David Jennings

David Jennings is a stage, television and film actor. He most recently appeared as "Randy" in NBC's Law & Order SVU, and as "Police Guard" in USA Network's The Sinner. Other television credits include Blue Bloods (CBS); "Slick" on the F/X drama The Shield; and in comedy sketches for NBC's The Tonight Show and HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. His Broadway credits include starring as "Richard Bullock" -- the father of Tina Turner -- in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and in 2018 Tony Award winner Once On This Island. Other credits include After Midnight (Broadway) with Fantasia, Patti LaBelle, and Vanessa Williams, the lead in The Genius Of Ray Charles on London's West End, and as "Curtis Taylor Jr." opposite Jennifer Holliday in Dreamgirls at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. Mr. Jennings received a Los Angeles Ovation Award nomination (Best Featured Actor in a Musical) for his portrayal of "Jake" in the West Coast premiere of Side Show, as well as an NAACP Award nomination for co-starring in the Los Angeles production of Sister Act: The Musical with Dawnn Lewis. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the 30th Anniversary Recording of Ain't Misbehavin' with Ruben Studdard. Other notable roles include "Coalhouse Walker, Jr." in Ragtime, "John" in Miss Saigon, "Porgy" in Porgy & Bess, "Simon Sr." in the national and international tours of Kinky Boots, "Clopin" in the Las Vegas premiere of Notre Dame De Paris, and as the replacement for BeBe Winans in the concert tour of The Civil War with Larry Gatlin. Mr. Jennings has performed alongside legendary Motown icons Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson and has shared the stage with such show business luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Sidney Portier, Maya Angelou, and Chaka Khan. As a concert artist, he has appeared throughout the world, including a special New Year's Eve performance before King Hassan II of Morocco at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, as well as Fourth of July festivities at the White House.