Christopher B. Duncan is an American actor. He is known for his television series regular roles like Braxton P. Hartnabrig on The Jamie Foxx Show, President William Johnson in The First Family, and his portrayal of Clarence Weidman on Veronica Mars.

Christopher B. Duncan
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present

Early life and education

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Duncan's father had retired from the Air Force and died in 2023 from Alzheimer's. Christopher lived in West Germany, Japan, New Mexico, Colorado, and Chicago. His mother was a registered nurse. He has three brothers: Robert, Charles, and Phillip. His youngest brother, Phillip, died in 2018 due to suicide.[citation needed]

Career

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Duncan had a starring role as Braxton P. Hartnabrig on The Jamie Foxx Show. He played the leading role of President William Johnson in the sitcom The First Family. He also had recurring roles on The Resident, Veronica Mars, Aliens in America, Lincoln Heights, Jane by Design, The District, and Soul Food. He also guest-starred in Martin, iCarly, Rosewood, Castle, NCIS, Bones, Mental, ER, Boston Legal, 24, CSI,and The Practice. He played Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,as well as in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan.[1][2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Deadly Medicine TV movie
1994 In the Army Now Soldier #1
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice Rookie TV movie
1996 Original Gangstas Spyro
1999 Three Kings Camp Soldier
2000 Gedo Matt Video
2001 The Elevator Bruce TV movie
2003 The Midget Stays in the Picture A List Actor Short
A One Color System Lucas Desmond Short
2004 Johnson Family Vacation Stan Turner
2005 Fair Game Marcus
2009 Contradictions of the Heart Michael Video
2010 My Name Is Khan Barack Obama
Lego Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies Dunkan Bulk (voice) TV movie
2011 Lego Hero Factory: Savage Planet Dunkan Bulk (voice) TV movie
2013 Feeding Mr. Baldwin Lance Bryant
The Congress Christopher Ryne
2017 What About Barb? Craig Kellog TV movie
Raptors Terrance 'T'
2019 3 from Hell Glassy Wolf
2020 Christmas Dilemma Howard TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Generations Gordon Williams Regular Cast
1990 Thirtysomething Interviewer Episode: "Control"
1990–95 Coach Bo Whitley Recurring Cast: Seasons 3–4, Guest: Season 8
1992 Dream On Mark Episode: "Terms of Employment"
1993 Family Matters Sam 'The Slam' Episode: "The Way the Ball Bounces"
Martin Michael Episode: "The Break Up: Part 3"
1994 Hardball Palmer Atkins Recurring Cast
1996 Soul Train Himself/Guest Host Episode: "Keith Sweat/Tony! Toni! Tone!/Ginuwine"
Diagnosis: Murder Bobby Scott Episode: "X Marks the Murder"
1996–01 The Jamie Foxx Show Braxton P. Hartnabrig Main Cast
1997 Living Single Paul Episode: "Swing Out Sisters"
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Defense Attorney Lime Episode: "The Bachelor Party"
2001–02 Soul Food Bob Wayne Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3
2001–04 The District Sergeant Ray Cutter Recurring Cast: Seasons 2–4
2002 The Practice F.B.I. Agent Episode: "Judge Knot"
The Parkers Curtis King Episode: "Make a Joyful Noise"
2003 The Proud Family Mr. Webb (voice) Episode: "Culture Shock"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation George the Fireman Episode: "Bad Words"
2005 24 Spectre Episode: "Day 4: 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m."
Wanted Police Officer Episode: "Ronin"
2005–07 Veronica Mars Clarence Wiedman Recurring Cast: Seasons 1–2, Guest: Season 3
2006 CSI: Miami Carvell Watson Episode: "Driven"
Criminal Minds Agent James Sheridan Episode: "The Last Word"
2007 Shark Rick Lucas Episode: "Backfire"
iCarly Colonel Morgan Episode: "iRue the Day"
2007–08 Aliens in America Mr. Matthews Recurring Cast
2008 Boston Legal Dr. Jeremy Marley Episode: "Happy Trails"
Lincoln Heights Reverend John Kingston Recurring Cast: Season 3
2008–09 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Barack Obama Recurring Cast: Season 16, Guest: Season 17
2009 ER Matthew Graham Episode: "Shifting Equilibrium"
Mental Detective Paul Bagdonis Episode: "Coda"
Bones Arthur Rutledge Episode: "The Bond in the Boot"
2010 Days of Our Lives Donald Marcus Episode: "Episode #1.11244 & #1.11245"
2010–13 Hero Factory Dunkan Bulk (voice) Main Cast
2011 Reed Between the Lines Mr. Harris Episode: "Let's Talk About Hair"
2012 Jane by Design Judge Bentley Pope Recurring Cast
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Luke Cage (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 2
2012–15 The First Family President William Johnson Main Cast
2012–17 General Hospital D.A. Joseph Campbell Regular Cast
2013 Make It Happen Matt Demon Episode: "Acting Class"
2014 Switched at Birth Dr. Trent Larkin Recurring Cast: Season 3
Play It Again, Dick Clarence Wiedman Main Cast
2015 NCIS Dale Harris Episode: "The Artful Dodger"
2016 Unsung Hollywood Himself Episode: "Fred Williamson"
Castle Marcus Weller Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution"
Rosewood Marcel Crawford Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities"
2017 Chicago P.D. Lavar Spann Episode: "Fagin"
2018 9-1-1 Mr. Cready Episode: "Worst Day Ever"
Modern Family Security Guard Episode: "Written in the Stars"
2019 Legacies Terrance Greasley Episode: "The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do"
The Resident Brett Slater Recurring Cast: Season 2
Veronica Mars Clarence Wiedman Episode: "Entering a World of Pain"
2019–20 Black Lightning Commander Carson Williams Recurring Cast: Season 3
2020 American Soul Ray Bradley Recurring Cast: Season 2
2020–21 Your Honor Sgt. Joe Corrigan Recurring Cast: Season 1
2022 First Kill Principal Waters Recurring Cast
Tom Swift Barton Swift Recurring Cast
Black Bird Dr. Aaron Zicherman Recurring Cast
The Wright Turn Detective Duncan Recurring Cast
2023 FBI: Most Wanted Alonzo Stackhouse Episode: "These Walls"
Swagger Camden Ryder Sr. Recurring Cast: Season 2
2024 BMF Frank "Blaze" Andreas Recurring Cast: Season 3
Bruh Coach O'Brien Recurring Cast: Season 4
Tell Me Lies Mr. Linder Recurring Cast: Season 2
The Equalizer Captain Curtis Martin Recurring Cast: Season 5

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Outlaw Tennis Luther Van Jackson
2015 Minecraft: Story Mode Slab

Notes

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  1. ^ Christopher B. Duncan as Obama on The Tonight Show
  2. ^ "The Barack Obama of MY NAME IS KHAN discovered?". GlamSham. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
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