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Pooch Hall

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Not to be confused with Marion Hall.
Pooch Hall
Hall at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival
Born
Marion H. Hall, Jr.

(1976-02-08) February 8, 1976 (age 48)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Linda Hall
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(m. 1997)​
Children4

Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976)[1] is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom The Game, and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.

Hall portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2016 sports biography film Chuck, about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout.

Early life

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Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for boxing. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he first began acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company.[2]

Career

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Hall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 Lift. That same year, he appeared in Blue Hill Avenue. In 2003, he served as co-host for The N reality series Girls v. Boys. In 2005, he portrayed Ty'ree in the miniseries Miracle's Boys. The following year, he won the role of Derwin Davis on The Game. He was featured as Chrisette Michele's love interest in her music video "What You Do".

Hall had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose during its 2009–2010 season. He replaced Cory Hardrict (the husband of Tia Mowry, his co-star from The Game). In an interview on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Hall clarified details about his departure from the series The Game. "My contract came up, I promise you. We negotiated, and we couldn't come up with a number. So my team said we're going to send you out [to auditions]". Hall said the Showtime series Ray Donovan knew about his commitment to BET, but it took so long to respond to his agents; however, he continued to move forward with his new projects. "I never did quit the show," Hall said. "When The Game got canceled, I was offered another job and I booked Ray Donovan the next day."[citation needed] Hall made a guest appearance for the sixth season in one episode "The Blueprint" and in the series finale.

On September 18, 2015, he was cast in A Dog's Purpose.[3]

Personal life

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Hall met his wife Linda in 1996 when she was a freshman in college.[2] They married in 1997.[4] They have four children.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Lift Derek
Blue Hill Avenue Billy "Schlep Rock" Brown
Bad Light Manny Short
2003 A Tale of Two Pizzas Eugene
Scratch Jay Short
2004 Black Cloud Rocket Ray Tracey
Beacon Hill Michael Cannon
Christmas at Water's Edge Tre TV movie
2005 The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale Chad Prater Short
2006 Hood of Horror Sod
Blind Dating Jay
2008 Courtroom K Orangelo Tell TV movie
2009 Xtra Credit Shawn Hadley TV movie
2010 Stomp the Yard: Homecoming Dane
2011 Jumping the Broom Ricky
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Gary Previn
2015 Carter High Coach Vonner
My First Love Omar Video
2016 Chuck Muhammad Ali
Mango & Guava Coach Short
2017 A Dog's Purpose Al
But Deliver Us from Evil Pete Johnson
The Runner Terrence Lowe
2019 All the Way with You Keith
2021 Cherry Sgt. Whomever
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Daryll
2023 A Nashville Legacy Damien TV movie
Alarmed Sean Davidson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Division D.J. Episode: "Play Ball"
Without a Trace Lionel Episode: "The Season"
2005 Miracle's Boys Tyree Main cast
2006 Heist Lucas Episode: "Strife"
Pepper Dennis Garfield Recurring role
2006–13, 15 The Game Derwin Davis Main role: Seasons 1-5, guest: Seasons 6 & 9.
2007 Girlfriends Derwin Davis Episode: "It's Been Determined"
2009–10 Accidentally on Purpose Ryan Recurring role
2011–16 Suits Jimmy Kirkwood Recurring role: Seasons 1-5
2012 Royal Pains JJ Small Episode: "Business & Pleasure"
Warehouse 13 Cody Bell Episode: "Second Chance"
2013 How to Live with Your Parents Ryan Episode: "How to Fix Up Your Ex"
Necessary Roughness Blake Bridges Episode: "Sucker Punch"
2013–20 Ray Donovan Daryll Donovan Main role
2016 Hell's Kitchen Himself Episode: "Surf Riding & Turf Fighting"
2017 Criminal Minds FBI Trainee Clark Episode: "Profiling 202"
2018 Unsolved Frank Alexander Episode: "Nobody Talks"
2021 The Game Derwin Davis Recurring role
2022 I Got a Story to Tell Charles Episode: "The Following of Angela Whitaker"
2024 The Family Business: New Orleans Floyd Series regular

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pooch Hall". iconmann.com. June 18, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Q & A With the Lovely Linda AKA Pooch Hall's Wife". What About Mommy's. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (September 18, 2015). "Pooch Hall Joins 'A Dog's Purpose', Doug McKeon Will Run with 'LBJ'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Pooch Hall's Wife Launches 'Inclusion Clubhouse' to Support Families with Special Needs". BCKOnline.com. Black Celebrity Kids, Inc. July 28, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
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