Dennis Haysbert is Magonius on Empire

		Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 06:43:24 AM

	EMPIRE

	JONATHAN CAKE as Tyrannus

	SANTIAGO CABRERA as Octavius

	EMILY BLUNT as Camane

	CHRIS EGAN as Agrippa

	VINCENT REGAN as Marc Antony

	DENNIS HAYSBERT as Magonius

	TRUDIE STYLER as Servilia

	JAMES FRAIN as Brutus

	COLM FEORE as Julius Caesar

	MICHAEL BYRNE as Cicero

	MICHAEL MALONEY as Cassius

	FIONA SHAW as Fulvia


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Dennis Haysbert
Magonius on the epic series Empire

Dennis Haysbert portrays Magonius, a fictional retired general who led one of Caesar's famous legions. A political ally of Caesar's, Magonius serves as a mentor to the young Octavius, Caesar's nephew who is forced into exile after his uncle's murder.

Haysbert, who received his first Golden Globe nomination for his critically acclaimed portrayal of President David Palmer on the hit Fox drama "24," also has made his mark on the big screen, with his highly praised role opposite Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes' "Far from Heaven," and recently lending his distinctive voice to the animated film "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas," starring Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer. Other film credits include Spike Lee's "Love and Basketball," "Absolute Power," with Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman, "Love Field," with Michelle Pfeiffer, "Heat," with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, "Major League," "Random Hearts," "What's Cooking," "Waiting to Exhale," "The Thirteenth Floor," "Navy Seals" and "Suture."

He also appeared on the small screen in the highly praised CBS series "Now and Again."

Born and raised in northern California, Haysbert was offered various sports scholarships after high school, but he chose to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was cast in his first television role on an Emmy Award-winning episode of "Lou Grant," which co-starred Jesse Jackson.

Haysbert is very active in the fight against AIDS, and in 2000 he was the spokesperson for the Harlem Health Expo "Break the Silence" campaign. Currently he is the spokesperson for the National Leadership Commission on AIDS, as well as The Western Center on Law and Poverty.

He resides in Los Angeles.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN San Mateo, CA
BIRTHDATE June 2

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