Dondre Whitfield

Dondré Terrell Whitfield (born May 27, 1969) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in a recurring role as Robert Foreman on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1985–87), before playing Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children (1991–94). He received three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series nominations for his performance on All My Children.

Whitfield had starring role in a number of short-lived sitcoms, include The Crew (1995–96), Between Brothers (1997–99), and Hidden Hills (2002–03). He also has appeared in a number of films, such as Two Can Play That Game (2001), The Salon (2004), Pastor Brown (2009), and Middle of Nowhere (2012). In 2015, Whitfield joined the cast of BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood, and in 2016 began starring in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

Career

Whitfield began his television career appearing in a recurring role on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show as Robert Foreman (the love interest of Tempestt Bledsoe's character Vanessa Huxtable). He later had a two year-run on the NBC daytime soap opera, Another World. From 1991 to 1994, Whitfield portrayed Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. The role earned him three nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, and two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations.

After leaving daytime television, Whitfield starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom The Crew (1995–1996). In 1997, he starred alongside Kadeem Hardison in another short-lived sitcom, Between Brothers. He had dramatic role in the 2000 UPN series Secret Agent Man, which was cancelled after one season. From 2002 to 2003, he starred alongside Tamara Taylor in another short-lived sitcom, Hidden Hills on NBC. From 2001 to 2002, Whitfield had a recurring role on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He has also appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, and Grey's Anatomy.

On film, Whitfield has appeared opposite Vivica A. Fox in Two Can Play That Game (2001), and The Salon (2004). He co-starred in White Man's Burden (1995), Mr. 3000 (2003), and Middle of Nowhere (2012). He has appeared with his wife Salli Richardson in the film Pastor Brown (2009), and guest-starred on Stitchers and Eureka (in which he played Richardson's on-screen brother). Whitfield has also had recurring roles on Make It or Break It and Mistresses (as Rochelle Aytes' character's husband). In 2015, he joined the cast of the BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood.

In 2016, Whitfield was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar, produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey. For his role as Remy Newell, he received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 49th NAACP Image Awards.

Personal life Whitfield was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the Performing Arts High School in New York City.

In 2002, Whitfield married actress Salli Richardson. They have a daughter and a son.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Bright Lights, Big City Brian Jones Homeboy Billy Harrison 1989 Homeboyz II: Crack City Breakdancer 1995 White Man's Burden Terrence 2000 Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion Kevin Anjanette TV movie 2001 Happy Birthday Trent Short Two Can Play That Game Dwain 2003 Biker Boyz Biker The Partners Reggie TV movie 2004 Mr. 3000 Skillet 2005 The Salon Ricky Briar & Graves Dr. Jefferson Sims TV movie 2006 Our Thirties Daniel Short 2009 Pastor Brown Chaz 2010 Night and Day Chris Talbot TV movie 2011 35 and Ticking Austin 2012 Middle of Nowhere Littleton 2013 Company Town Don TV movie 2016 The Christmas Swap Gerry Craig TV movie 2018 Relentless Coffee Drinking Man Christmas Everlasting Peter TV movie

Television Year Title Role Notes 1985-87 The Cosby Show Robert Foreman Recurring cast: Seasons 2-3 1986 Diff'rent Strokes Leon Davis Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown" 1989-90 Another World Jesse Lawrence Regular Cast 1990 ABC Afterschool Specials Brian Davidson Episode: "All That Glitters" 1991-94 All My Children Terrence Frye Regular Cast 1995-96 The Crew MacArthur 'Mac' Edwards Main cast 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show Icepick Isaacs Episode: "A Thanksgiving to Remember" 1997 Martin Trey Foster Episode: "Goin' for Mine" 1997-99 Between Brothers James Gordon Main cast 1998 Living in Captivity Curtis Cook Main cast 2000 Secret Agent Man Davis Main cast The X-Files Agent Episode: "Within" Nash Bridges Jason Episode: "Double Trouble" 2001 NYPD Blue Officer Lawrence Episode: "Love Hurts" 2001-02 Inside Schwartz William Morris Recurring cast Girlfriends Sean Ellis Recurring cast: season 1-2 2002-03 Hidden Hills Zack Timmerman Main cast 2004 Less than Perfect William Episode: "The Pimp Hat" Half & Half Brendan Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode" Strong Medicine Michael Episode: "Selective Breeding" Second Time Around Chris Episode: "Coupling Up" 2005-06 Ghost Whisperer Mitch Marino Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2 2006 Jake in Progress Mark Recurring cast: season 2 CSI: Miami Alan Solner Episode: "Curse of the Coffin" 2009 Samantha Who? Wes Green Episode: "Todd's Job" 2008-10 Cold Case Jarrod Jones Recurring cast: season 5, guest: season 7 2010-11 The Event Mike Garret Recurring cast 2011 Grey's Anatomy Oliver Richter Episode: "Golden Hour" 2012 Make It or Break It Coach McIntire Main cast: season 3 Eureka Dr. Marcus Blake Episode: "Smarter Carter" 2013 Walk This Way Himself Episode: "In His Presence" 2013-14 Mistresses Paul Malloy Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 2 2014 Hart of Dixie Lt. Governor Alex Byrd Episode: "One More Last Chance" 2015–2016 Real Husbands of Hollywood Himself Main cast: season 4 2016 Stitchers Sam Lewis Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers" 2016-19 Queen Sugar Remy Newell Main cast: season 1-3, guest: season 4 2024 The Upshaws James 2 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1992 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series All My Children 1993 1994 2017 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Queen Sugar 1993 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Male Newcomer All My Children 1994 Outstanding Younger Leading Actor