Dennis Haysbert (as Jonas Blane)
Dennis Haysbert is best known to television audiences for his portrayal of President David Palmer on the series 24, for which he received his first Golden Globe® nomination. He also appeared on the series Now & Again.
In 2007, Haysbert appeared in the feature film Breach opposite Ryan Phillippe, Chris Cooper and Laura Linney. His other feature film credits include Jarhead, Far From Heaven, Love and Basketball, Absolute Power, Love Field, Major League, Heat, Random Hearts, What’s Cooking, Waiting to Exhale, The Thirteenth Floor, Navy Seals, Suture and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, as the voice of Kale.
Haysbert’s acting began when he won his first television role on the Emmy® Award-winning episode of Lou Grant in which Jesse Jackson guest starred. He is very active in the fight against AIDS; in 2000 he was the spokesperson for the Harlem Health Expo Break the Silence, and is the spokesperson for the National Leadership Commission on AIDS, as well as The Western Center on Law and Poverty.
Haysbert was born and raised in Northern California.
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