Lucius Baston

Lucius Baston
Born	Lucius Baston Jr. Queens, NY, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	2005–present
Children	2
Parents	Lucius Baston Sr. (father) Veronica Albury (mother)

Emmy's Nomination party for "The Underground Railroad"

Lucius Baston is an American actor from Queens, New York. He is known for best known for his roles in Atlanta, Lovecraft Country and The Underground Railroad.

Early life

The younger of two boys, Baston started entertaining at the age of 11 years old as a disc jockey (DJ) for community and school events. Later on through multiple changes in profession, Baston sparked a new interest in an acting career by gazing upon head-shots from a fellow friend. Since 2005, he started the progression of his roles on screen.

Career

After working as a DJ in his youth, Baston joined the United States Air Force for eleven years. He later proceeded to pursue a career in electronics, and then on the air as a radio broadcaster. After these endeavors, Baston went on to making a career in the acting industry. He started by going to the Performers Studio Workshop where he honed in on his skills.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	The Touch	Car Parts Employee
2007	Unspeakable	Ed Collins	Short
	Father of Lies	Percy Mason	Video
	Paso Doble	Hatuchama Man	Short
2008	The Belly of the Beast	Beeizulbulb
2009	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Deshawn 'Midget' Hackett
	RoboDoc	Kevin
2010	The Wronged Man	Shelton	TV movie
	The More Perfect Yellow	Lucius Breckensted	Short
	Adventure Scouts	Piranha
	Brock Stetson	Franswa Saint Croy Jr.	Video
2011	Teen Spirit	Vice-Principal Richardson	TV movie
	Cassadaga	Officer Hall
2012	Tooth Fairy 2	Ernie	Video
	Jonathan Simon: The Exchange	Dr. Jonathan Simon	Short
	Pharmboy	Mr. Keaton
2014	Ride Along	Ballsdeep23
	The Breaking Point	Tone
	Frank vs. God	Guard
	Jessabelle	Mr. Woods
2015	Bad Ass 3: Bad Asses on the Bayou	H.S. Security Guard	Video
	Beginner's Guide to Sex	Coach Bush
	N.O.L.A Circus	Woody
2016	Ride Along 2	Ballsdeep23
	The Last Punch	Mr. Nottage
2018	Daphne & Velma	Mr. Nussbaum	Video
	Dirt Road to Lafayette	Wee Thin Guy
	The Front Runner	DC Cab Driver
	83 Days	Al Johnson	Short
2019	Three's Complicated	Clinton Collins	TV movie
	The Best of Enemies	Teacher
	Keys to the City	Young Gizzle
2020	By Night's End	Ben
2022	Secret Headquarters	Jerry the Janitor
2023	57 Seconds	Sammy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	House of Payne	Mr. Williams	Episode: "Payneful Resolution"
	Treme	Auditioner	Episode: "On Your Way Down"
2012	Common Law	Manager	Episode: "The Ex-Factor"
	Homeland	Paris	Episode: "New Car Smell"
	Revolution	Militia Wagon Soldier	Episode: "The Children's Crusade"
2012-13	Suit Up	Cameron Ross	Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2013	Magic City	Number Writer	Episode: "Sitting on Top of the World"
2015	Graceland	Swiggy	Episode: "Hand of Glory"
	Real Rob	Plumber	Episode: "VIP Treatment"
2016	The Inspectors	Shawn Harper	Episode: "Jamaican Lottery"
	Roots	Reverend Garland	Episode: "Part 4"
	Stranger Things	Technician	Episode: "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"
	Atlanta	Chris	Episode: "The Club"
2017	Queen Sugar	Local Farmer	Episode: "Copper Sun"
2018	The Quad	Cyrus Hitchens	Episode: "#TheInterruptionofEverything"
	Love Is_	Lionel Woods	Recurring cast
2019	Insatiable	Warden Winters	Episode: "Pretty In Prison"
	The Purge	Attendant	Episode: "Blindspots"
2019-21	Bigger	Terry	Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2
2020	Lovecraft Country	Phil Hodges	Recurring cast
2021	The Underground Railroad	Prideful	Recurring cast
	Loki	Male Shopper	Episode: "The Variant"
	Queens	DJ Kool Red	Episode: "God's Plan"

External links

• IMDB