Attended Drama school at Yale.Attended Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.Was cast in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) as a detective, but as script changes rolled in, the role was cut.Has twice been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award for plays written by August Wilson: in 1985, as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," and in 1990, as Best Actor (Play) for "The Piano Lesson."Elements of his real life experiences with incarceration were in Alien³ (1992).He made his - www.imdb.com

actor Personal InformationBorn January 30, 1951, in Baltimore, MD; son of a laborer; married Debbi Morgan (an actress), 1989, divorced 1994.Education: Hagerstown Junior College, A.A., 1976; Towson State University, B.A., 1978; Yale University, M.A., 1983. CareerActor, 1978--. Principal stage appearances include roles in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, 1984; Joe Turner's Come and Gone, 1988; and The Piano Lesson, 1990. Principal motion picture appearances include roles in Crocodile Dundee II, 1988; Alien 3, 1992; - www.answers.com

A charismatic, burly black stage actor, Charles S. Dutton first won fame for his acclaimed, Tony-nominated performances in the August Wilson plays "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1985) and "The Piano Lesson" (1990). When he first burst on the theatrical scene in the mid-1980s, Dutton found that his own back story made for interesting copy with the press. The Baltimore native had a troubled childhood, punctuated with stints in reform school. After dropping out in the seventh grade, he tri - movies.yahoo.com