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Damion Poitier

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...as a Romulan

Damion Poitier is a stunt actor and stuntman who appeared as a Romulan in 2009's Star Trek. [1] According to Poitier, his original billing on the call sheet was "Drill Hanson #1" but the producers decided to make him a stunt player instead of a named character.

Poitier made his film debut playing part of Tec's crew in the 2003 comedy Malibu's Most Wanted, which also featured Greg Grunberg. He then had a supporting role in the crime thriller Never Die Alone, along with Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. and Henry Gibson. He also had a supporting role in the 2005 war film Jarhead, with Scott MacDonald.

His other film credits include small roles in The Hard Easy (starring Peter Weller), Dreamgirls (with Ivar Brogger and Robert Curtis Brown), and The Perfect Sleep (with John Fleck and Pasha Lychnikoff). More recently, he played a lead role in the independent science fiction picture Hunter Prey. He was also an associate producer on this film, along with Julie Caitlin Brown.

For television, Poitier has made uncredited appearances on such series as The Practice, Charmed, and Boomtown, the latter of which starred Neal McDonough. Poitier also worked with Fran Bennett, Tom Wright, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's LeVar Burton during his stint on Boomtown. Poitier's stunt work includes the films The Whole Ten Yards and Guess Who (starring Zoe Saldana).

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