Darrell Lake

Darrell Lake is an award-winning actor, director, writer and producer. His work is influenced by his diverse background: growing up in Sierra Leone, Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, United Kingdom, Eritrea and the US. He created the Stage 13/Warner Bros. scripted short-form series, The Incredible Life of Darrell, which he also wrote, starred in, directed and executive produced.

His work has garnered numerous awards and screened at various film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, NBC Universal Short Film Festival, New York Television Festival, Pan African Film Festival, and the American Black Film Festival.

He has also appeared in TV shows such as 9-1-1, Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: LA to name a few.

Darrell's focus is on telling stories that show the multifaceted dimensions of humanity, and draw on his world-spanning background to bring a fresh and unique perspective to how the human experience is shared on screen.

Known For

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Cast Credits

Doc (2025)
Guest starring as Abe Sesay
9-1-1 (2018)
Guest starring as Young Reggie
Touch (2012)
Guest starring as Baruti
Switched at Birth (2011)
Guest starring as Eight Ball (3 episodes)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Wesley Thomas
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Guest starring as Roommate #1
  • Episode 5x23: Exposure (May 6, 2014) [Co-Star]
Southland (2009)
Guest starring as Raymond
Lie to Me (2009)
Guest starring as Harris
  • Episode 2x20: Exposed (Aug 23, 2010) [Co-Star]
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