Deon Cole

Biography

Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter who got his start in Chicago stand-up after a friend bet him he would not take the stage. Born in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago in 1972, he studied acting at Philander Smith College before joining the writing staff of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien from 2009 to 2010 and Conan from 2010 to 2012, work that brought him two Primetime Emmy nominations. He is best known as Charlie Telphy on the sitcom Black-ish, a recurring part that became a main role in the fourth season, and he also appeared in its spin-off Grown-ish. Other credits include Angie Tribeca from 2016 to 2018, hosting the BET game show Face Value, the Netflix stand-up special Deon Cole: Cole Hearted, and his TBS sketch show Deon Cole's Black Box. He stars in Average Joe and won the Doris Award on To Tell the Truth in 2020.

54years old

Turns 55 on January 9in 88 days

Born January 9, 1972Chicago
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Deon Anthony Cole

Movie Career

Films: 13
Career span: 24 years2002 to 2026

Genres

Comedy77%, 10 films
Drama54%, 7 films
Documentary15%, 2 films
Romance15%, 2 films
Music8%, 1 film

First and latest

Deon Cole movies on Netflix

Michael2026IMDb rating 7.4as Don King
A Snowy Day in Oakland2023IMDb rating 5.3as Davis
The Color Purple2023IMDb rating 6.8as Alfonso
You People2023IMDb rating 5.5as Demetrius
Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy2022IMDb rating 6.8as Himself
I’m Fine (Thanks For Asking)2021IMDb rating 6.3as Chad
2 Minutes of Fame2020IMDb rating 5.4as Nico
Friendsgiving2020IMDb rating 4.5as Dan
Holiday Rush2019IMDb rating 5.0as Marshall Stone
The Female Brain2017IMDb rating 5.8as Steven
Barbershop: The Next Cut2016IMDb rating 5.9as Dante
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop2011IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4as Customer Dante

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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You People2023 Comedy, Romanceas Demetrius
IMDb rating 5.568K votes
Michael2026 Drama, Musicas Don King
IMDb rating 7.4187K votes
Holiday Rush2019as Marshall Stone
IMDb rating 5.03.5K votes
The Color Purple2023as Alfonso
IMDb rating 6.821K votes
Friendsgiving2020as Dan
IMDb rating 4.54.2K votes
The Female Brain2017as Steven
IMDb rating 5.83.8K votes
Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy2022as Himself
IMDb rating 6.8529 votes
Barbershop2002as Customer Dante
IMDb rating 6.436K votes

Most often with

Leslie Small directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Keith David

Cedric the Entertainer

Anthony Anderson

Jane Seymour

Ice Cube

Nia LongLeslie SmallDirector, 2 films

Films together

Keith David2 films together, 2002 to 2023
Keith David's page
- A Snowy Day in Oakland2023IMDb rating 5.3Cole as DavisDavid as Mr. Monroe
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Cole as Customer DanteDavid as Lester Wallace
Cedric the Entertainer2 films together, 2002 to 2016
Cedric the Entertainer's page
- Barbershop: The Next Cut2016IMDb rating 5.9Cole as DanteEntertainer as Eddie
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Cole as Customer DanteEntertainer as Eddie
Anthony Anderson2 films together, 2002 to 2016
Anthony Anderson's page
- Barbershop: The Next Cut2016IMDb rating 5.9Cole as DanteAnderson as J.D.
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Cole as Customer DanteAnderson as J.D.
Jane Seymour2 films together, 2017 to 2020
Jane Seymour's page
- Friendsgiving2020IMDb rating 4.5Cole as DanSeymour as Helen
- The Female Brain2017IMDb rating 5.8Cole as StevenSeymour as Cheryl
Ice Cube2 films together, 2002 to 2016
Ice Cube's page
- Barbershop: The Next Cut2016IMDb rating 5.9Cole as DanteCube as Calvin
- Barbershop2002IMDb rating 6.4Cole as Customer DanteCube as Calvin Palmer
Nia Long2 films together, 2023 to 2026
Nia Long's page
- Michael2026IMDb rating 7.4Cole as Don KingLong as Katherine Jackson
- You People2023IMDb rating 5.5Cole as DemetriusLong as Fatima
Leslie SmallDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2020
All films by Leslie Small
- 2 Minutes of Fame2020IMDb rating 5.4Cole as Nico
- Holiday Rush2019IMDb rating 5.0Cole as Marshall Stone
Also two films together7 more actors
- DeRay DavisBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016) and Barbershop (2002)
- Colman DomingoMichael (2026) and The Color Purple (2023)
- Sean Patrick ThomasBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016) and Barbershop (2002)
- Troy GarityBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016) and Barbershop (2002)
- La La AnthonyYou People (2023) and Holiday Rush (2019)
- EveBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016) and Barbershop (2002)
- Jazsmin LewisBarbershop: The Next Cut (2016) and Barbershop (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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