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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Keith Powell
| birth_date = {{birthBirth yeardate and age|1979|08|12}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[New York University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| spouse = {{marriage|Jill Knox (m. |2013)}}
| children = 12
}}
'''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.
 
'''Keith Powell''' (born 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.is/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 }}</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|first=|website=TV.com}}</ref> Powell then earned a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popculturemonster.com/index.php/2010/keith-powell-interview|title=Keith Powell Interview|last1=Reinhardt|first1=Ciarán|last2=Cummins|first2=Ian|date=August 4, 2010|work=Pop Culture Monster|format=interview}}</ref>
 
==Career==
Powell was the Producing Artistic Director of Contemporary Stage Company, a summer theater in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite webbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aP0Y6QtM_UAC&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=keith+powell+%22contemporary+stage+company%22&source=bl&ots=dsa9EZprbB&sig=qnr5nycDRblxtqQdS117i7Nkk4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-xOrakN3WAhVnjlQKHSkYB8c4ChDoAQgnMAA#v=onepage&q=keith+powell+%22contemporary+stage+company%22&fpg=falsePA342|title=New York Theater Review|first=Brook|last=Stowe|date=30 January 2019|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781411664838|via=Google Books}}</ref> His producing credits include New York productions of ''The Mouse That Roared, Enter Pissarro, Indra & Agni Collide'' and a workshop of ''Kidding Jane'' with [[Ellen McLaughlin]] and William Charles Mitchell. Powell was the resident director for Equalogy, a professional touring company promoting social change, for which he directed two plays by August Schulenberg, ''Four Hearts Changing and One Night''.
 
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 ‘Directs'Directs a Play’…Play'… For Real!|accessdateaccess-date=2008-10-08|author=Stidham, Lindsay|date=2008-10-08|work=[[Tubefilter News]]}}</ref> In 2009, Powell was a guest commentator on [[VH1]]'s ''100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s'', and also played a [[Tuskegee Airman]] in ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]''.
 
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|accessdateaccess-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
 
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&E’sE's ‘The'The Returned’Returned', Keith Powell Added To ‘The'The Newsroom’Newsroom'|date=31 May 2014|website=[[Deadline.com Hollywood]]|accessdateaccess-date=25 August 2017}}</ref> He appeared in the feature film ''[[My Name Is David]]''. In 2015, he created, wrote, directed, and starred in the web series ''[[Keith Broke His Leg]]''. The series went on to win several Indie Series Awards, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indieseriesawards.com/2016/04/7th-annual-indie-series-awards-winners.html|title=7th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners|website=Indieseriesawards.com|accessdateaccess-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
 
Powell began his television directing career in March 2018 with the season 3three episode "Amnesty" of the [[NBC]] television series ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/18/17130452/superstore-episode-15-recap-amnesty-nbc-mateo-jeff|title=Love in the time of late capitalism: how Superstore revived will-they/won’twon't-they romance|first=Emily|last=VanDerWerff|date=18 March 2018|website=Vox}}</ref> He has since directed episodes of [[Dickinson (TV series)|''Dickinson'']], ''[[Single Drunk Female]]'', [[Interview with the Vampire (TV series)|''Interview with the Vampire'']], and ''[[So Help Me Todd]]''.
 
==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|accessdatedate=18 July 2012 |access-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/fashion/weddings/a-shy-and-logical-guy-finds-his-open-and-wild-match.html?ref=weddings|first=Denise|last=Oliveira|title=A Shy and Logical Guy Finds His Open and Wild Match|date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> In 2019, Powell and Knox announced the birth of their first child, a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/allthemoms/2019/03/12/30-rock-keith-powell-wife-jill-knox-welcome-baby-girl-after-stillborn-loss/3138179002/|title='After 5 years of trying' Keith Powell and wife Jill Knox announce birth of baby girl|last=Ali|first=Rasha|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> In 2021, they had a second child, a boy. Powell and Knox live in [[Los Angeles]].
 
==Filmography==
 
{| class="wikitable"
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2009
! Year || Title || Role || Notes
|''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]''
|Tuskegee Airman #1
|
|-
|2010
| rowspan="1" | 2002 || ''Dog Eat Dog'' || Raleigh Fitzsimmons || [[short film|short]]
|''[[Armless]]''
|Hotel Receptionist
|
|-
|2013
| rowspan="1" | 2003 || ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]'' || Gregg Monroe || 1 episode
|[[Syrup (film)|''Syrup'']]
|Cameron
|
|-
|2015
| rowspan="1" | 2004 || ''Jargon'' || Our Hero || short
|''Train Baby''
|David
|
|-
|2016
| rowspan="1" | 2005 || ''[[Law & Order]]'' || Mike || 1 episode
|''[[Odd Squad: The Movie]]''
|Weird Keith
|
|-
|2019
| rowspan="1" | 2006-2013 || ''[[30 Rock]]'' || Toofer || 130 episodes
|''The Way We Weren't''
|Dan
|
|-
|2019
| rowspan="1" | 2007 || ''Judy's Got a Gun'' || Brad Wilkes || TV movie
|''[[Lying and Stealing]]''
|Mike Williams
|
|-
|2020
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'' || Talent Scout || 1 episode
|''To the Beat! Back 2 School''
|Mr. Richards
|
|-
|2021
| ''[[Best Week Ever]]'' || Himself || 1 episode
|''[[Marvelous and the Black Hole]]''
|Leo
|
|-
|2021
| ''[[I Love the New Millennium]]'' || Himself || 8 episodes
|''[[The Beta Test]]''
|Terrance
|
|-
|2022
| rowspan="5" | 2009 || ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' || Tuskegee Airman #1 ||
|''[[Spoonful of Sugar]]''
|Dr. Welsh
|
|}
 
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
| ''[[Black to the Future]]'' || Himself ||
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|Gregg Monroe
|Episode: "Blink"
|-
|2005
| ''[[The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet]]'' || Himself || 1 episode
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Mike
|Episode: "Ain't No Love"
|-
|2006–2013
| ''[[Armless]]'' || Hotel Receptionist ||
|''[[30 Rock]]''
|James "Toofer" Spurlock
|130 episodes
|-
|2007
| ''[[Reno 911!]]'' || Innocent Black Man || 1 episode
|''Judy's Got a Gun''
|Brad Wilkes
|Television film
|-
|2008–2009
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[House Hunters]]'' || Himself<ref>{{cite episode|title=New Coast, New House, New Kitchen|url=https://www.hgtv.com/shows/house-hunters-renovation/episodes/new-coast-new-house-new-kitchen|accessdate=January 6, 2013|series=''[[House Hunters]]''|network=[[HGTV]]|season=1|series-no=|number=10|language=English}}</ref> ||
|''Keith Powell Directs a Play''
|Keith Powell
|8 episodes
|-
|2009
| ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' || Robert Pierce || 1 episode
|''[[Reno 911!]]''
|Innocent Black Man
|Episode: "Wiegel's Couple's Therapy"
|-
|2012
| rowspan="1" | 2013 || ''[[Syrup (film)|Syrup]]'' || Cameron ||
|''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
|Robert Pierce
|Episode: "Out of the Past"
|-
|2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[About a Boy (TV series)|About a Boy]]'' || Richard || 6 episodes
|[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|''The Newsroom'']]
|Wyatt Geary
|2 episodes
|-
|2014–2015
| ''[[The Newsroom (U.S. TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' || Wyatt Geary || 2 episodes
|[[About a Boy (TV series)|''About a Boy'']]
|Richard
|6 episodes
|-
|2016
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[My Name Is David]]'' || David ||
|[[Deadbeat (TV series)|''Deadbeat'']]
|Cashier / Lonathan
|Episode: "Medieval Dead"
|-
|2018
| ''[[Keith Broke His Leg]]'' || Himself || 10 episodes
|''Cape Kids''
|Acer
|Episode: "Ignite Good to Help the Environment"
|-
|2019
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Deadbeat (TV series)|Deadbeat]]'' || Lonathan || 1 episode
|[[Better Things (TV series)|''Better Things'']]
|Keith Powell
|Episode: "The Unknown"
|-
|2019
| ''Odd Squad: The Movie'' || Weird Team member ||
|''The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?''
|Norman
|Episode: "Stay at home Dan"
|-
|2020
| rowspan="1" | 2018 || ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' || Director ||
|''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
|Jordan
|Episode: "The Tank"
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' || 1 episode||
|''[[Connecting]]''
|Garrett
|8 episodes
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Better Things]]'' || 1 episode||
|''[[30 Rock: A One-Time Special]]''
|James "Toofer" Spurlock
|Television special
|-
|2020, 2021
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[Grace & Frankie]]'' || 1 episode||
|''[[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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