Charles Stanley Dutton (born January 30, 1951) is a retired[citation needed] American actor and director.

Dutton has also appeared in many feature films such as Alien 3 (1992), Rudy (1993), Menace II Society (1993), A Time to Kill (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1999), and Gothika (2003).

[11][12] Several months into his second prison term, Dutton was sentenced to six days of solitary confinement for refusing to clean toilets.

He enjoyed the book so much that upon release from solitary, he petitioned the warden to start a drama group for the winter talent show.

In 1988, Dutton played Leroy Brown in Crocodile Dundee II and a killer in the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan opposite Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey.

Other films he has appeared in include Get on the Bus; A Time to Kill; Cookie's Fortune; Cry, the Beloved Country; Surviving the Game; Menace II Society; Secret Window; and A Low Down Dirty Shame.

He was previously nominated in 1999 for his guest-starring role as Alvah Case in the HBO prison drama Oz in its second-season premiere episode.

Dutton gained acclaim for his comedy show Roc shown on FOX television (but produced by HBO) from 1991 to 1994.

He starred as Montgomery County, Maryland Police Chief Charles Moose in the 2003 made-for-TV movie D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear, and appeared in Season 2 of The L Word.

On October 9, 2007, HBO announced that it had arranged a deal with Dutton where he would develop, direct, and star in series and movies for the network.