Rockmond Dunbar

Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973) is an

Rockmond Dunbar
American actor. He is best known for his roles as Baines on
the NBC series Earth 2, Kenny Chadway on Showtime family
drama Soul Food,[1] and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin
on the Fox crime drama Prison Break. He also played Sheriff
Eli Roosevelt on the FX Drama series Sons of Anarchy, FBI
Agent Dennis Abbott on The Mentalist,[2] FBI Agent Abe
Gaines in the Hulu series The Path, and Michael Grant on 9-
1-1 (2018-2021).[3]

Contents
Early life and education
Career
Television
Film
Other Dunbar in 2014

Personal life Born January 11, 1973

Oakland, California,
Filmography
U.S.
References
Occupation Actor
External links
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s) Ivy Holmes
Early life and education (m. 2003; div. 2006)​
Maya Gilbert ​(m. 2013)​
Dunbar was born January 11, 1973 in Oakland, California.[4]
Children 4
He attended Oakland Technical High School and graduated
from Morehouse College before moving on to study at the
College of Santa Fe and the University of New Mexico.[4][5]

Career

Television

Dunbar is known for his leading role as Kenny Chadway on the television series Soul Food, and TV
Guide named him as one of "Television's 50 Sexiest Stars of All Time".[6] He landed a regular role
as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the television series Prison Break. In 2007, Dunbar
starred on the short-lived TNT medical drama Heartland. He made a guest appearance on Noah's
Arc as himself to give Noah (screenwriter and the main character of the show) some ideas about
his movie Fine Art. He also had a recurring role on the UPN series Girlfriends,[1] and is also
known for his role as "Pookie" on the television series The Game. He was also a regular on the
short-lived FX series Terriers.
Dunbar's other TV credits include guest appearances in Earth 2, Felicity, The Pretender, Two
Guys and a Girl, and North Shore.

In 2011, he joined the cast of FX's show Sons of Anarchy as the new Sheriff of Charming, Eli
Roosevelt. In 2013, Dunbar joined the CBS crime drama The Mentalist as FBI agent Dennis
Abbott. In 2018, Dunbar joined the cast of 9-1-1 as Michael Grant, leaving in 2021 over the
COVID-19 vaccine mandate, after his requests for medical and religious exemptions were
denied.[7]

Film

His film projects include Punks (which debuted at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival), Misery
Loves Company, Sick Puppies, Whodunit, Dirty Laundry, All About You,[1] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,
and the Tyler Perry-produced film, The Family That Preys.

Other

Rockman dunbar has contributed to the art world through the mixed media exhibit,
ARTHERAPY.[8] He posed for the November 2003 issue of Playgirl magazine.[9]

Personal life
According to DNA analysis, Dunbar's ancestry is mainly from the Yoruba people of Nigeria.[10] On
his visit to Nigeria, he was given the Yoruba name, Omobowale[11] (a variant form of Omowale)
meaning "our son has come home".[12]

He was married to Ivy Holmes from 2003 to 2006. After dating for less than a year, Dunbar
became engaged to his girlfriend Maya Gilbert, an actress and writer. The couple's engagement
took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on December 30, 2012.[13]

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes
1993 Misery Loves Company Eric Haynes Independent film
1994–1995 Earth 2 Baines TV series
1997 The Good News Bonz TV series
The Wayans Bros. Barry TV series
1998 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza
Tommy TV series
Place
Pacific Blue Tiger Bates TV series
The Practice Byron Little TV series
1999
The Pretender Joe Taylor TV series
Felicity Man on Train TV series
Punks Darby Independent film
2000
G vs E Sonny Rhymes TV series
2000–2004 Soul Food Kenny Chadway TV series
2001 All About You Tim
2003–2004 Girlfriends Jalen TV series
Hollywood Division Det. Reginald Feiffer TV movie
2004
North Shore Agent Fernley TV series
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Mr. Fire
2005
Head Cases Dr. Robinson TV series
2005–2007,

Benjamin Miles "C-Note"

2009,
Prison Break TV series
Franklin
2017
2006 Dirty Laundry Patrick/Sheldon
Heartland Dr. Thomas Jonas TV series
Shark Teddy Banks TV series
2007
Grey's Anatomy Sean Brotherton TV series
CSI: Miami James Reilly TV series
The Family That Preys Chris
2008 Jada Simon Independent film
Alien Raiders Kane Independent film
TV film (also
2009 Pastor Brown Amir Rahiem
director)
2009, 2012–
The Game Pookie from Richmond TV series
2015
Terriers Det. Mark Gustafson TV series
2010
Private Practice Jacob Deever TV series
2012 Raising Izzie Greg TV movie
2011–2013 Sons of Anarchy Sheriff Eli Roosevelt TV series
2012–2013 For Richer or Poorer Aubrey TV series
2013–2015 The Mentalist FBI Agent Dennis Abbott TV series
2014 Curve Ball James Independent film
 Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 The Path Detective Abe Gaines TV series
2017 Scorpion Scotty TV series
2018–2021 9-1-1 Michael Grant Main role
2018 City of Lies Dreadlocks Film

References
1. Zondra Hughes (December 1, 2005). "Hollywood's Sexiest New Leading Men" (https://books.g
oogle.com/books?id=wcoDAAAAMBAJ&q=Rockmond+Dunbar&pg=PA92). Ebony. Johnson
Publishing Company. 61 (2): 96. ISSN 0012-9011 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0012-9011).
Retrieved May 24, 2015.
2. Natalie Abrams (Aug 24, 2013). "Rockmond Dunbar Joins the Cast of The Mentalist" (http://ww
w.tvguide.com/news/rockmond-dunbar-mentalist-1069555/). TV Guide. Retrieved May 24,
2015.
3. Josh Wigler, "'Prison Break': Rockmond Dunbar Discusses C-Note's "Heartbreaking" Choice (h
ttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rockmond-dunbar-prison-break-revival-path-exit-999
724)". Hollywood Reporter, 2017-05-02.
4. "Rockmond Dunbar" (http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rockmond-dunbar/bio/172596/).
TVGuide.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. Carter, Lance (October 23, 2012). "Q&A: Rockmond Dunbar talks 'Sons of Anarchy', How He
Got His Start and the Question That Changed His Life" (http://www.dailyactor.com/2012/10/roc
kmond-dunbar-intervew-sons-of-anarchy/). DailyActor. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
6. "Rockmond Dunbar Returns as Dennis Abbott for the Final Season of THE MENTALIST on
CBS" (http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Rockmond-Dunbar-Returns-as-Dennis-Ab
bott-for-the-Final-Season-of-THE-MENTALIST-on-CBS-20141123#). Broadwayworld. Wisdom
Digital Media. November 23, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (November 16, 2021). "Rockmond Dunbar Exits '9-1-1' Over Covid Vaccine
Mandate After Pursuing Medical & Religious Exemptions" (https://deadline.com/2021/11/rockm
ond-dunbar-exits-911-covid-vaccine-mandate-medical-religious-exemptions-1234874927/).
Deadline.
8. "Rockmond Dunbar" (https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-taste-of-romance_1/cast/rockmond-
dunbar). Hallmark Channel.title=
9. Playgirl (November 2003)
10. "Rockmond Dunbar Traces His DNA To Nigeria" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbNKGu
gXzQI). Youtube. Archived (https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/EbNKGugXz
QI) from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
11. "Homecoming for Rockmond Dunbar and mother" (http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/home
coming-for-rockmond-dunbar-and-mother/). The Vanguard. April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 25,
2015.
12. "Omowale" (http://www.onlinenigeria.com/nigeriannames/ad.asp?blurb=4651). Online Nigeria
Nigerian Names and Meanings.
13. "Wedding Bells Are Ringing: Rockmond Dunbar and Maya Gilbert Are Getting Married" (http
s://madamenoire.com/259372/wedding-bells-are-ringing-rockmond-dunbar-and-maya-gilbert-a
re-getting-married/). Madame Noire.

External links
Rockmond Dunbar (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241870/) at IMDb
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