Michael Potts (September 21, 1962) is an American actor best known for Show Me a Hero (2015), True Detective (2014), and Damages.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1995: Hackers as Tow Truck Driver
- 1997: Conspiracy Theory as Justice Guard
- 1997: The Peacemaker as DOE Haz-mat Tech
- 2006: Diggers as South Shell Pot Buyer
- 2008: Jocasta as Oedipus
- 2013: Mom 2013 as Andy
- 2016: Thirty Seven as Archibald Smith
- 2016: Let Me Make You A Martyr as Charon
- 2018: Here And Now as Ray
- 2018: Change In The Air as Prof. Hoffman
- 2020: Cicada as Francis
- 2020: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Slow Drag
- 2020: Welcome Home 2020 as Dr. Philips
- 2033: Rustin as Cleve Robinson
Television Roles
- 1996: NYPD Blue as Mel
- 1997-2010: Law & Order as Stoke's Attorney/Malcolm Young/Lester Wilkes/Reggie Dobbs
- 1999: Cosby as Floyd
- 2001: Oz as Reinhardt
- 2003-2004: The Wire as Brother Mouzone
- 2004: The Jury as Dr. Bertand
- 2009: Flight of the Conchords as Nigel Saladu
- 2009: Bored to Death as Yusef
- 2010: Damages as Horatio Emanuel
- 2012: Royal Pains as Mr. Burman
- 2012-2016: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sgt. Cole Draper
- 2013: Nurse Jackie as Mediator
- 2014: Blue Bloods as Thorton Mead
- 2014: True Detective as Det. Maynard Gilbough
- 2014: Matador (2014) as Moktar Zola
- 2014: White Collar as David Pillar
- 2015: Show Me a Hero as Walter Henderson
- 2015: Gotham as Sid Bunderslaw
- 2015-2016: Person of Interest as Travers
- 2016: BrainDead (2016) as Dr. Daudier
- 2016: Madam Secretary as Sen. Fred Reynolds
- 2017: The Blacklist as Iniko
- 2017: Taken 2017 as Hanson
- 2018: Elementary as Dr. Peter Hanson
- 2018: Random Acts Of Flyness as Director
- 2019: She's Gotta Have It as Joseph Petiport
- 2020: Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector as Dr. Arthur Wasden
- 2020: God Friended Me as King Omari
- 2021: Prodigal Son as Dr. Brandon Marsh
Video Game Roles
- 2005: The Warriors as Cyrus
