Rockmond Dunbar is an American actor, voiceover artist, director, producer, and writer who has gained popularity with his on-screen roles including Sheriff Eli Roosevelt in Sons of Anarchy, Benjamin Miles “C-Note” Franklin in Prison Break, Baines in Earth 2, Kenny Chadway in Soul Food, FBI Agent Dennis Abbott in The Mentalist, Detective Abe Gaines in The Path, Michael Grant in 9-1-1, and Tim in All About You.
Born Name
Rockmond Dunbar
Nick Name
Omobowale
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Berkeley, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Rockmond Dunbar studied at Oakland Technical High School before graduating from Morehouse College. Later, he attended the College of Santa Fe and the University of New Mexico.
Occupation
Actor, Voiceover Artist, Director, Producer, Writer
Manager
Rockmond Dunbar is represented by Don Buchwald & Associates L.A., Talent and Literary Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Build
Muscular
Height
5 ft 9¾ in or 177 cm
Weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Rockmond Dunbar has dated –
- Ivy Holmes (2003-2006) – He was married to Ivy Holmes from 2003 to 2006.
- Machiko Harris (2006-2012)
- Maya Gilbert (2012-Present) – On December 30, 2012, Rockmond Dunbar got engaged to actress and writer Maya Gilbert in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The duo parents 4 children including daughter Berkeley Seon (b. December 2013) and son Czar Rockmond (b. January 2016).
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Rockmond Dunbar is of African American (including Yoruba Nigerian) descent.
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Baldhead
- Sports a beard
Rockmond Dunbar Facts
- He was given the name ‘Omobowale’, meaning “our son has come home”, when he visited Nigeria.
- Alongside Darrin Dewitt Henson, , Aaron Meeks, , Malinda Williams, and Vanessa Estelle Williams, Rockmond Dunbar co-starred in the family drama television series, Soul Food, playing the role of Kenny Chadway from 2000 to 2004.
- He posed for Playgirl magazine’s November 2003 issue.
- His voiceover credits including providing vocals to the character of Benjamin Miles ‘C-Note’ Franklin in the Prison Break: The Conspiracy video game.
- Between 2011 and 2013, he brought to life the character of Sheriff Eli Roosevelt in the action crime drama television series, Sons of Anarchy, and this role won him the 2013 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series”.
- TV Guide once named Rockmond Dunbar one of “Television’s 50 S*xiest Stars of All Time”.
- In 2018, he started appearing as Michael Grant, Athena’s ex-husband, in the procedural television series, 9-1-1.
Featured Image by Rockmond Dunbar / Instagram
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Facts of Rockmond Dunbar
- full nameRockmond Dunbar
- Date of Birth January 11, 1973
- Age 51 years 10 months
- Horoscope Capricorn
- Lucky Number 5
- Lucky Stone Topaz
- Lucky Color Brown
- Best Match for Marriage Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus
- weight80 kg
- height5 ft 9¾ in