# Damien Dante Wayans

Damien Dante Wayans (born April 15, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He is a member of the Wayans family.

## Early life

Wayans was born in New York City. He is a member of the Wayans family, which includes Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans. He is the son of their sibling Elvira Wayans and brother of Chaunté Wayans. Damon Wayans Jr. and Michael Wayans are his cousins.

## Career

Damien Dante Wayans began his career in 1987 in Eddie Murphy's concert film Eddie Murphy Raw. He acted with his uncle Damon Wayans in Major Payne. He then went on to writing and directing. His big break in acting was in Jamie Kennedy's film Malibu's Most Wanted, in which he played Tec, Shondra's (Regina Hall) ex-boyfriend. Damien has written and directed several episodes of his uncle Damon's sitcom My Wife And Kids. In 2006, Damien and his cousin Craig Wayans wrote and produced uncle Damon's The Underground, a sketch comedy show on Showtime. Damien also directed a few segments. He made his directorial debut with the film Dance Flick, which was written by Damien, Keenen, Shawn, Marlon and Craig Wayans.
In 2009, Damien formed a film and TV production company called Second Generation Productions, a reference to the second generation of Wayanses in the entertainment industry. He plans to create, develop and produce multiplatform content.

## Filmography
### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Child running in the house (sketch) | Film debut |
| 1991 | In Living Color (TV Series) | Himself (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Major Payne | Cadet Dwight "D." Williams | With his uncle Damon Wayans |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Cousin with bag | With his uncles Shawn, Marlon and Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| 1996 | New York Undercover (TV Series) | Tulane | |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. (TV Series) | as himself | |
| 1999 | Passing Glory (TV movie) | Snow Lurcher | |
| 1999 | The Norm Show (TV Series) | Shawn | |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Trey | |
| 2000 | Freedom Song (TV movie) | Bo Drew | |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Tec | |
| 2005 | Edison | Isaiah Charles | |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Lucky Reynolds | |
| 2006 | Little Man | Officer Wilson | With his uncles Shawn and Marlon Wayans and his aunt Kim Wayans |
| 2006 | House M.D. (TV series) | Haller | |
| 2012 | Internet Icon | Multiple Roles (Guest Actor for contestants) | |
| 2013 | Second Generation Wayans (TV series) | Himself | With his cousin Craig Wayans |
| 2024 | A Hip Hop Story | Donny |
| TBA | Stand Up | Deondre | Short film |

### Writer

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2004 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) | Writer | 9 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Meal (Short Film) | Writer | |
| 2006 | The Underground (TV Series) | Writer | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Writer | |

### Producer

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004–2005 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) | Producer | 26 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Meal (Short Film) | Producer | |
| 2006 | The Underground (TV Series) | Producer | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Executive producer | |
| TBA | Stand Up | Exercise producer | |

### Director

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2005 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) | Director | 19 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Meal (Short Film) | Director | |
| 2006 | The Underground (TV Series) | Director | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Director | Directorial debut |
| 2025 | Poppa's House | Director | Episode: "Say Wha?!?" |