# Pooch Hall

Marion "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1976) is an American television and film actor known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on the sitcom The Game, and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom. He also played the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.
Hall portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2016 sports biography film Chuck, about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali–Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout.

## Early life

Marion H. Hall, Jr. is the son of Marion and Cindy Hall. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for boxing. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he first began acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company.

## Career

Hall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 Lift. That same year, he appeared in Blue Hill Avenue. In 2003, he served as co-host for The N reality series Girls v. Boys. In 2005, he portrayed Ty'ree in the miniseries Miracle's Boys. The following year, he won the role of Derwin Davis on The Game. He was featured as Chrisette Michele's love interest in her music video "What You Do".
Hall had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose during its 2009–2010 season. He replaced Cory Hardrict (the husband of Tia Mowry, his co-star from The Game). In an interview on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Hall clarified details about his departure from the series The Game. "My contract came up, I promise you. We negotiated, and we couldn't come up with a number. So my team said we're going to send you out [to auditions]". Hall said the Showtime series Ray Donovan knew about his commitment to BET, but it took so long to respond to his agents; however, he continued to move forward with his new projects. "I never did quit the show," Hall said. "When The Game got canceled, I was offered another job and I booked Ray Donovan the next day." Hall made a guest appearance for the sixth season in one episode "The Blueprint" and in the series finale.
On September 18, 2015, he was cast in A Dog's Purpose.

## Personal life

Hall met his wife Linda in 1996 when she was a freshman in college. They married in 1997. They have four children.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Lift | Derek | |
| 2001 | Blue Hill Avenue | Billy "Schlep Rock" Brown | |
| 2001 | Bad Light | Manny | Short |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Pizzas | Eugene | |
| 2003 | Scratch | Jay | Short |
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Rocket Ray Tracey | |
| 2004 | Beacon Hill | Michael Cannon | |
| 2004 | Christmas at Water's Edge | Tre | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Food Chain: A Hollywood Scarytale | Chad Prater | Short |
| 2006 | Hood of Horror | Sod | |
| 2006 | Blind Dating | Jay | |
| 2008 | Courtroom K | Orangelo Tell | TV movie |
| 2009 | Xtra Credit | Shawn Hadley | TV movie |
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Dane | |
| 2011 | Jumping the Broom | Ricky | |
| 2013 | Live at the Foxes Den | Gary Previn | |
| 2015 | Carter High | Coach Vonner | |
| 2015 | My First Love | Omar | Video |
| 2016 | Chuck | Muhammad Ali | |
| 2016 | Mango & Guava | Coach | Short |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Al | |
| 2017 | But Deliver Us from Evil | Pete Johnson | |
| 2017 | The Runner | Terrence Lowe | |
| 2019 | All the Way with You | Keith | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Sgt. Whomever | |
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Daryll | |
| 2023 | A Nashville Legacy | Damien | TV movie |
| 2023 | Alarmed | Sean Davidson |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Division | D.J. | Episode: "Play Ball" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Lionel | Episode: "The Season" |
| 2005 | Miracle's Boys | Tyree | Main cast |
| 2006 | Heist | Lucas | Episode: "Strife" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Garfield | Recurring role |
| 2006–13, 15 | The Game | Derwin Davis | Main role: Seasons 1-5, guest: Seasons 6 & 9. |
| 2007 | Girlfriends | Derwin Davis | Episode: "It's Been Determined" |
| 2009–10 | Accidentally on Purpose | Ryan | Recurring role |
| 2011–16 | Suits | Jimmy Kirkwood | Recurring role: Seasons 1-5 |
| 2012 | Royal Pains | JJ Small | Episode: "Business & Pleasure" |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Cody Bell | Episode: "Second Chance" |
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents | Ryan | Episode: "How to Fix Up Your Ex" |
| 2013 | Necessary Roughness | Blake Bridges | Episode: "Sucker Punch" |
| 2013–20 | Ray Donovan | Daryll Donovan | Main role |
| 2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "Surf Riding & Turf Fighting" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | FBI Trainee Clark | Episode: "Profiling 202" |
| 2018 | Unsolved | Frank Alexander | Episode: "Nobody Talks" |
| 2021 | The Game | Derwin Davis | Recurring role |
| 2022–2023 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Dante Scott | Season 3 |
| 2022 | I Got a Story to Tell | Charles | Episode: "The Following of Angela Whitaker" |
| 2025 | The Family Business: New Orleans | Floyd | Series regular |