Dennis Haysbert's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) 24 President D… The Unit Jonas 'Snak… Now and Again Dr. Theodor… Just the Ten of Us Coach Duane… Empire Magonius Pure 24 (UK) Dennis Hays…

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Breach 2007 - Goodbye Bafana 2005 - Jarhead 2003 - Sinbad - Legend of the Seven Seas 2002 - Far from Heaven 1999 - The Thirteenth Floor 1999 - The Minus Man 1999 - Random Hearts 1998 - Major League: Back to the Minors 1997 - Absolute Power 1995 - Heat 1995 - Waiting to Exhale 1994 - Major League II 1992 - Mr. Baseball 1990 - Navy Seals 1989 - Major League 1985 - Witness

BIOGRAPHY:

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying Nelson Mandela in Goodbye Bafana (also released under the name The Color of Freedom), baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series 24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane in The Unit, as well as his work in commercials for Allstate insurance. He is also known for his authoritative, bass voice.


TRIVIA:

• He was a defensive end on his high school football team.
• Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).
• Attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California.
• He has two children: Charles & Katharine.
• Grand marshal of the "Allstate 400 at the Brickyard" auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 7 August 2005.
• Lives in Malibu, California.
• In the photo caption for his San Mateo, California, high school yearbook. He cited having his face on the cover of Ebony and TV Guide as life goals, both of which he later achieved.
• A car buff, he owns both a Range Rover and a Bentley. (2006).