Donnell Turner
Donnell Turner was born on January 8th in Tacoma, WA. When he was a baby his family relocated to Chicago. The love for acting was born as a child when Turner participated in church plays. In high school he played basketball and played trumpet in the band. The talented athlete briefly played semi-pro basketball as a shooting guard before changing his focus to pursue acting full-time. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2001, Turner has booked more than 100 print ads worldwide including: Nike, Pepsi, Hilton, Disney, AT&T, Coke, and Infinity. In addition to these major brands, he has also worked in 9 national commercial campaigns in the United States, Europe, and South Africa. Turner was the 2014 Mercedes Benz C-Class Spokesman. Turner has modeled ALL over the U.S. and internationally including: Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Italy, Amsterdam, Belgium, and Spain. The actor has noted that one of his favorite places in the world is Florence, Italy. He trained with Northern California Casting, Van Marr Academy, Beverly Hills Playhouse, and Lesley Kahn Acting Studios. In 2014 and 2015 he was the lead in two important plays in Los Angeles including the classic, "The Black Doctor" (Ira Aldridge circa 1759) at the Legendary Matrix Theater, and, the modern "Crescent City Ghosts" (a tribute to the 10 year anniversary of hurricane Katrina). Turner says, "Ira Aldridge was known as the "Black Shakespeare" and I knew if I could proficiently carry the lead in that, I could do anything, performance wise! What an Honor!" Some of his television credits include: "How To Get Away With Murder," "Dexter," " Anger Management," "Rizzoli and Isles," " 2 Broke Girls," "Revenge," "The Mindy Project," "Teen Wolf," "CSI," "90210," and "Parks and Recreation." The versatile actor is not a stranger to daytime drama. He portrayed the character of Dr. Aiden Williams opposite to Kristian Alfonso on "Days of Our Lives" for five episodes between 2009 and 2010. He also briefly portrayed a doctor on "The Young and the Restless" in 2015 for two episodes. Turner's perseverance and tenacity paid off. He grew up watching General Hospital and began writing to casting director Mark Teschner in the 1990's. He auditioned for the role of the District Attorney in 2014. However ABC had other plans for this hidden gem, and later offered a 4-year contract to bring life to the original character created specifically for him as Curtis Ashford on "General Hospital." Since November 30th, 2015 he has been gracing our screens with his good looks, talent, skill, and charisma portraying this unpredictable anti-villain. In reference to the craft he loves so much, Turner states, "I believe Theater training is vital for any actor." He has given motivational speeches empowering and encouraging others across the country at high schools, colleges, religious organizations, and professional business events. On April 2, 2016 (Global Autism Awareness Day), Donnell was an honored guest speaker at the Autism Speaks Walk Now event. Fitness is an integral part of Donnell Turner's life. Aside from a regular workout routine that includes hiking and kickboxing, which he has been practicing for 30 years. He has Firearms (9 mm) training, Knife Combat, Nun Chuckas, Submission Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Tang So Do, Muay Thai and Yoga. He is very proud to have studied and practiced Muay Thai in Bangkok, Thailand. You can enjoy seeing photos of him on his social media accounts; Twitter: @donnellturner1 and Instagram: Donnellturner. Turner talks about how that urban-to-countryside transition helped him with his acting career. He said, "I moved from the concrete to the sticks and I believe that gives me range as an actor. There have been many real-world bumps in the road along the way and I choose to use everything that I've been through as a point of reference as an actor.
Donnelly Rhodes
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, Donnelly Rhodes trained to be a warden in the National Park Service in Manitoba and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an airman-mechanic before finally settling into his long and successful career as an actor. Rhodes studied at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Center and was a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School in Canada. After making his professional debut on stage as Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, he became a contract player for Universal Pictures in the U.S., landing film and television roles ranging from a gunslinger in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) to a country singer in The Hard Part Begins (1973) to various guest appearances in series such as Mission: Impossible (1966). Later, he was popular as the suave Phillip Chancellor Sr. on The Young and the Restless (1973), but left the show in 1976 to avoid devoting too much of his career to the one role. He continued to work steadily, taking roles in a wide variety of television and theatrical movies and making guest appearances on more than 100 television series. Major TV roles saw him range from dim-witted escaped con Dutch on Soap (1977) to veterinarian and family man Dr. Grant Roberts on the popular Canadian family series Danger Bay (1984). More recently, he has appeared in a number of TV movies as well as in guest spots on popular series such as Sliders (1995) and The X Files (1993). Rhodes' diverse interests include music and horses, but his real passion is boats. He has said that if he hadn't succeeded as an actor, he would have pursued a career as a naval architect.
Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Donnetta Lavinia Grays was born on October 21, 1977 in Panama City, Panama. She is an actress and writer, known for Happy! (2017), The Wrestler (2008) and The Book of Henry (2017).
Donnevan Tolbert
Donnevan Tolbert is an actor, known for Surface (2021), Curtis (2020) and Chocolate and Cigarettes (2017).
Donnie 'Crumbs' Counts
Donnie 'Crumbs' Counts is known for You Got Served (2004), Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and How She Move (2007).
Donnie Amadi
Donnie Amadi is an actor, known for Intramural (2014).
Donnie Bentley
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 26, 1987, Donnie Bentley made his debut as an actor in a Verizon Indy Car Commercial (2011). Also following up with a Nationwide Nascar commercial (2011). Since those early roles, Donnie Bentley has amassed an enviable list of credits that shows no signs of slowing. Just last year he has jump started his TV and Film career, as a marine in the third episode of Cinamax and Showtime's TV series Banshee (2013), The Ultimate life (2013). This year already booked as a Featured American soldier in the upcoming feature Film America the Movie (2014) and as Jason in Fix it in post (2014). The oldest son of three, son of a construction company business owner And mother-School Admissions Representative, Donnie Bentley was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, but grew up in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina Where he graduated from the local High School. Showing little interest In his father's construction business. Donnie was looking for a change Of scenery and spent some time in the United States Marine Corps. Back To the civilian life, he attended Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, originally wishing to be a music Education teacher for High school. But after he discovered his inspiration for the Entertainment world he suddenly had to change his direction to modeling And acting, where he got signed with a prestigious agency located in Hickory North Carolina, Where he is currently filming to this day.
Donnie Biggs
Donnie Biggs is known for Flashout (2019), Karate Kill (2016) and Celebrity IOU (2020).
Donnie Blankenship
As a boy living in Anaheim, California Donnie Blankenship became infatuated with acting watching The Godfather. Fast-forward to 1992 where he appeared in several theatrical Productions in Los Angeles. Starring in plays such as "The Restaurant" and "The Ties That Bind". In 1993 he joined the Emmy award-winning Sarah Fulton Group and is currently still a member. He appeared in various daytime TV shows with recurring roles on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless through 2006. Yearning to do film , he began doing student films starring in titles such as "Out of Mind" and "The Speakeasy". then graduating to SAG feature films such as "Throwdown" ( 2014), "Burn" ( 2015), and "Warfighter" (2016). He is currently starring in a web series called "The Kettleman" as an apocalyptic pirate swordsman. Produced by Fire Born Studios.
Donnie Bowen
Donnie Bowen is known for Thank You for Your Service (2017) and The Selection: Special Operations Experiment (2016).