Demetrius Grosse Biography
Demetrius Grosse is an African-American actor and producer born on February 26, 1981 in Washington, D.C., US. He is best known for his role as Rock in the feature film Straight Outta Compton, Emmett Yawners in the Cinemax television series Banshee, Errol in the FX television series Justified, and Baron Samedi in NBC’s Heroes.
Demetrius Grosse Age
Demetrius Grosse was born on February 26, 1981 (he is 38 years old as of 2019)
Demetrius Grosse Height
Demetrius Grosse stands at a height of 1.88 m.
Demetrius Grosse Net worth
Demetrius Grosse has an estimated net worth of $15 million.
Demetrius Grosse Education
Demetrius Grosse attended Gonzaga College High School where he pursued his acting career. He later joined Howard University College of Fine Arts where he finished two semesters. He further went to study and performing both classical and contemporary drama with the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
Demetrius Grosse Parents
Demetrius Grosse parents are not indicated in his records.
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Demetrius Grosse Wife
Demetrius Grosse is married to Ashley Nicole and they were blessed with 2 children.
Demetrius Grosse Actor
Demetrius Grosse began his acting career soon when he joined high school. He is filming on HBO’s upcoming series Westworld based on the 1973 film of the same name. He is known for taking on many characters from various background and of all different genres. He made his acting debut in Numbers and is well known for his roles in Straight Outta Compton, Saving Mr. Banks, This Is Martin Bonner and Banshee. He also made his appearances in The Inheritance, and Hollywoo. He has credits for producing Last Cry for Katrina, Moonshiners, and A Quiet Fire.
Demetrius Grosse Banshee
Demetrius Grosse portrayed the recurring character Deputy Emmett Yawners for the first two seasons. Grosse’s character was the Deputy for the Banshee County Sheriff’s Department in the town of Banshee, Pennsylvania. Known as a family man and the moral compass of the show, Deputy Yawners fought until the end protecting his pregnant wife in the season 2 finale episode “Bullets & Tears”.
Demetrius Grosse Justified
Demetrius Grosse is justified to have potrayed the justified role of recurring character Errol Butler who is Ellstin Limehouse’s right-hand man in Noble’s Holler. Errol’s hand is also shown to be badly burned from lye, possibly by Limehouse for disobeying him at some point. In Season 3, Errol is shown to resemble Boyd’s own former right-hand Johnny Crowder, as he is willing to turn on his leader any chance he gets and attempts to make several power plays to increase Limehouse’s wealth and power, all without his boss’s permission.
These plays eventually get Errol kicked out of Noble’s Holler in the finale “Slaughterhouse”, but he returns to defend Limehouse when he sees Robert Quarles returning with Raylan Givens and another hostage. Errol takes a bullet for Limehouse and his fate is left ambiguous as the season ends. In the Season 6 episode “Sounding”, Errol is revealed to be alive and on better terms with Limehouse and is ordered by him to accompany Ava into gathering supplies at a hardware store in order to excavate Boyd’s money from a bank robbery to pay off Limehouse for a car. Bob then tases Errol when he refuses to cooperate and leave with him out of the store.
Demetrius Grosse Heroes
Demetrius Grosse has been potrayed as a recurring character Baron Samedi. “Baron Samedi” was the alias used by a warlord in Haiti who escaped from Level 5. Baron Samedi has impenetrable skin, which grants him a greater resistance to physical injury than an average human. His skin is a virtually indestructible armor, impenetrable by bullets, blades, or any other known weapon. When flown into a car by Nathan, Samedi is able to stand up unscathed. According to his assignment tracker profile, Samedi’s control index is 82%. His data analysis show his biological level at 80, cerebral at 45, elemental at 15 and temporal/spatial at 25.
Demetrius Grosse Religion
Demetrius Grosse religion is not yet revealed we will update you if found.
Demetrius Grosse Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
2006 |
Sofia For Now |
Postal Clerk |
2007 |
Studio |
Mr. Banks |
2009 |
A Quiet Fire |
The Stranger/David |
2010 |
Cartel War |
Eric Carter |
2011 |
The Inheritance |
Ancestor Henry |
2011 |
Slice |
Detective Love |
2011 |
Hollywood |
Gangsta |
2013 |
This Is Martin Bonner |
Locy |
2013 |
Battle Of The Year |
Scott |
2013 |
Saving Mr. Banks |
Bartender |
2014 |
Never A Neverland |
Narrator |
2014 |
Counter |
Bayard Rustin |
2015 |
Samaria |
Bug |
2015 |
Straight Outta Compton |
Rock |
2016 |
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi |
DS Agent Dave Ubben |
2018 |
Rampage |
Colonel Blake |
2018 |
Love Jacked |
Mtumbie |
Demetrius Grosse Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Network |
2005 |
Numb3rs |
US Marshal |
CBS |
2005 |
Close To Home |
Public Defender |
CBS |
2006 |
The Unit |
Guard #1 |
CBS |
2006 |
Dexter |
Assassin |
Showtime |
2007 |
Dirt |
Kenny the Assistant |
FX |
2007 |
CSI: Miami |
Chuck Greene |
CBS |
2007 |
NCIS |
Atif Nukunda |
CBS |
2008 |
Bones |
Tucker Payne |
Fox |
2008 |
Heroes |
Baron Samedi |
NBC |
2008-2009 |
ER |
Officer Newkirk |
NBC |
2010 |
House M.D. |
Hacinte |
Fox |
2011 |
The Cape |
Marty’s Guard |
NBC |
2011 |
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior |
Barry Vernon and Lieutenant Beasley |
CBS |
2011 |
How To Be A Gentleman |
Officer Sims |
CBS |
2011 |
Shameless |
Eddie Murphy |
Showtime |
2012-2015 |
Justified |
Errol |
FX |
2013–2014 |
Banshee |
Deputy Emmett Yawners |
Cinemax |
2015 |
Complications |
Dan Brennan |
USA Network |
2016 |
Westworld |
Deputy Foss |
HBO |
2016 |
Game of Silence |
Terry Bausch |
NBC |
2017 |
The Brave |
CPO Ezekiel “Preach” Carter |
NBC |
2018-2019 |
The Rookie |
Det. Kevin Wolf |
ABC |
Demetrius Grosse Awards and Nomination
Year |
Title |
Award |
Nomination |
2009 |
A Quiet Fire |
Winner of the Sirrocco Award at the AOF Film Festival. AOF nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film. |
Nominated for the Sirrocco Award at the AOF Film Festival. AOF nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film. (WIN) |
2013 |
This Is Martin Bonner |
2013 Sundance Awards: Audience Award Winner for Best of NEXT for This Is Martin Bonner. |
2013 Sundance Awards: The Audience Award: Best of NEXT. (WIN) |
2014 |
Counter |
Idyllwild IIFC 2015 |
Awards for Acting – Best Actor In A Short Film (WIN) & Cinematography -Best Cinematography – Short. (WIN) |
2014 |
The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry |
24TH Annual NAACP Theatre Awards: “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry.” |
Best Lead Male |
2015 |
Samaria |
2015 Student Academy Awards Samaria (Short Film) |
Best Narrative |
Demetrius Grosse Producing
Year |
Title |
Notes |
2009 |
A Quiet Fire |
Short Film, Producer |
2010 |
Moonshiner |
Short Film, Associate Producer |
2013 |
Last Cry For Katrina |
Documentary, Executive Producer |
2015 |
Godfrey |
Just Announced, Executive Producer, Director |
Demetrius Grosse Video games
Year |
Title |
Role |
2011 |
L.A. Noire |
Jermaine Jones |
2016 |
NBA 2K17 |
Washington Falls |
Demetrius Grosse Twitter
Demetrius Grosse Instagram
Demetrius Grosse Interview
What can you tell us about the origins of your character’s nickname “Preach”? Or do we just have to wait and see?
Your character’s given name is Ezekiel Carter. I have a son named Carter. After watching The Brave, will I be proud that my son shares a name with your character?
Demetrius Grosse: “Absolutely! Some of the greatest of our contemporaries have the name ‘Carter’: Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter, Dwayne ‘Lil Wayne’ Carter, former president Jimmy Carter, and even Carter G. Woodson, who is the father of Black History Month.
I think the writers chose the name Carter because it has a good vibe and has dual-syllabic ring to it. Blessings to your family and son Carter. I’m sure he’ll be a great one.”
What do you hope the viewers gain from watching The Brave?
Demetrius Grosse: “Honestly I’m happy if every time someone tunes in on their phone or online on the computer, or in the rare instances they get to watch it on a television screen, that they are entertained first, and come away from the show having had a good time while having a deeper appreciation for the service men and women who do this stuff for real.
I also hope the show inspires people to be brave in their own lives. Even more, I hope that our show helps to tear down the barriers of stereotype, prejudice and racism in and outside of the military and that we all realize that we all depend on each other regardless of the superficial things that are often fabricated to categorize us.”
Should fans expect non-stop tension in each episode or will we find lighter moments as well?
Demetrius Grosse: “Sure, all work and no play makes any team very dull. So yes, when we’re on a mission and things are going down-to-the-wire you can best-believe that the tension never let’s up. The pace is exhilarating.”
I understand ‘Preach’ is a “Communications and Technology Expert”. How tech savvy are you in real life, Demetrius?
Demetrius Grosse: “Well Jean and GB sacrificed a lot so I could earn a degree from arguably one of the top two Tech schools in the country in Carnegie Mellon University. I remember doing a lot of my student jobs in the robotics Institute building and in the Cyert center.
I can remember working on doing simple coding at like 11:30 at night just to make $8.15 an hour and being fascinated how I could turn words and alphabetical and numerical symbols into actual graphics.
So technology and robotics have been an interest since varsity. But if you ask me how to operate the expert settings on my laptop or the finer workings of social media on my cell phone, I’m a little challenged at times.”
What did young Demetrius want to be when he grew up? Anything like any of the occupations of your characters past and present?
Demetrius Grosse: “Growing up I never really focused on a particular occupation, but I wanted to be conscientious of culture, a survivor and self-sufficient. ,When I was growing up, I enjoyed healing and caring for animals so then people told me I should be a veterinarian. So eventually I started studying things in that realm and worked at a few kennels. Anyone who knows me will tell you, I was a late bloomer, but ultimately I was pretty athletic, so I started playing sports like soccer and basketball and I thought I wanted to be a basketball player and be like Mike [Jordan], like a bunch of other kids that grew up in my era.
I liked doing voices and shape-shifting situations and making people feel good through stories and making them laugh, so people said I should be an actor. So I thought I wanted to be an actor and did over twenty plays. I was a “shop boy” at Eagle barber shop in DC on Georgia Avenue and I was pretty savvy with the clippers. So I started cutting hair and people said I was pretty good. So when I went out to LA I started cutting at Legends on Fairfax.
But the first thing I can ever remember really wanting to be was a Ninja and that was apparent in all of my costumes for Halloween up until about age 13. And, in a very cool way I get to play a guy whose lifestyle and dynamics with his teammates share a lot of the same elements that those Shinobi dudes embodied way back in the day in feudal Japan while I’m on a show called The Brave through a moniker we’ll call ‘Preach’.”
Source: somanyshows.com
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