Demetrius Grosse
Born	(1981-02-26)February 26, 1981 (age 44) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Demetrius Grosse (born February 26, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Rock in the filmStraight Outta Compton, Emmett Yawners in theCinemax television seriesBanshee, Errol in theFX television seriesJustified, and Baron Samedi inNBC'sHeroes.

He joined theMarvel Cinematic Universe asEric Williams in theDisney+ seriesWonder Man.

Born inWashington, D.C., Grosse began performing in stage productions as a child at the Summer Musical Theater Workshop, developing a repertoire as an actor, singer, and dancer.^[1] Early in his career, Grosse cut hair at Legends, a well-known Los Angeles barber shop.^[2] After graduating from Washington'sGonzaga College High School, Grosse attended theCarnegie Mellon University School of Drama, where he received the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Undergraduate Grant for artistic merit.^[3][4] In 2002, Grosse completed a visiting student program in which he completed two semesters of intensive study at theHoward University College of Fine Arts in his home city of Washington DC.^[5]

Grosse appeared in theHBO seriesWestworld based on the1973 film of the same name. He also appeared in Michael Bay's feature film13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). Grosse is known for taking on many characters from various backgrounds and from all different genres. He made his acting debut inNumbers (2005) and is well known for his roles inStraight Outta Compton (2015),Saving Mr. Banks (2013),This Is Martin Bonner (2013), andBanshee (2013). His other television credits includeJustified,Criminal Minds,ER,NCIS,Heroes,Bones,Dexter,CSI: Miami, andFrontier. Grosse also made appearances inThe Inheritance (2011) andHollywood (2011). Grosse has credits for producingLast Cry for Katrina (2013),Moonshiners, andA Quiet Fire (2009).

OnBanshee, Grosse portrayed series regular character Deputy Emmett Yawners for the first two seasons. Grosse's character was the Deputy for the Banshee County Sheriff's Department in the town of Banshee, Pennsylvania. Known as a family man and the moral compass of the show, Deputy Yawners fought until the end protecting his pregnant wife in the season 2 finale episode "Bullets & Tears".

OnJustified, Grosse portrayed recurring character Errol Butler who is Ellstin Limehouse's right-hand man in Noble's Holler. Errol's hand is also shown to be badly burned from lye, possibly by Limehouse for disobeying him at some point. In Season 3, Errol is shown to resemble Boyd's own former right-hand Johnny Crowder, as he is willing to turn on his leader any chance he gets and attempts to make several power plays to increase Limehouse's wealth and power, all without his boss's permission. These plays eventually get Errol kicked out of Noble's Holler in the finale "Slaughterhouse", but he returns to defend Limehouse when he sees Robert Quarles returning with Raylan Givens and another hostage. Errol takes a bullet for Limehouse and his fate is left ambiguous as the season ends. In the Season 6 episode "Sounding", Errol is revealed to be alive and on better terms with Limehouse and is ordered by him to accompany Ava into gathering supplies at a hardware store in order to excavate Boyd's money from a bank robbery to pay off Limehouse for a car. Bob Sweeney and Raylan approach the hardware store, Bob having tracked down Errol from Noble's. Bob and Errol have a stand-off as Bob attempts to lure Errol out of the store on a bogus charge so that Raylan can get Ava back into his custody. Bob then tases Errol when he refuses to cooperate and leaves with him out of the store.

OnHeroes, Grosse portrayed recurring character Baron Samedi. "Baron Samedi" was the alias used by a warlord in Haiti who escaped from Level 5. Baron Samedi has impenetrable skin, which grants him a greater resistance to physical injury than an average human. His skin is a virtually indestructible armor, impenetrable by bullets, blades, or any other known weapon. When flown into a car by Nathan, Samedi is able to stand up unscathed. According to his assignment tracker profile, Samedi's control index is 82%. His data analysis show his biological level at 80, cerebral at 45, elemental at 15 and temporal/spatial at 25.

Grosse portrayed Detective Kevin Wolfe, a recurring guest character on the ABC police procedural dramaThe Rookie. Wolfe, whose badge number is stated as 9871 in the episode "Plain Clothes Day," is introduced as a competent and assertive detective working with the Mid-Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. His character is portrayed as resilient and committed, reflecting the dangers and complexities of police work in the series.

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