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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Keith Powell
| birth_date = {{
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[New York University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| spouse = {{marriage|Jill Knox
| children =
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'''Keith Powell''' (born August 12, 1979)<ref name="playbill">{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/92010-Wilmingtons-Contemporary-Stage-Lures-Richard-Easton-and-Keith-David-for-Restoring-the-Sun-and-Harlem-Set-Fourposter |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131134424/https://www.playbill.com/news/article/92010-Wilmingtons-Contemporary-Stage-Lures-Richard-Easton-and-Keith-David-for-Restoring-the-Sun-and-Harlem-Set-Fourposter |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |work=[[Playbill]] |first=Kenneth |last=Jones |date=March 29, 2005 |title=Wilmington's Contemporary Stage Lures Richard Easton and Keith David, for Restoring the Sun and Harlem-Set Fourposter|quote=...Powell, the 25-year-old African-American actor-producer...}}</ref> is an American television actor, writer, director, and [[web series]] creator, known for his role as [[Toofer Spurlock|James "Toofer" Spurlock]] on ''[[30 Rock]]'', and for creating and starring in the web series ''[[Keith Broke His Leg]]'', for which he won several [[Indie Series Awards]] in 2016.
== Early life and education ==
Born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], Powell later moved to [[California]] before graduating from [[St. Mark's High School]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.movieline.com/2010/12/02/30-rocks-keith-powell-discusses-toofers-attitude-tina-fey-and-the-science-of-cheers|title=Keith Powell on the 30 Rock Writers Room, Tina Fey's Rise to Fame and the Science of Cheers|last=Virtel|first=Louis|date=December 2, 2010|work=MovieLine|format=interview}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv.com/people/keith-powell/|title=Keith Powell|last=TV.com
==Career==
Powell was the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company, a summer theater in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite
His other directing credits include ''Dutchman, Quality of Silence, The Visit and Enter Pissarro''. As an actor, Powell has appeared in numerous national network commercials. His theatre credits include ''Romeo & Juliet'' (The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.), ''Kidding Jane'' (Portland Stage Company), ''Macbeth'' (Pittsburgh Public Theater), ''As Bees in Honey Drown'' (Hangar Theater, Ithaca, New York), and ''The French'' (HB Playwrights Foundation, NYC) among others.<ref name="playbill"/>
In the spring of 2007, while working as a recurring character on ''[[30 Rock]]'', he shot an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] pilot called ''Judy's Got A Gun''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefutoncritic.com/reviews/2007/07/17/the-futons-first-look-judys-got-a-gun-abc-24976/20070717_judysgotagun/|title=Rants & Reviews - The Futon's First Look: "Judy's Got a Gun" (ABC) - TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> It was not picked up for the Fall 2007 season, and Powell returned to ''30 Rock'', where he was promoted to a series regular. In October 2008, Powell launched and starred in a self-funded web series called ''Keith Powell Directs a Play'' (co-written and directed by [https://www.unknownpenguin.com/home/about Patrick Flynn]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-30 |title=30 Rock's Keith Powell Directs a Play |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2008/12/30/30-rocks-keith-powell-directs-a-play/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref>)'','' chronicling Powell's foray into directing ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' at a fictional repertory theatre group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/10/08/30-rocks-keith-powell-directs-a-play-for-real|title=30 Rock's Keith Powell
In 2014, Powell began a recurring role on the television series ''[[About a Boy (TV series)|About a Boy]]'' as Richard, Will's workaholic friend, accountant, and business manager.<ref>{{cite web|title=TVLine Items: Justified Fave Joins CBS Drama, Orphan Black's Latest Killer Promo and More|first=Vlada|last=Gelman|date=March 3, 2014|work=[[TVLine]]|url=https://tvline.com/2014/03/03/justified-damon-herriman-battle-creek-orphan-black-season-2-video-alison-felix-aynsley|
Powell recurred on the final season of ''[[The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)|The Newsroom]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/india-ennenga-joins-aes-the-returned-keith-powell-added-to-the-newsroom-738462/|title=India Ennenga Joins A&
Powell began his television directing career in March 2018 with the season
==Personal life==
In October 2013, Powell married visual artist Jill Knox.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eggenberger|first=Nicole|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/30-rocks-keith-powell-is-engaged-to-jill-knox-2012187|title=30 Rock's Keith Powell Is Engaged to Jill Knox|
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]''
|Tuskegee Airman #1
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Armless]]''
|Hotel Receptionist
|
|-
|2013
|[[Syrup (film)|''Syrup'']]
|Cameron
|
|-
|2015
|''Train Baby''
|David
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Odd Squad: The Movie]]''
|Weird Keith
|
|-
|2019
|''The Way We Weren't''
|Dan
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Lying and Stealing]]''
|Mike Williams
|
|-
|2020
|''To the Beat! Back 2 School''
|Mr. Richards
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Marvelous and the Black Hole]]''
|Leo
|
|-
|2021
|''[[The Beta Test]]''
|Terrance
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Spoonful of Sugar]]''
|Dr. Welsh
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|Gregg Monroe
|Episode: "Blink"
|-
|2005
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Mike
|Episode: "Ain't No Love"
|-
|2006–2013
|''[[30 Rock]]''
|James "Toofer" Spurlock
|130 episodes
|-
|2007
|''Judy's Got a Gun''
|Brad Wilkes
|Television film
|-
|2008–2009
|''Keith Powell Directs a Play''
|Keith Powell
|8 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[[Reno 911!]]''
|Innocent Black Man
|Episode: "Wiegel's Couple's Therapy"
|-
|2012
|''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
|Robert Pierce
|Episode: "Out of the Past"
|-
|2014
|[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|''The Newsroom'']]
|Wyatt Geary
|2 episodes
|-
|2014–2015
|[[About a Boy (TV series)|''About a Boy'']]
|Richard
|6 episodes
|-
|2016
|[[Deadbeat (TV series)|''Deadbeat'']]
|Cashier / Lonathan
|Episode: "Medieval Dead"
|-
|2018
|''Cape Kids''
|Acer
|Episode: "Ignite Good to Help the Environment"
|-
|2019
|[[Better Things (TV series)|''Better Things'']]
|Keith Powell
|Episode: "The Unknown"
|-
|2019
|''The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?''
|Norman
|Episode: "Stay at home Dan"
|-
|2020
|''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|Jordan
|Episode: "The Tank"
|-
|2020
|''[[Connecting]]''
|Garrett
|8 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[[30 Rock: A One-Time Special]]''
|James "Toofer" Spurlock
|Television special
|-
|2020, 2021
|''[[This Is Us]]''
|Dr. Vance
|2 episodes
|-
|2022
|[[Little Demon (TV series)|''Little Demon'']]
|Various voices
|2 episodes
|-
|2023
|[[Shrinking (TV series)|''Shrinking'']]
|Mark
|Episode: "Woof"
|}
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*[https://popculturemonster.com/index.php/2010/keith-powell-interview/ Interview with Keith Powell]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070509152150/https://www.playbill.com/news/article/107847.html Duncan Sheik Will Conjure Ghosts in New Musical], an article including Powell
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