Dulé Hill

Karim Dulé Hill (/ˈduːleɪ/; born May 3, 1975[2]) is an American actor and tap dancer. He has played personal presidential aide and Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych. He has also had minor roles in the movies The Guardian, Holes and She's All That and a recurring role on Ballers. In 2018, it was announced that Hill would join the regular cast of Suits for season 8, after a recurring role in season 7. Hill also serves as a member of the Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Board of Directors.
== Early life ==
Hill was born in Orange, New Jersey to Jamaican parents and raised in Sayreville, New Jersey.[4][5][6] He studied ballet from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover's understudy on Broadway. He subsequently played this part on the show's national tour.[7] Hill graduated in 1993 from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey,[8] and studied business finance at Seton Hall University and acting at William Esper Studio.[9] While at Seton Hall,[8] he accepted a role on Jim Henson's CityKids.
== Career ==
In 1985, 10-year-old Dulé performed a tap dance number on the MDA telethon. When his music could not be found for his routine, telethon host Jerry Lewishelped by having the orchestra play another song while Dulé performed.
His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his second senior year of high school. During his time at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway.
In 1999 Hill was cast on The West Wing as Charlie Young, personal aide to President Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). During the sixth season of the series, Charlie became a Special Aide to the Chief of Staff. Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show Psych for the USA Network,[10] which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made that The West Wing would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes.
Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook (he later reunited with Cook & Prinze in Psych), as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10.5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man (the movie itself was referenced in the Psychepisode "65 Million Years Off"), and in The Guardian.
Hill also has appeared on Broadway in Stick Fly (December 2011 to February 2012) and After Midnight (November 2013).[11]
== Personal life ==
Hill married actress Nicole Lyn in 2004. Hill filed for legal separation from her in 2012 citing irreconcilable differences.[12] On April 14, 2017, Hill became engaged to girlfriend and Ballers co-star Jazmyn Simon.[13] In early 2018, Hill married Simon.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Other Notes
1988 	Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood	Robert E. Lee 	
1992 	Ghostwriter 	Basketball Boy 	1 episode
1993 	CityKids 	John 	
1993 	American Playhouse 	Unknown 	1 episode
1994 	New York Undercover 	Georgie 	1 episode
1994 	Sugar Hill 	Roemello Skuggs 	
1995 	All My Children 	Simon 	1 episode
1995 	New York News 	Raymond Gates 	TV film
1997 	The Ditchdigger's Daughters 	Young Donald 	TV film
1997 	Color of Justice 	Kameel 	TV film
1997 	Cosby 	Marcus 	1 episode
1998 	Smart Guy 	Calvin Tierney 	1 episode
1999 	The Jamie Foxx Show 	Tap Dancer 	1 episode
1999 	She's All That 	Preston 	
1999 	Love Songs 	Leroy 	TV film
1999 	Chicken Soup for the Soul 	Unknown 	1 episode
1999–2006 	The West Wing 	Charlie Young 	TV series
2000 	Men of Honor 	Red Tail 	
2003 	Holes 	Sam 	
2004 	10.5 	Dr. Owen Hunter 	TV miniseries
2005 	Sexual Life 	Jerry 	
2005 	Edmond 	Sharper 	
2006 	The Numbers 	Brady 	
2006 	The Guardian 	Ken Weatherly 	
2006–2014 	Psych 	Burton "Gus" Guster	Producer 2009-2014
2007 	Whisper 	Detective Miles 	
2010 	Remarkable Power 	Reggie 	
2012 	Miss Dial 	Popcorn Caller 	
2012 	Gayby 	Adam 	
2015 	Gravy 	Delroy 	
2015–present	Ballers 	Larry Seifert 	15 episodes
2017 	Sleight 	Angelo 	
2017 	Doubt 	Albert Cobb 	Main
2017 	Psych: The Movie 	Burton "Gus" Guster	Also executive producer
2017–present	Suits 	Alex Williams 	Recurring role (Season 7), Main Role (Season 8)
=== Self ===
Shows 	Shows 	Shows 	Shows
Year 	Title 	Role 	Other Note
1989 	The More You Know 	Himself 	TV series
2001–2002	MADtv 	Himself 	2 episodes
2001–2002	Hollywood Squares 	Guest Appearance	2 episodes
2002 	3rd NAACP Image Awards 	Himself 	TV special
2002 	The West Wing Documentary Special 	Charlie Young 	TV documentary
2002 	The Rosie O'Donnell Show 	Himself 	
2003 	Punk'd 	Himself 	
2004 	New Year's Eve with Carson Daly 	Himself 	TV special
2004–2005	Celebrity Poker Showdown 	Himself 	4 episodes
2005 	Last Call with Carson Daly 	Himself 	
2006 	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 	Himself 	
2007 	The Making of Whisper 	Himself 	video short
2009 	11-04-08: The Day of Change 	Himself 	TV movie
2009 	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 	Himself 	
2010 	WWE Raw 	Himself 	Guest host[14]
2010 	For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots	(voice) 	TV documentary
2010 	IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day 	Himself 	TV series documentary
2010 	The Daily Habit 	Himself 	TV series
2010 	Backwash 	Host 	
== Theatre ==
Year	Title 	Role 	Other Notes
1996	Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk	The Kid 	
2007	Dutchman[15] 	Clay 	
2011	Stick Fly 	Spoon (Kent) LeVay	
2013	After Midnight 	 	
2017	Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole 	Nat "King" Cole 	People's Light and Theatre
2019	Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole 	Nat "King" Cole 	Geffen Playhouse
== Awards and honors ==
* Emmy Awards
** 2002, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated)
* Image Awards
** 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Psych(Nominated)
** 2008, Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series - Psych (Nominated)
** 2005, Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - 10.5 (Nominated)
** Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated) 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005
* Screen Actors Guild Awards
** 2006, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated)
** 2005, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated)
** 2004, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated)
** 2003, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing(Nominated)
** 2002, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing (Won)
** 2001, Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series - The West Wing (Won)