Dorian Missick
| Dorian Missick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1976 East Orange, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Spouse(s) | Simone Missick (m. 2012) |
Dorian Missick (born January 15, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Damian in Six Degrees and Victor Vance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. His film Premium and his parts in movies such as The Manchurian Candidate and Lucky Number Slevin have garnered him attention.
Missick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, Decatur, Georgia, and New York City's Brooklyn.
From a very early age, Missick had a passion for entertaining; he would attend plays and watch movies with his parents. Missick grew up an only child (his mother later adopted two baby twin girls, and raised a 4th child with her current husband).
Missick has kept athletic; he often took part in competitive sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, and diving.
During his first acting class, casting agents were looking for a Coca Cola commercial, and they decided that Missick was right for the part. At first, he saw acting as being effortless, but he was not booked again for the next year. He was eventually cast in a small role on In the Heat of the Night, playing a young fisherman. Although he continued to audition, he was not sure whether he should take it seriously.
In the summer of 1996, Missick joined the Jazz Actors, a theater company in Harlem, where he studied under Ernie McClintock. McClintock’s style, strongly influenced by jazz music, strongly influenced Missick's style in turn. After the company dispersed, Missick joined NITE Star, an educational company whose primary focus was to educate young teens on AIDS awareness and building an understanding towards alternative lifestyles. During his time with NITE Star, Missick met American actress Kerry Washington (who was also involved with the company) and gained a steady income from commercials, averaging around seven nationals a year.
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