Dulé Hill

Karim Dulé Hill (; born May 3, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as personal presidential aide and Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series ''The West Wing'', for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and pharmaceutical salesman–private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama ''Psych''. He also had minor roles in the movies '' Holes'', ''The Guardian'', and '' She's All That'' and a recurring role on '' Ballers''. He joined the cast of '' Suits'' for the last 2 seasons, and played patriarch Bill Williams in the 2021 remake of ''The Wonder Years''. Hill also serves as a member of the SAG-AFTRA Board of Directors.

Early life

Hill was born in Orange, New Jersey, to Jamaican parents and was raised in Sayreville, New Jersey. He studied ballet at a young age, and appeared in the musical '' The Tap Dance Kid'' as Savion Glover's understudy on Broadway, a part he subsequently played on the show's national tour. Hill graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School in 1993,Granieri, Laurie
"Sayreville native Dule Hill gears up for show's new season"
, ''Home News Tribune'', August 7, 2009. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The biggest challenge for me is not making Gus too nerdy or too cool. Because Gus is a nerd, says Hill, 34, who grew up in Sayreville and is a 1993 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School." and studied business finance at Seton Hall University and acting at William Esper Studio. While at Seton Hall, he accepted a role on Jim Henson's '' CityKids''.

Career

In 1985, 10-year-old Hill performed a tap dance number on the MDA telethon. When the music could not be found for his routine, telethon host Jerry Lewis helped by having the orchestra play another song while Hill performed. He got his SAG card aged 13 playing the small role of "basketball boy" on the PBS children's series ''Ghostwriter''. His first film role was in '' Sugar Hill'' in 1993 during his senior year of high school. While in college at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in '' Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'' on Broadway.

In 1999, Hill was cast on ''The West Wing'' as Charlie Young, the personal aide to President Josiah Bartlet, who was played by Martin Sheen. During the sixth season of the series, Charlie became a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff. Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show ''Psych'' for the USA Network, which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made that ''The West Wing'' would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes.

Hill also had roles in the 1999 film '' She's All That'' starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook, both of whom he later reunited with on ''Psych''. He was in the series '' 10.5'' as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen, in the Disney movie '' Holes'' (2003) as Sam the Onion Man (the movie itself was referenced in the ''Psych'' episode " 65 Million Years Off"), and in the 2006 movie ''The Guardian'' (this was referenced in the ''Psych'' episode " You Can’t Handle this"). He also joined the cast of ''Suits'' for Season 8 and 9.

Hill also appeared on Broadway in '' Stick Fly'' from December 2011 to February 2012 and '' After Midnight'' in November 2013.

As a voice actor, Hill was part of the cast of the 2021 animated feature ''Night of the Animated Dead''.

In the 2024 PBS documentary series, ''The Express Way with Dulé Hill,'' Hill narrates and participates in exploring art and diverse cultures.

Personal life

Hill married actress Nicole Lyn in 2004. They had no children. Hill and Lyn separated on July 21, 2012 and filed for legal separation in November 2012 citing irreconcilable differences.

On April 14, 2017, Hill became engaged to girlfriend and '' Ballers'' co-star Jazmyn Simon. He and Simon got married in April 2018. In 2019, Hill and his wife announced the birth of their son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Dule Hill: The Enduring Rage of Dutchman



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1975 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American musicians
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American musicians
Actors from Middlesex County, New Jersey
Actors from Orange, New Jersey
American actors of Jamaican descent
American male child actors
American male dancers
American male film actors
American male musical theatre actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American musicians of Jamaican descent
American tap dancers
Male actors from New Jersey
Musicians from Orange, New Jersey
People from Sayreville, New Jersey
Sayreville War Memorial High School alumni
Seton Hall University alumni