Career

Whitfield began his television career appearing in the recurring role on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show as Robert Foreman (the love interest of Tempestt Bledsoe's character Vanessa Huxtable). He later had a two year-run on CBS daytime soap opera, Another World. From 1991 to 1994, Whitfield portrayed Terrence Frye in the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. The role earned him nominations for three Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series and two Soap Opera Digest Awards.

After leaving daytime television, Whitfield starred in the short-lived Fox sitcom The Crew during 1995-96 season. In 1997, he went to star alongside Kadeem Hardison in another short-lived sitcom, Between Brothers. He had dramatic turn in the 2000 UPN series Secret Agent Man, it also was cancelled after one season. From 2002 to 2003, he starred alongside Tamara Taylor in another short-lived sitcom, Hidden Hills on NBC. From 2001 to 2002, Whitfield had the recurring role on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. He also has appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine, Ghost Whisperer, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, and Grey's Anatomy.

In film, Whitfield has appeared opposite Vivica A. Fox in Two Can Play That Game (2001), The Salon (2004). He co-starred in White Man's Burden (1995), Mr. 3000 (2003), and Middle of Nowhere (2012). He has appeared along with his wife Salli Richardson in 2009 film Pastor Brown, and well as guest-starred on Eureka (in which he played Richardson's on-screen brother), and Stitchers. Whitfield also had the recurring roles on Make It or Break It and Mistresses as Rochelle Aytes' husband. In 2015, Whitfield joined the cast of BET reality comedy series Real Husbands of Hollywood.

In 2016, Whitfield was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.

Personal life

Whitfield was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Performing Arts High School in New York City.

In 2002, Whitfield married to actress Salli Richardson. They have two children: a daughter, Parker Richardson Whitfield, and a son, Dre Terrell Whitfield (born January 24, 2009).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Brian Jones	Uncredited
1988	Homeboy	Billy Harrison
1989	Homeboyz II: Crack City	Breakdancer
1995	White Man's Burden	Terrence
2000	Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion	Kevin Anjanette	Television film
2001	Happy Birthday	Trent
2001	Two Can Play That Game	Dwain
2003	Biker Boyz	Biker	Uncredited
2004	Mr. 3000	Skillet
2005	The Salon	Ricky
2009	Pastor Brown	Chaz
2011	35 and Ticking	Austin
2012	Middle of Nowhere	Littleton
2015	Relentless	Coffee Drinking Man

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985-1987	The Cosby Show	Robert Foreman	6 episodes
1986	Diff'rent Strokes	Leon Davis	Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown"
1989-1990	Another World	Jesse Lawrence	Series regular
1991-1994	All My Children	Terence Frye	Series regular Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (1992-1994) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer (1993) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor (1994)
1995-1996	The Crew	MacArthur 'Mac' Edwards	Series regular, 21 episodes
1996	The Jamie Foxx Show	Icepick Isaacs	Episode: "A Thanksgiving to Remember"
1997	Martin	Trey Foster	Episode: "Goin' for Mine"
1997-1999	Between Brothers	James Gordon	Series regular, 17 episodes
1998	Living in Captivity	Curtis Cook	Series regular, 8 episodes
2000	Secret Agent Man	Davis	Series regular, 12 episodes
2000	The X-Files	Agent	Episode: "Within"
2000	Nash Bridges	Jason	Episode: "Double Trouble"
2001	NYPD Blue	Off. Lawrence	Episode: "Love Hurts"
2001-2002	Inside Schwartz	William Morris	Series regular, 4 episodes
2001-2002	Girlfriends	Sean Ellis	11 episodes
2002-2003	Hidden Hills	Zack Timmerman	Series regular, 13 episodes
2004	Less than Perfect	William	Episode: "The Pimp Hat"
2004	Half & Half	Brendan	Episode: "The Big Birth-Date Episode"
2004	Strong Medicine	Michael	Episode: "Selective Breeding"
2004	Second Time Around	Chris	Episode: "Coupling Up"
2006	Jake in Progress	Mark	3 episodes
2005-2006	Ghost Whisperer	Mitch Marino	3 episodes
2006	CSI: Miami	Alan Solner	Episode: "Curse of the Coffin"
2009	Samantha Who?	Wes Green	Episode: "Todd's Job"
2008-2010	Cold Case	Jarrod Jones	3 episodes
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Oliver Richter	Episode: "Golden Hour"
2010-2011	The Event	Mike Garret	4 episodes
2012	Make It or Break It	Coach McIntire	8 episodes
2012	Eureka	Dr. Marcus Blake	Episode: "Smarter Carter"
2014	Hart of Dixie	Lt. Governor Alex Byrd	Episode: "One More Last Chance"
2013-2014	Mistresses	Paul Malloy	9 episodes
2016	Stitchers	Sam Lewis	Episode: "Pretty Little Lawyers"
2016	Queen Sugar	Remy Newell	Series regular

[ Source: Wikipedia ]