Dorian Gregory

Dorian Gregory
Gregory in 2006
Born	(1971-01-26) January 26, 1971 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, television host
Years active	1991–present

Dorian Gregory (born January 26, 1971) is an American actor and television host who played Darryl Morris on the television show Charmed (1998–2005) and was the fourth and final permanent host of Soul Train, replacing Shemar Moore.

Background

Gregory was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, until age nine, when he and his family moved to Los Angeles, California. He began his acting career with guest roles on such series as Baywatch, Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sister, Sister, among others. His first major role was in the main cast of Baywatch Nights from 1996 to 1997.

Career

In 1998, he played the police officer Darryl Morris in the television series Charmed, which he played until end of season 7, in 2005, when the character was cut due to budget reasons. In 2002, he replaced cosmetic surgeon Jan Adams as one of the hosts of the male-oriented daytime talk show, The Other Half, which was canceled the following year.

Gregory has hosted several events, such as the BET Anniversary and Achievement Awards with Debbie Allen and Shirley Moore, the Black Stuntwomen Beach Competition, and the Elite Lee Jeans Model Look with Roshumba Williams and Angelica Bridges. He has also hosted a radio show on black writers, supports minority filmmakers, and appeared at high school dedications to support better educational opportunities. He is a founding member of Epiphany Theater Group, established by writer/producer/director Bill Duke. In 2010, Gregory made an impromptu appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the "Jaywalking segment". Jay Leno was apparently unaware of who Gregory was until Gregory informed him.

Personal life

Gregory is actively involved in the Jeopardy Program, sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Department for youth at risk, as well as serving as the National Spokesman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He was diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) diabetes when he was a child, and now talks to young adults and children on the subject as a motivational speaker. Gregory is working to raise funds to help find a cure for diabetes and offering information to support people living with the disease. He is also involved with AIDS Project Los Angeles and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Gregory has a music group with his sister, Mercedes Bey, called "MD Says", which stands for "Mercedes and Dorian Says". Their group has music running in Europe as well as domestic pick ups. He is also cutting more songs for a long-awaited album release.

He began his writing career as a poet (and penned "Ashley Moore" and "Deep Deep Purple"). His passion for writing progressed naturally into music, and has evolved to writing plays and movie scripts, including the play Room Mates for Life. He has written several short stories and has been involved with various artists.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Driver for 'Moore' At Airport
1995	The Barefoot Executive	Doctor	TV movie
1997	The Apocalypse	Lieutenant
	Just Write	Valet At The Mansion Party
2003	Deliver Us from Eva	Lucius Johnson
2005	Getting Played	Darrel	TV movie
2008	Show Stoppers	Dance Showdown Host
2013	Deceitful	Mark
2014	The Next Dance	Mr. Hamilton	Video
2017	The Lurking Man	Emerson
	Caged	Dr. Mock	Short
2018	When It Comes Around	Nate
2019	Christmas Matchmakers	Owen	TV movie
2021	The Wrong Real Estate Agent	Ron	TV movie
	Twice Bitten	Curtis

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Baywatch	Man in the Audience	Episode: "Money, Honey"
	Full House	Man at Shower	Episode: "Gotta Dance"
	Murder, She Wrote	Officer Kimbrough	Episode: "A Killing in Vegas"
1992	Cheers	Teammate #3	Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game"
1995	Sister, Sister	Delivery Man	Episode: "Field Trip"
	The Wayans Bros.	Dr. Peters	Episode: "ER"
	Hope & Gloria	Dutch	Episode: "Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Guard	Episode: "Home Is Where the Tart Is"
	Too Something	Gym Guy	Episode: "Maria Cooks"
	Living Single	Mountie Robeson	Episode: "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow... Dammit"
1996	The Steve Harvey Show	Derek	Episode: "High Top Reunion"
	Soul Train	Himself/co-host	Episode: "CeCe Peniston/Soul for Real/A+"
1996–97	Baywatch Nights	Diamont Teague	Main cast: season 2
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Norman	Episode: "Rivals" & "Party, Party"
1997	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Swat Commander	Episode: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
	Pacific Blue	Rober Quest	Episode: "Excessive Force"
1998	Prey	Karl Hunter	Episode: "Sleeper"
	Moesha	Darnell	Episode: "Birth Control"
1998–2005	Charmed	Darryl Morris	Main cast: season 1–7
1999	3rd Rock from the Sun	Byron	Episode: "Alien Hunter"
2002–03	The Other Half	Himself/co-host	TV series
2003	Girlfriends	Robert	Episode: "Snoop, There It Is"
2003–06	Soul Train	Himself	Host: season 33-35
2005	The Bad Girl's Guide	Ray	Episode: "The Guide to Doing It Now"
	The Bernie Mac Show	-	Episode: "Sorely Missed"
2008	Las Vegas	Agent Miller	Episode: "3 Babes, 100 Guns and a Fat Chick"
2009	Without a Trace	Man	Episode: "Labyrinths"
2015	Trent & Tilly	Donovan Mcnabb	Episode: "Z and the Big TV"
2016	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Undersecretary Walter Thomas	Episode: "Absolution"
	Family Time	Mr. Jenkins	Episode: "The Things We Do for Love"
2023	As Luck Would Have It	Dr. Nolan	Main role
	Grey's Anatomy	Kenneth Turner	Episode: "Happily Ever After?"

External links

• Dorian Gregory at IMDb