D.b. Woodside
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David Bryan "D.B." Woodside (born July 25, 1969 in Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of White House Chief of Staff (and later President) Wayne Palmer on the FOX action/drama series 24.
Additionally, he is noted for his roles as bass singer Melvin Franklin in the NBC miniseries The Temptations, and Robin Wood on the WB/UPN series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
After injuring his knee while playing football for his high school's (Roy C. This exposure pushed Woodside to an acting career.
Woodside got his start in the second season of Murder One in 1996, playing Aaron Mosley.
After that series' cancellation, he guest starred on The Practice, Snoops, The Division and Once and Again. He also appeared in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die as Aaliyah's on-screen brother.
He made a guest appearance on JAG in its final season as FBI Agent Rod Benton.
From 2002 to 2003, Woodside guest starred in 20 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's final season, as Principal Robin Wood, Buffy's boss and son of a Slayer. He followed this up in the following television season, playing the pragmatic Wayne Palmer, the Chief of Staff and brother to President David Palmer during the third season of 24.
In the fifth season of the series, he returned to reprise the role as a guest star in episodes 1–2 and 14–18. In 2007, he was a guest star on the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy in that show's 4th season episode, "Forever Young," wherein he played the character of Marcus.
Woodside is a graduate of the University at Albany and the Yale School of Drama.