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Duke Lafoon grew up just north of Richmond in rural-ish Mechanicsville, Virginia.

The youngest of 5 kids, little Duke’s favorite pastime was make-belive. Batman, Tarzan, Starsky or Hutch, you name it.  For hours, alone in the yard (sometimes with a friend; he did have a couple of friends) he could be found fighting crime and saving the world.

 

Duke did his first play (the Scottish one) at the age of 14. From the first day of rehearsal and meeting these strange, over sharing, beautiful nut jobs, he was all in.

 

An award-winning actor, Duke has appeared in films, television and theatres across the country.  His major television credits include roles in Mindhunter (Netflix, David Fincher) as Detective Gordon Chambers , FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Rose Troche), Hostages with Toni Collette (CBS, Henry Bronchtein), Forever (ABC, John F. Showalter) and Sally Hemings with Sam Neill (CBS, Charles Haid) as Jack Epps. 

An accomplished theatre actor, Duke starred alongside Kerry Butler in the Off-Broadway production of Clinton (dir: Dan Knechtges).  He’s starred as George Bailey in various productions of Its A Wonderful Life around the country (Goodspeed, Westchester Bway, Orlando Shakespeare).  Some of his  favorites include Fun Home (Virginia Rep), Maytag Virgin (Florida Rep) Ace (Signature, Old Globe), Rabbit Hole (Cadence), Doubt (West Va Public), and Next to Normal (Virginia Rep/ Cadence).

He has been seen in numerous national commercials for such brands as American Express, Heineken, Kettle Chips, and Time Warner.

Duke has received multiple Best Actor Awards and nominations from The Richmond Times-Dispatch and Theatre Critics Circle.

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TV/FILM

Mindhunter | Netflix | David Fincher

Guest Star

FBI:Most Wanted | CBS | Rose Troche

Guest Star

Sally Hemmings | CBS | Charles Haid

Principal

Hostages | CBS | Henry Bronchtein

Co-Star

Forever | ABC | John F. Showalter

Co-Star

Ironclads | TBS | Delbert Mann

Supporting

Traitors | Short Film | Robert Moncrieff

Lead

Wicked Spring | Lionheart Film Works | Kevin R Hershberger

Supporting

Red Dead Redemption II | Video Game | Rockstar Games

Voice & Motion Capture

New York Theatre

Clinton | Off-Broadway | Dan Knechtges

Billy

A Wonderful Life | Westchester B'Way | William Westbrooks

George Bailey

The Audience | Transport Group | Jack Cummings III

Samuel

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Gateway Playhouse | Ken Prescott

Henry

I Love My Wife | Queens Theatre | Rob Urbinati

Wally

Suits and Ties | Turtle Shell Pro | John Cooper

Jay

A Christmas Carol | Gateway Playhouse | Bob Durkin

Cratchit

Monica the Musical | UCB Theatre | Casey Hushion

Bill Clinton

Regional Theatre

Wednesday's Child (World Premiere) | Florida Studio Theatre | Kate Alexander

Martin

Rabbit Hole | Cadence Theatre | Anna Senechal Johnson 

Howie

A Wonderful Life | Goodspeed | Michael Pearlman

George Bailey

Fun Home | Cadence Theatre | Chase Kniffen

Bruce

Next to Normal | Virginia Rep | Chase Kniffen

Dan

Doubt | West Virginia Public | Ron Iannone

Father Flynn

Ace | Signature Theatre | Eric Shaeffer

Edward

Ace | The Old Globe | Stafford Arima

Edward

Dead Man's Cell Phone | Company of Fools | Denise Simone

Dwight

White Christmas | Syracuse Stage | Paul Barnes

Sheldrake

Sideman | Company of Fools | John Glenn

Clifford

Das Barbecu | Company of Fools | RL Rowsey

Siegfried

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | The Production Co | Daniel Moore

Nick

The Cocktail Hour | Virginia Rep | Nancy Cates

John

The Woman in Black | Blue Ridge Theatre Fest | Matt Reeder

Kipps

Jack and Jill | Virginia Rep | Steve Perigard

Jack

Burn This | Virginia Rep | Melissa Johnston

Burton

Playing With Fire | Carpenter Science Thtr | Randy Strawderman

Victor Frankenstein

Special Skills/ Other

Swimming, Snow Skiing, Tennis, Horseback Riding, Drivers License, Passport

  • Awarded “Best Actor” for Next To Normal at Virginia Repertory Theatre by RTCC  

  • Awarded “Best Actor” for A Wonderful Life at Theatre Virginia by The Richmond Times Dispatch

  • Nominated for “Best Actor” for Fun Home at Cadence Theatre by RTCC                               

  • Nominated for “Best Actor” for Rabbit Hole at Cadence Theatre by RTCC

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