Darrin Henson

Darrin Henson
Darrin Henson
Born	Darrin Dewitt Henson; May 5, 1968; Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Choreographer, dancer, actor, director, producer
Years active	1999–present
Children	5

Darrin Dewitt Henson (born May 5, 1968) is an American choreographer, dancer, actor, director and producer. Henson attended "Prep for Prep," a non-profit organization whose vision is to prepare New York City's top minority students for success in education and in life.

Career

Henson is known for his instructional dance video Darrin's Dance Grooves (which was heavily marketed in 2001 and 2002)[1], and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Lem Van Adams from 2000 until 2004 in the Showtime TV series Soul Food, the longest-running drama with a predominantly African-American cast in television history. Henson was twice nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, in 2004 and 2005, for his portrayal as the struggling young husband and father in this series.

He has choreographed music videos and concerts for such popular music artists as New Kids on the Block, Jordan Knight, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Hi-Five, 98 Degrees, NSYNC and The Spice Girls. He is the winner of the 2000 MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography for "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC.

In 2003, Henson directed the film Violation, and starred in the 2007 motion picture Stomp the Yard.

In February 2011, Henson co-starred in the Gospel Music Channel's debut of John Ruffin's stage play The Ideal Husband, which also stars Jackée Harry, Ginuwine, Clifton Powell, Shirley Murdock, Shanti Lowry and Erica Hubbard.[2]

In April 2011, the straight-to-DVD film The Inheritance was released. Henson co-stars in the horror/thriller along with Golden Brooks, D.B. Woodside, Keith David and Rochelle Aytes

Henson is currently starring in the BET drama series The Family Business in the role of Orlando Duncan.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Longshot	Himself
2005	The Salon	Michael
2006	The Last Stand	TD
2007	Stomp the Yard	Grant
2007	Life Support	MJ
2008	The Express: The Ernie Davis Story	Jim Brown
2008	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Clarence
2009	Tekken	Raven
2010	Blood Done Sign My Name	Eddie McCoy
2010	Kiss the Bride	Thomas	Direct-to-video release
2013	In the Meantime	Kwame	Made-for-TV movie
2014	Black Coffee	Robert
2015	Chocolate City	Magnus
2019	Zulu Wedding	Tex Wilson

Television

Year	Title	Role
2000–2004	Soul Food	Lem Van Adams
2007	Lincoln Heights	Ruben
2017	Vivica's Black Magic	Choreographer/Self
2018–	The Family Business	Orlando Duncan

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
2000	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Choreography	"Bye Bye Bye" (by NSYNC)	Winner
2004	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Soul Food	Nomination
2005	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Soul Food	Nomination
2019/20	High Maintenance Award	Author of the Year	Book: Pregnant With Thought	Winner

References

DiNardo, Kelly. "'Dance Grooves': Get jiggy (not jiggly) with it", USA Today, June 13, 2002. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
"Is Darrin Dewitt Henson the Ideal Husband? Film, TV, Dance, Fitness – What Can't He Do? Exclusive Interview!". UrbLife.com. February 26, 2011.

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[1] DiNardo, Kelly. "'Dance Grooves': Get jiggy (not jiggly) with it", USA Today, June 13, 2002. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

[2] "Is Darrin Dewitt Henson the Ideal Husband? Film, TV, Dance, Fitness – What Can't He Do? Exclusive Interview!". UrbLife.com. February 26, 2011.