Episode 281. D.B. Woodside – American TV Actor
D.B. Woodside is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the White House Chief of Staff (and later President)ย Wayne Palmerย on theย Foxย action/drama seriesย 24
Additionally, D.B. is noted for his roles as the bass singerย Melvin Franklinย in theย NBCย miniseriesย The Temptations, and starring asย Robin Woodย on theย WB/UPNย seriesย Buffy the Vampire Slayerย in their seventh season, as Malcolm Franks inย Single Ladies, and as Dr. Joseph Prestridge onย Parenthood. He played SEC Prosecutor Jeff Malone in the fourth season ofย Suitsย and plays the angel Amenadiel in the Netflix original seriesย Lucifer.
He got his start in the third season ofย Murder Oneย in 1996, playing Aaron Mosley. After that series’ cancellation, he guest starred onย The Practice,ย Snoops,ย The Divisionย andย Once and Again. He made a guest appearance onย JAGย in its final season as FBI Agent Rod Benton. From 2002-03, Woodside starred in 14 episodes of the final season ofย Buffy the Vampire Slayerย asย Principal Robin Wood,ย Buffy’sย boss and son of aย Slayer. He followed this up in the following television season, playing the pragmaticย Wayne Palmer, theย Chief of Staffย and brother toย President David Palmerย on theย Foxย seriesย 24. Introduced in the third season, he returned to reprise the role as a guest star in the series’ fifth season in episodes 1โ2 and 14โ18 and returned as a series regular for the sixth season as the President of the United States.
He had a guest role as Marlon Waylord in the 2004ย CSIย episode “Harvest“. In 2007, he was a guest star on the TV showย Grey’s Anatomyย in the show’s 4th season episode “Forever Young” wherein he played the character of Marcus. Woodside also guest-starred as a doctor in the series finale of theย USA Networkย seriesย Monk. He had a recurring role on theย CWย seriesย Hellcats. In 2009, he starred in the first series of the US dramaย Lie to Me.
He did star as Malcolm Franks on the VH1 seriesย Single Ladies, playing oppositeย LisaRaye McCoyย as Keisha Greene.
In June 2014, he began appearing inย Suitsย as Jeff Malone, alongside hisย 24 co-star Gina Torres.
He played fallen angel-turned-human Amenadiel in the Netflix original seriesย Luciferย (2016โpresent).