# Tory Kittles

Tory Kittles is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles on TV series like The Equalizer and True Detective.

## Early life and education

Kittles grew up in the small northern Florida town of Lawtey on a dirt road with a brother named Omar. His grandmother was a big influence on him, and she would have him and his cousins pick vegetables as children, "We picked vegetables and potatoes and corn. We grew our own things." She was the reason he enjoys spending time in nature.

## Career

Tory Kittles jumped to the big screen fairly quickly, attracting the attention of big name directors like Joel Schumacher. His early supporting roles in Tigerland (2000) directed Schumacher credits him alongside Neil Brown Jr., with writing the song Looking for Charlie. Other supporting roles include Phone Booth (2002) which paved the way to larger roles in television programs. He has appeared in the films Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Next (2007), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), and Dragged Across Concrete (2018). He is known mostly for his television roles; he portrayed Laroy in Sons of Anarchy (2008–2011), Clarence in Bessie alongside Queen Latifah, and Broussard in Colony (2016–2018) where he starred opposite Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies. He has also appeared in True Detective (2014) and as Detective Marcus Dante in The Equalizer (2021–present) where he reunited with actress Queen Latifah again.
In 2021 Kittles starred in an action thriller film Those who Wish me Dead with Angelina Jolie, as well as in Sundance 2020's Wander Darkly along with Siena Miller and Diego Luna, and portrayed Frederick Douglass in the Cynthia Erivo Academy Award nominated Harriet. In 2024 Kittles starred as Cephus in a Broadway revival and Tony nominated play of Samm-Art Williams's Home alongside Stori Ayers and Brittany Inge.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Instinct | Prisoner | |
| 2000 | Tigerland | Ryan | |
| 2002 | Phone Booth | Reporter #3 | |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | "Deuce" | |
| 2004 | Against the Ropes | Devon Green | |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | David | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Sinjin | |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Justice | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Officer Wallace | |
| 2007 | Next | NSA Agent Cavanaugh | |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Josh | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Lieutenant Birdsong | |
| 2009 | A Perfect Getaway | Sherman/Kayaker | |
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Dan Price | |
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Robby | |
| 2012 | The Kill Hole | Sergeant Devon Carter | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Secret Service Agent Jones | |
| 2014 | American Heist | Ray | |
| 2015 | Man Down | Sergeant Miller | |
| 2017 | Lawman | Bass Reeves | Short |
| 2018 | Dragged Across Concrete | Henry Johns | |
| 2019 | Harriet | Frederick Douglass | |
| 2020 | Wander Darkly | Liam | |
| 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Ryan | |
| 2023 | Among the Beasts | LT | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | The Real Whatever | Marcus #2 | Recurring cast |
| 2000 | Grosse Pointe | Sound Guy | Episode: "Satisfaction" |
| 2001 | Invincible | Ray Jackson | TV movie |
| 2002 | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie | Stevin "Hedake" Smith | TV movie |
| 2004 | Frankenfish | Sam Rivers | TV movie |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Sean Bally | Episode: "Hush" |
| 2007 | House, M.D. | Derek Hoyt | Episode: "Words and Deeds" |
| 2008–11 | Sons of Anarchy | Laroy Wayne | Recurring cast: (season 1-2 & 4), guest (season 3) |
| 2009 | Fear Clinic | Jonte | Recurring cast |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Delonte Cassell | Episode: "Law & Disorder" |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Jackson Latcherie | TV movie |
| 2014 | True Detective | Thomas Papania | Main cast (season 1) |
| 2014 | Intruders | Gary Fischer | Main cast |
| 2015 | Bessie | Clarence Smith | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Catch | Brian Brooks | Episode: "The Benefactor" |
| 2016 | Good Girls Revolt | Edward | Episode: "The Year-Ender" |
| 2016–18 | Colony | Eric Broussard | Main cast |
| 2021–present | The Equalizer | Marcus Dante | Main cast |