon	Bouncer
2009	Bad Roommate	Dave
2010	The Response	Aldo
2011	Superseven: Operation Breakdown	Mamba
2012	When the Cobra Strikes	Modise	Video

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2000–2001	Sheena	Non-Speaking Somali / Ranger #2
2002	Firefly	Henchman
2003	The Practice	Marcus Thayer / Willie Brand
	Charmed	Bachelor #4 / Magi Warrior
	Alias	Mp #4
	Metropolis	Banger #3 / Hazing Leader
2004–2005	Judging Amy	Bad guy / Thug
2008	Street Warrior	Huge Thug	TV film
2009	CSI: New York	Thug #1
2009–2010	Dollhouse	Yankee
2011	The Zombie Whisperer	Zombie Puncher
	Parks and Recreation	Gregory Gaines
	Witchy Ways	Dagara
	Adventures of Superseven	Mamba
	True Blood	Duprez
2012	Awake	Officer Pike
2012	Divergence	Tyler
2013	Pair of Kings	Kaita	Episodes: "Long Live the Kings" part 1 and 2
2015	Mighty Med	The Incapacitator	Episode: "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med"
2015	Lab Rats	The Incapacitator	Episode: "Lab Rats vs. Mighty Med"
2018	Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe	Jack Boniface / Shadowman
2019–2023	The Flash	Goldface / Keith Kenyon	6 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Note
2013	Payday 2: The Web Series	Chains
2013	Payday 2	Chains
2014	Halo 2 Anniversary	Sergeant Major Johnson / The Arbiter	Motion capture
2017	Halo Wars 2	Atriox	Motion capture^[3]
2020	Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise	Xavier Johnson
2023	Crime Boss: Rockay City	Nasara
2023	Payday 3	Chains	Voice^[4]

References

^ "The Avengers has two post-credit scenes, mystery actor revealed".
^ ^a ^b Lamar, Jeffrey (November 15, 2013). "MITNG speaks with actor Damion Poitier about life and becoming Thanos". Mediocrity is the New Genius. wordpress. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ Twitter - Damion Poitier
^ PAYDAY3 Official FAQ

External links

Damion Poitier at IMDb

[1] "The Avengers has two post-credit scenes, mystery actor revealed".

[Damion-2] Lamar, Jeffrey (November 15, 2013). "MITNG speaks with actor Damion Poitier about life and becoming Thanos". Mediocrity is the New Genius. wordpress. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[3] Twitter - Damion Poitier

[4] PAYDAY3 Official FAQ

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