Darrin Dewitt Henson in The Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, New York City

New York City

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, New York

New York

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 is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 choreographer, dancer, actor, director and producer.

Career

He is perhaps best known for his instructional dance video Darrin's Dance Grooves (which was heavily marketed in 2001 and 2002),, and for his portrayal of ex-convict Lem Van Adams

Lem Van Adams

Lem Van Adams is a fictional character from the Showtime television series Soul Food. The character first appeared in the 1997 film Soul Food as Lem Harris, and was portrayed by Mekhi Phifer...

 on the Showtime TV series Soul Food (the longest-running drama with a predominantly African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 cast in television history). Henson also acted in productions such as the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 television movie Double Platinum

Double Platinum

Double Platinum is a 1999 musical telefilm starring Diana Ross and Brandy.-Plot:The story begins with a scene featuring star singer Olivia King leaving her daughter Kayla, who was an infant at the time. It is revealed that Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her later years, she would move...

 and the motion picture Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard is a 2007 drama and dance film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007. Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers around DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges...

. In 2003, Henson directed the film Violation.

He has choreographed music videos and concerts for such popular music artists as ew Kids on the Block, Jordan Knight, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees and 'N Sync*.

In February 2011, Henson co-starred in the Gospel Music Channel

Gospel Music Channel

gmc is an American satellite and cable television channel, known from its 2004 launch until February 1, 2010 as Gospel Music Channel. It is also available in high-definition as a separate channel called gmcHD ....

's debut of John Ruffin's stage play The Ideal Hustband, which also stars Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry

Jacqueline Yvonne "Jackée" Harry , better known by her professional name Jackée, is an American actress and television personality, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms and other types of television shows...

, Ginuwine

Ginuwine

Elgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's...

, Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

-Movie career:Powell is known for playing the role of Pinky in the 2000 comedy film, Next Friday and its 2002 sequel, Friday After Next. Powell stars also in the Indie thriller Chain Letter.In 2009 he played "Bowman" in the film Just Another Day...

, Shirley Murdock

Shirley Murdock

Shirley Murdock is an American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love.-Career:...

, Shanti Lowry

Shanti Lowry

Shanti Lowry is an African American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her role as the recurring image consultant Dionne on the hit spinoff television series The Game...

 and Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard is an American film and television actress and model.Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Erica knew at the early age of nine that she wanted to be an actress after she performed in her first stage play...

.

In April 2011, the straight-to-DVD film The Inheritance was released. Henson co-stars in the horror/thriller along with Golden Brooks

Golden Brooks

Golden Ameda Brooks is an American actress. She is best known for her nine-year role as Maya Wilkes on the UPN/CW comedy Girlfriends.-Biography:...

, D.B. Woodside, Keith David

Keith David

Keith David Williams , better known as Keith David, is an American film, television, voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work...

 and Rochelle Aytes

Rochelle Aytes

Rochelle Aytes is an American actress. She was born in New York City and attended LaGuardia High School. She graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from State University of New York Purchase College.-Career:...

Films

2010	Kiss The Bride	Thomas	Direct-to-video release
2009	Tekken	Raven
2008	A Good Man is Hard to Find	Clarence	July
2008	The Express The Express The Express is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a book titled Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher...	Jim Brown	October 10
2007	Life Support Life Support (film) Life Support is a 2007 American film starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real life story of Andrea Williams, an HIV-positive woman....	MJ	January 26
2007	Stomp The Yard Stomp the Yard Stomp the Yard is a 2007 drama and dance film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007. Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers around DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges...	Grant	January 12
2006	The Last Stand The Last Stand The Last Stand is the third group album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, released on July 18, 2006. The group consists of Black Moon's Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun's Tek and Steele, Heltah Skeltah's Rock and Sean Price, and O.G.C.'s Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog. The album marks...	TD	July 27
2005	The Salon The Salon (film) The Salon is a 2005 comedy-drama film, directed by Mark Brown, executive produced by David Odom, and starring Vivica A. Fox, Kym Whitley, and Monica Calhoun. The movie was filmed in Baltimore, Maryland.-Plot:...	Michael	January 19
2000	Longshot Longshot (film) Longshot: The Movie , originally titled Jack Of All Trades is a teen film directed by Lionel C. Martin. It opened briefly in select theaters in Germany. The film was not shown in theaters in North America, but rather was released as a video and DVD only available through the film's web site...	Himself	March 26

Television

Year	Title	Character
2007	Lincoln Heights Lincoln Heights (TV series) Lincoln Heights is an American drama television series about Eddie Sutton, a Mission Vista police officer who moves his family back to his old neighborhood, Lincoln Heights, to start a new life and to help out his old neighborhood...	Ruben
2000–2004	Soul Food	Lem Van Adams Lem Van Adams Lem Van Adams is a fictional character from the Showtime television series Soul Food. The character first appeared in the 1997 film Soul Food as Lem Harris, and was portrayed by Mekhi Phifer...
1999	Double Platinum Double Platinum Double Platinum is a 1999 musical telefilm starring Diana Ross and Brandy.-Plot:The story begins with a scene featuring star singer Olivia King leaving her daughter Kayla, who was an infant at the time. It is revealed that Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her later years, she would move...  (movie)	Himself

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
2005	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:*Most Wins:**Mehki Phifer, Ice-T, Ossie Davis, Gary Dourdan & Omar Epps- has 2 wins a piece.*Most Nominations:**1. James Pickens Jr.- 6 nominations...	Soul Food	Nomination
2004	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:*Most Wins:**Mehki Phifer, Ice-T, Ossie Davis, Gary Dourdan & Omar Epps- has 2 wins a piece.*Most Nominations:**1. James Pickens Jr.- 6 nominations...	Soul Food	Nomination
2000	MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...	Best Choreography MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Choreography in a Video....	"Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye "Bye Bye Bye" is the first single released from American boyband 'N Sync's second album, No Strings Attached. Released in early 2000, it is a reference to the group's break from their manager Lou Pearlman and their record label, RCA... " (by *NSYNC 'N Sync N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick... )	Winner