dwaynebarnes
dwaynebarnes
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Bio
Dwayne Barnes was born and reared in Detroit, Michigan where he witnessed some of life's harsh realities, which has consequently affected and transformed him as an artist and human being. In his senior year in high school, Barnes, voted "Most Likely to Succeed," won a citywide acting competition and was awarded a scholarship to attend Eastern Michigan University. However, after a few years of collegiate life, Barnes heard the call of his destiny and chose to immediately set his sights on moving to Los Angeles and stardom.
Not just an actor, Barnes is also blessed with vocal talent and just two years after moving to Los Angeles, his performance in Robert Townsend's, "The Five Heartbeats: The Musical," was nominated BEST ACTOR for an NAACP Theater Award. Barnes also created the role of Kenny in the World Premiere of “One Red Flower” then entitled "Letters from Nam" at the North Shore Theater in Mass., and starred in the musical "Dorian," which The Denver Daily News said, Barnes "gave a knockout performance." Barnes' musical talents also led to a contract with Capitol Records, where he recorded an album with the group H20. The group disbanded before the album was released.
Barnes has guest-starred in over 30 different episodic shows, including such hit shows as “C.S.I,” “E.R,” “Cold Case,” "Without a Trace,” "Saving Grace,” "Numbers", "The Shield" and "Six Feet Under." Following in the shoes of such greats as Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry (Jungle Fever) and Chris Rock (New Jack City), Barnes' haunting portrayal of the cheeseburger loving crack addict in the urban classic Menace II Society has garnered him critical acclaim throughout Hollywood.
Barnes most recent project, a suspense thriller, "The Flock" starring Richard Gere and Claire Danes was recently released at Blockbuster. His cd entitled "Soulful Motivations: Mind Medicine Vol. 1" is due out soon, and Barnes is currently scribing a biographical self help book.
Dwayne Barnes is a dedicated and focused man on a mission to change lives for the better through expression of his art and life's journey. His passion, drive, and mission to succeed will surely lead him to doing just that.
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