Jerome Preston Bates

Jerome Preston Bates is an American actor, director and playwright who was born in Augusta, Georgia and moved with his family to the New York area before returning to Georgia for high school. He trained at LAMDA in London, HB Studio, the University of Tennessee and Knoxville College. On Broadway he appeared in August Wilson's Jitney, Stick Fly and Seven Guitars, and he played Floyd Barton in the world premiere of Seven Guitars at the Goodman Theatre opposite Viola Davis. He also performed the roles of Louis Armstrong and Joe Glaser in Terry Teachout's one-person play Satchmo at the Waldorf. His screen credits include Law & Order, Oz, Third Watch, All My Children, where he took over the part of Derek Frye in 2007, Peeples (2013) and Tio Papi (2013). He has won six Audelco Awards and directed the August Wilson Century Cycle.