Born in Harlem, New York, Bokeem Woodbine made his TV acting debut in a 1993 episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special, followed by the lead role of Diquan Mitchell in the HBO movie Strapped.
Known For
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Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
Starring as Captain Mixon
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Fallen (Nov 6, 2026)
- Episode 2x01: Risky Business (Oct 30, 2026)
Government Cheese (2025)
Starring as Ricky "Bootsy" Barnes
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: R&D (May 21, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: An Evening with Abraham Cohen (May 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Father Facts, Figures, and Failures (Apr 23, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: A Long Road Home (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Two Doors (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Trial and Error (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: The Gospel of Kenny Sharp (Apr 16, 2025)
Ripley (2024)
Starring as Alvin McCarron
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: VIII NARCISSUS (Apr 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: I A HARD MAN TO FIND (Apr 4, 2024)
Diarra from Detroit (2024)
Guest starring as Cartier Kelly
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: A Cold Ass Wedding (Sep 9, 2026) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x07: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Sep 2, 2026) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x05: The Escape Artist (Aug 19, 2026) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x04: Michigan Jones and the Brightmoor Adventure (Aug 12, 2026) [Special Guest Star]
After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Bokeem Woodbine
- Episode 2x93: David Oyelowo, Bokeem Woodbine, Simone Missick (May 1, 2025)
Halo (2022)
Starring as Soren-066
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Halo (Mar 21, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: Thermopylae (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Onyx (Mar 7, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Aleria (Feb 29, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Reach (Feb 22, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Visegrad (Feb 15, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Sword (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Sanctuary (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Inheritance (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Solace (Apr 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Reckoning (Apr 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Homecoming (Apr 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Emergence (Apr 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Unbound (Mar 31, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Contact (Mar 24, 2022)
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
Guest starring as Jerome
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Brooklyn Zoo (Sep 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Little Ghetto Boys (Sep 8, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Assassination Day (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: I Declare War (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Box in Hand (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Impossible (Sep 25, 2019)
Guest starring as Robot Don Cornelius
- Episode 3x03: Dirty Dancin' (Feb 15, 2023)
Life in Pieces (2015)
Guest starring as Officer Wood
- Episode 1x03: Sleepy Email Brunch Tree (Oct 5, 2015)
Fargo (2014)
Guest starring as Mike Milligan
(11 episodes)
- Episode 4x11: Storia Americana (Nov 29, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: Palindrome (Dec 14, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: The Castle (Dec 7, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: Loplop (Nov 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Did You Do This? No, You Did It! (Nov 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Rhinoceros (Nov 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: The Gift of the Magi (Nov 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Fear and Trembling (Nov 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: The Myth of Sisyphus (Oct 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: Before the Law (Oct 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Waiting for Dutch (Oct 12, 2015)
Southland (2009)
Guest starring as Officer John Jones
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: Fallout (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 4x05: Legacy (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 4x02: Underwater (Jan 24, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Failure Drill (Mar 1, 2011)
- Episode 3x06: Cop or Not (Feb 8, 2011)
Saving Grace (2007)
Starring as Leon Cooley
(14 episodes)
- Episode 3x01: We're Already Here (Jun 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x14: I Believe in Angels (Apr 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x13: So What's The Purpose of a Platypus? (Apr 6, 2009)
- Episode 2x12: But There's Clay (Mar 30, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: The Live Ones (Mar 23, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Take Me Somewhere Earl (Mar 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: The Heart of a Cop (Mar 2, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: A Little Hometown Love (Jul 28, 2008)
- Episode 1x12: Is There a Scarlet Letter On My Breast ? (Dec 17, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: This Is Way Too Normal For You (Dec 10, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Everything's Got a Shelf Life (Sep 10, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Keep Your Damn Wings Off My Nephew (Aug 13, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Bring It On, Earl (Jul 30, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jul 23, 2007)
Blade: The Series (2006)
Guest starring as Steppin' Razor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Sacrifice (Aug 9, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Bloodlines (Jul 19, 2006)



