Daryl "Chill" Mitchell (born July 16, 1965) is an American actor and rapper. He is known for such roles as Dexter Walker on The John Larroquette Show, Tommy Webber in Galaxy Quest, Leo Michaels on Veronica's Closet, Eli Goggins III on Ed, and Patton Plame on NCIS: New Orleans.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
  • 3.1 Accident
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 Film
  • 4.2 Television
• 5 Awards and nominations
• 6 Studio album
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Early life

Mitchell was born in The Bronx, to a secretary mother and a bus driver father. He grew up in Wyandanch.

Career

After a career in hip hop in the 1980s with Groove B. Chill, Mitchell had considerable success as an actor, appearing in House Party and its sequel, Sgt. Bilko, Galaxy Quest, 10 Things I Hate About You, and the TV sitcoms The John Larroquette Show and Veronica's Closet. He has also made appearances in the sitcom Becker, and in The Game and Desperate Housewives. In 2009, he co-starred in the short-lived sitcom Brothers. From 2014 to 2021 he starred in NCIS: New Orleans as recurring-turned-main character Patton Plame, a computer specialist for NCIS. In 2018, he joined the cast of Fear the Walking Dead portraying Wendell.

In September 2009, Mitchell was profiled on TV One's biographical do*entary program Life After, a series that examines the lives of celebrities following a career turning point.

Personal life

Mitchell and his wife, Carol, have three children. As of 2010, they live in Sugar Hill, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Mitchell won an NAACP Image Award on February 26, 2010.

Accident

On November 10, 2001, Mitchell was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle crash on an island near Beaufort, South Carolina, in which he lost control of his bike after turning a corner and encountering gravel and loose pavement. He woke up five days later in the hospital. Mitchell got full support from his family and friends, including Denzel Washington and Chris Tucker, to continue his career. He had a recurring role thereafter on the TV program Ed between 2002 and 2004 as a bowling alley manager who was paralyzed after an accident.

Mitchell later started the Daryl Mitchell Foundation to raise awareness of spinal cord injury, and serves as the Minority Outreach spokesman for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. He has also become a strong advocate for employing actors with disabilities.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Studio album

• Starting From Zero (A&M, 1990) (with Groove B. Chill)

References

External links

• Daryl Mitchell Foundation
• Daryl Mitchell at IMDb
• Daryl Mitchell at AllMovie
• Daryl Mitchell interview with ABILITY Magazine