Damon Gupton

Damon Gupton is an American actor and orchestral conductor who was born in Detroit, Michigan, and earned a bachelor's degree in music education at the University of Michigan, where he also directed a musical ensemble. He graduated in drama from the Juilliard School. His first film appearance came in Unfaithful (2002), and he went on to appear in The Last Airbender (2010) and Whiplash (2014). He also worked as a conductor, serving as a conducting fellow with the Houston Symphony and as assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, and leading the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra on a national tour that included Carnegie Hall. On television he played Adam Page on The Divide, Detective Cal Brown on The Player, and Gregg Edwards on Bates Motel, and he was a regular on Criminal Minds as the special agent Stephen Walker. He appeared on Broadway in Clybourne Park and received an AUDELCO nomination, and later played Inspector Henderson on Black Lightning.