# Dennis L. A. White

Dennis L. A. White is an American actor noted for portraying Damion "D-Roc" Butler in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic entitled Notorious.

## Early life

White was born and raised in Southern California in 1978, to a Grammy nominated mother and a military father. He was exposed to many different cultures and ideas. When his family relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina White developed his love for music and acting. He was offered a baseball scholarship while a student at Westover High School to play baseball; however, he decided to take an academic scholarship at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

## Career

Under the guise of "Dennis Da Menace", Dennis put out his Billboard charted album, The Wonderful World of Dennis in 2001. In 2003, Dennis became the first African-American host at Fuse Television. He began to host several TV shows: Weekend Vibe, HBO's 5 Rounds and Chatzone, and MTV's Hip Hop Life.
White then pursued his love for acting with appearances in The Brave One with Jodie Foster, Law & Order: SVU, The Jury, I Think I Love My Wife, etc. In 2010, he portrayed a cancer stricken comedian in Marq Overton's Off Broadway play, Die Laughing. White also played Virgil on The N mini-series, Miracle's Boys. Dennis had a recurring role on TNT (TV channel)'s The Closer. In 2009, Dennis created "Act Like You Know", a company that gives acting workshops and seminars to aspiring actors across the country. In 2009, Dennis became the re-occurring character "Mistah Ray" on NBC's Parenthood.
In 2013, Dennis started a foundation called "M.O.R.P.H." to help eradicate racial profiling.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Swimming | Jeeper | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Party Thug | |
| 2007 | The Brave One | Thug on Subway | |
| 2009 | Notorious | Damion | |
| 2010 | April's Fools | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Code Blue | - | |
| 2010 | Three Chris's | Chris Walker | |
| 2011 | King of Paper Chasin' | J.B. | |
| 2011 | After Hours: The Movie | Rugged & Menace Hit Man | |
| 2012 | Dysfunctional Friends | Minister | |
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Marcus | |
| 2012 | Changing the Game | Adult Dre | |
| 2013 | Dreams | Jermaine | |
| 2014 | Envy or Greed | Bobby Connell | Short |
| 2014 | The Other Side | Detective Michaels | |
| 2014 | Lap Dance | Pauly | |
| 2014 | Sky Eye | Carson | Short |
| 2015 | Bleeding Hearts | Chris Walker | |
| 2015 | Diamond Ruff | Rev. Trek Woods | |
| 2015 | Sweet Lorraine | Lincoln Kennedy | |
| 2016 | Bad Dad Rehab | Slick Rick | TV movie |
| 2017 | Secrets | Jay Jenkins | |
| 2017 | The White Sistas | Bingo | |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Dante's Friend | |
| 2019 | All In | Dupree | |
| 2020 | Turnt | Detective Kruthers | |
| 2020 | The Prayer | Thomas Sr. | |
| 2020 | The Witness Protection Program | Dontae | |
| 2020 | Power Corrupts | LT. Gov Jeff Davis | |
| 2021 | Entanglement | Hendrix | |
| 2021 | Crossover | Chris | |
| 2021 | Dear Best Friend | Mark | |
| 2021 | Letters from the Bottle | Dean Callaway | |
| 2021 | Careful What You Ask For! | Jay Rogers | Short |
| 2021 | The Pros of Cons | Ray Turk | |
| 2022 | Super Turnt | Detective Kruthers | |
| 2022 | No Better Love | Mr. Thompson | |
| 2022 | A Father's Pride | Deacon Walters | |
| 2022 | Scam City | King | |
| 2023 | Mickey Hardaway | Joseph Sweeney | |
| 2023 | Street Connected | Detective Peters | |
| 2023 | Cuzo | - | |
| 2023 | The Pass | Deon | |
| 2023 | Halfway House | OG | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | IMX | Himself/Host | Main Host |
| 2004 | The Jury | Derrick Smith-Bey | Episode: "Bangers" |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Pillsbury | Episode: "I Did It All for the Nooky" |
| 2005 | Miracle's Boys | Virgil | Recurring Cast |
| 2010 | Let's Talk About Pep | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 2010-11 | The Closer | Reggie Moses | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2011-13 | Parenthood | Mista Ray | Guest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Teef | Episode: "Samaritans" |
| 2014 | Almost Home | Hassan | Episode: "You Gone Learn Today..." |
| 2014 | Black Dynamite | Arnold's Stomach (voice) | Episode: "Diff'rent Folks, Same Strokes or The Hunger Pain Games" |
| 2016-18 | Atlanta | Bald Man/D.J. | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2018-20 | The Family Business | Kennedy | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 |
| 2020 | 5th Ward The Series | OG Russell | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2024
Kold X Windy Fontain Series Regular Season 2

### Video Games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 | Def Jam Fight for NY | Baxter (voice) |
| 2005 | The Warriors | Sid/Glenn/Keenan/Jonah (voices) |