Joseph Primes is a Cleveland, Ohio native who now resides in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Texas Tech University and Howard University before returning home to start a career and family. Primes spent many years as an activist and mentor before starting a career as an educator in the Euclid and East Cleveland school district. As a performance poet, he appeared with Vince Robinson and the jazz poets and the underground Hip Hop group, Chop Shop. Theater credits include works at Cleveland's Public Theatre, Karamu, Ensemble, Great Lakes and more. An award winning actor and producer, Primes produced the film #50 Fathers and the web series Seeing Tomorrow. He has worked at Steppenwolf, Court Theatre, Definition Theatre and Indiana Repertory Theatre. Television credits include Chicago P.D. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
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Chicago P.D. (2014)
Guest starring as Older Man
- Episode 9x02: Rage (Sep 29, 2021) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Neighbor
- Episode 13x07: Impulse Control (Nov 12, 2025) [Co-Star]