Dwayne L. Barnes

Dwayne Barnes lahir dan besar di Detroit, Michigan di mana ia menyaksikan beberapa kenyataan hidup yang keras, yang akibatnya mempengaruhi dan mengubah dirinya sebagai seorang seniman dan manusia. Pada tahun terakhirnya di sekolah menengah, Barnes, yang terpilih sebagai "Paling Mungkin Berhasil", memenangkan kompetisi akting di seluruh kota dan dianugerahi beasiswa untuk kuliah di Eastern Michigan University. Namun, setelah beberapa tahun kuliah, Barnes mendengar panggilan takdirnya dan memilih untuk segera mengarahkan perhatiannya untuk pindah ke Los Angeles dan menjadi bintang. Bukan hanya seorang aktor, Barnes juga diberkahi dengan bakat vokal dan hanya dua tahun setelah pindah ke Los Angeles, penampilannya dalam "The Five Heartbeats: The Musical" karya Robert Townsend, dinominasikan sebagai AKTOR TERBAIK untuk Penghargaan Teater NAACP. Barnes juga membintangi musikal, "Letters from Nam", yang ditulis dan diproduksi oleh sutradara pemenang penghargaan Emmy, Paris Barclay, dan "Dorian," yang menurut The Denver Daily New, Barnes "memberikan penampilan yang luar biasa." Bakat musik Barnes juga menghasilkan kontrak dengan Capitol Records, di mana dia merekam album dengan grup H20. Grup ini dibubarkan sebelum album dirilis. Barnes telah menjadi bintang tamu di lebih dari 30 acara episodik yang berbeda, termasuk acara hit seperti C.S.I., E.R., dan Cold Case. Penampilan tamu jaringan lainnya termasuk, "Without a Trace", "Angel", "Judging Amy", "Numbers", "The Shield" dan "Six Feet Under." Mengikuti jejak tokoh-tokoh hebat seperti, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry (Jungle Fever) dan Chris Rock (New Jack City), penggambaran Barnes yang menghantui sebagai pecandu crack pecinta burger keju dalam film klasik perkotaan Menace II Society telah memberinya pujian kritis di seluruh Hollywood.

Dwayne Barnes was born and reared in Detroit, Michigan where he witnessed some of life's harsh realities, which has consequently affected and transformed him as an artist and human being. In his senior year in high school, Barnes, voted "Most Likely to Succeed," won a citywide acting competition and was awarded a scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University. However, after a few years of collegiate life, Barnes heard the call of his destiny and chose to immediately set his sights on moving to Los Angeles and stardom. Not just an actor, Barnes is also blessed with vocal talent and just two years after moving to Los Angeles, his performance in Robert Townsend's, "The Five Heartbeats: The Musical," was nominated BEST ACTOR for an NAACP Theater Award. Barnes also starred in the musicals, "Letters from Nam", which was written and produced by Emmy award-winning director, Paris Barclay, and "Dorian," which The Denver Daily New said, Barnes "gave a knockout performance." Barnes' musical talents also led to a contract with Capitol Records, where he recorded an album with the group H20. The group disbanded before the album was released. Barnes has guest-starred in over 30 different episodic shows, including such hit shows as C.S.I., E.R., and Cold Case. Other network guest appearances include, "Without a Trace", "Angel", "Judging Amy", "Numbers", "The Shield" and "Six Feet Under." Following in the shoes of such greats as, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry (Jungle Fever) and Chris Rock (New Jack City), Barnes' haunting portrayal of the cheeseburger loving crack addict in the urban classic Menace II Society has garnered him critical acclaim throughout Hollywood.