Donnell Turner

Donnell Lamont Turner He is the son of Milton Turner (1949–2019) and Lorraine Sylvester (1951–2021). His older brother, Milton Jr. (Ejay) is a member of the 1990s Contemporary R&B group, DRS. His family moved to Chicago when Turner was still a baby. As a child, Turner relocated to Redding, California, with his mother and brother, where they were the only African American family in the neighborhood.

Career Turner briefly played semi-pro basketball but quit to act full-time. In 2001, Turner moved to Los Angeles and eventually started modeling and commercial work for several major brands including Nike, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Bud Light, Coors, Mercedes-Benz, Disney and AT&T. As of 2016, he has appeared in over 100 commercials. On April 2, 2016, Turner was the celebrity guest speaker at the Autism Speaks Walk Now event.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2004 Wednesday Afternoon Backup Police Officer Short 2006 Diamond Real Estate Keion Richards Video short 2006–07 Criminal Minds Apartment super/ Man on the street #1 2 episodes 2007 Grave Situations Jerry 2008 Alternative Marcus Short 2009 A Fish Needs a Bicycle Eric Short 2009–10 Days of Our Lives Dr. Aiden Williams Recurring; 3 episodes 2010 A Worthy Gentleman Maurice 2011 The Boulevard Stan Hodek TV movie 2012 2 Broke Girls Officer James Episode: "And Martha Stewart have a Ball"; Parts 1 and 2 2012 Baby Daddy Guy Episode: "Married to the Job" 2012 Parks and Recreation Louis Episode: "Halloween Surprise" 2012 90210 Waiter Episode: "Into the Wild" 2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bouncer 1 episode 2013 Anger Management Handsome man 1 episode 2013 Save Me Benicio 1 episode 2013 Teen Wolf Paramedic 1 episode 2013 Dexter Off Duty Cop 1 episode 2013 Social Nightmare Officer Elliot TV movie 2013 Baseball's Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories Dock Ellis Independent film 2013 The Mindy Project Male cop 1 episode 2013 Revenge Investor 1 episode 2014 Love That Girl! Calvin B. Lyons 1 episode 2014 Friends with Better Lives Cop #2 1 episode 2014 Bad Judge Fireman 1 episode 2014 How to Get Away with Murder Handsome man 1 episode 2014 Suffocated Max Short 2015 The Young and the Restless Doctor 2 episodes 2015 Stitchers Dean Jerome Hardwyck 1 episode 2015 Rizzoli & Isles Firefighter 1 episode 2015 Kevin from Work Coach 1 episode 2015 - Current General Hospital Curtis Ashford Contract role; November 30, 2015–present 2016 Time In Between Wreck Film 2016 A Million Happy Now Mr. Handsome Film 2016 The Choir Director Detective McGraw Film