Jon Michael Hill

Born: 1985-07-28

Jon Michael Hill is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama, Detroit 1-8-7 and currently co-stars as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary. Hill was born in Waukegan, Illinois. During his high school years, he played football and the saxophone before focusing on pursuing an acting career, attending a summer drama program at Northwestern University. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. While at the university, he appeared in stage productions of King Lear, Six Degrees of Separation and Ain't Misbehavin'. In 2009, Hill was nominated for Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Tempest" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, Hill was nominated for a Tony Award as Male Supporting Actor in Superior Donuts opposite Michael McKean. In the same year, he began his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7. He also played the role of Puck in the Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. His other television credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Person of Interest and Eastbound & Down. He currently co-stars as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary.


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Widows

as Reverend Wheeler
Released: 2018-11-06

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago....

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Pass Over

as Moses
Released: 2018-01-26

Moses and Kitch, two young black men, chat their way through a long, aimless day on a Chicago...

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In the Radiant City

as Richard Gonzalez
Released: 2016-09-11

A man must return home to rural Kentucky where he and his family, fragmented and haunted, still...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Tre Davis
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Elementary

as Marcus Bell
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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Person of Interest

as Curtis
First aired: 2011-09-22

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive...

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The Good Fight

as Jumaane Jenkins
First aired: 2017-02-19

Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an...

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A Man in Full

as Conrad Hensley
First aired: 2024-05-02

Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, an Atlanta real estate tycoon must claw his way...

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Detroit 1-8-7

as Det. Damon Washington
First aired: 2010-09-21

What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide...

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