Jon Michael Hill

Jon Michael Hill is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary (2012–2019) and Detective Damon Washington in the ABC series Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011). He is also known for his work on Broadway, and has received two Tony Award nominations. He is an ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Life and career Hill played football and the saxophone during his high school years before focusing on pursuing an acting career, attending a summer drama program at Northwestern University. graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio acting. In 2009, Hill was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for The Tempest at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, Hill was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play in Superior Donuts opposite Michael McKean. In the same year, he began his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7.

Hill's other television credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Person of Interest, and Eastbound & Down. He then went on to star in the CBS series Elementary, wherein he played the role of Detective Marcus Bell. In 2018, he made his directorial debut with the Elementary episode "The Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out".

In 2025, Hill received his second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor for his role in the play Purpose. The play also won the Tony Award for Best Play.

He has been an ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 2007. 2007 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Off-Broadway, Delacorte Theatre

Superior Donuts Franco Wicks

Kafka on the Shore Performer

The Tempest Ariel Superior Donuts Franco Wicks Broadway, Music Box Theatre 2011 The Hot l Baltimore Bill Lewis

2013 Head of Passes Crier 2016 Constellations Roland 2017

2018 Off-Broadway, Lincoln Center Theatre 2019 True West Austin Regional, Steppenwolf Theatre Company 2021 Pass Over Moses Broadway, August Wilson Theatre

2022 True West Austin International, Galway International Arts Festival 2023 The Refuge Plays Walking Man Off-Broadway, New York Theatre Workshop

Purpose Nazareth "Naz" Jasper

Leroy and Lucy Leroy 2025 Purpose Nazareth "Naz" Jasper Broadway, Helen Hayes Theatre 2026 Windfall Nurse, Cori Regional, Steppenwolf Theatre Company Awards and nominations