Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Damon Wayans
Acting
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Movies: 36Series: 27Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 22675
IMDb ID: nm0001834
Known for: Acting
Born: September 4, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.12
Wikidata: Q382420
Also known as
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr.
Other jobs
Writer (5)Creator (3)Screenplay (2)Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He's best know for his role as Michael Kyle on the sitcom My Wife and Kids as well as his comedic work on In Living Color. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. His true breakthrough, however, came as writer and performer on FOX's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-1992), on his animated series Waynehead (1996-1997), and on his TV series Damon (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Boy Scout, and Major Payne and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Damon Wayans.
as Wally
Cinnamon
2023 • Movie
as Willis Drummond
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 • Movie
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 • Movie
as Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voice)
Farce of the Penguins
2006 • Movie
as Charlie Richman
Behind the Smile
2006 • Movie
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 • Movie
as Dr. S
Marci X
2003 • Movie
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001 • Movie
as Pierre Delacroix
Bamboozled
2000 • Movie
as Self / Host
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000
2000 • Movie
as Dr. Steven Hamel
Goosed
1999 • Movie
as Wes
Harlem Aria
1999 • Movie
as Self
Damon Wayans: Still Standing
1997 • Movie
as Rock Keats / Jack Carter
Bulletproof
1996 • Movie
as James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
The Great White Hype
1996 • Movie
as Lewis Scott
Celtic Pride
1996 • Movie
as Maj. Benson Payne
Major Payne
1995 • Movie
as Darryl Walker
Blankman
1994 • Movie
as Self
Last Action Hero
1993 • Movie
as Johnny Stewart
Mo' Money
1992 • Movie
as James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix
The Last Boy Scout
1991 • Movie
as Self
Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
1991 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Damon Wayans.
as Self • 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 • Series
as Damon 'Poppa' Fulton • 18 eps
Poppa's House
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Comedy Store
2020 • Series
as Mike • 1 eps
Happy Together
2018 • Series
as Roger Murtaugh • 55 eps
Lethal Weapon
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Francis Wililams • 1 eps
Happy Endings
2011 • Series
Creator
Rodney
2004 • Series
1 eps
Primetime Glick
2001 • Series
as Michael Kyle • 123 eps
My Wife and Kids
2001 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Teen Choice Awards
1999 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 • Series
as Det. Damon Thomas • 13 eps
Damon
1998 • Series
Producer • 10 eps
413 Hope St.
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
Executive Producer • 13 eps
Waynehead
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
1 eps
HBO First Look
1992 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self - Various Characters • 69 eps
In Living Color
1990 • Series