Jaime Augusto Richards III, known professionally as J. August Richards, (born August 28, 1973 in Washington, DC) is an American actor, best known for his roles as vampire hunter Charles Gunn on The WB's Angel, and Mike Peterson / Deathlok on the ABC-aired Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
In 2020, he came out as gay. He married model Joshua Gbor in 2023.
Selected filmography:
- The Cosby Show (1988) as Roy
- Family Matters (1993) as Guy at Mall #2
- Diagnosis: Murder (1996) as Troy Sommers
- JAG (1997) as Seaman Bernard
- Chicago Hope (1997) as Eric Lane
- Good Burger (1997) as Griffen
- Sliders (1998) as Damon
- The Practice (1999) as Michael Anderson
- The West Wing (1999) as Bill
- Nash Bridges (1999) as Ernie Vesper
- Moesha (2000) as Sean
- Angel (2000 - 2004) as Charles Gunn
- CSI: Miami (2004) as SA Bob Villa
- Conviction (2006) as A.D.A. Billy Desmond
- The 4400 (2006) as John Shaffner
- Raising the Bar (2008 - 2009) as Marcus McGrath
- Grey's Anatomy (2010, 2014) as Young Richard Webber
- The Mentalist (2011) as Doctor Vernon Watson
- Warehouse 13 (2011) as Zach Adanto
- Emily Owens, M.D. (2013) as George Morgan
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 - 2018) as Mike Peterson / Deathlok
- Arrow (2012) as Mr. Blank
- The Lottery (2014) as Deputy Secretary of State Nathan Mitchell
- Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017 - 2018) as Deputy Nate Purcell
- Council of Dads (2020) as Dr. Oliver Post
- Vampire Academy (2022) as Victor Dashkov
- The Rookie (2022) as Xavier Lind
- The Rookie: Feds (2023)
He provides examples of:
- Twofer Token Minority: He's Black and Latino, but most don't realize it because of his professional name. And in 2020, he also came out as gay.
