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Jon Michael Hill

Born

July 28, 1985

From

Waukegan - Illinois - USA

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In short · Acting since 1999, 4 decades active, 9 credits.

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Biography

Jon Michael Hill is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama *Detroit 1-8-7* and for co-starring as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series *Elementary*.

Hill was born in Waukegan, Illinois. During high school, he played football and the saxophone before focusing on acting, attending a summer drama program at Northwestern University. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. While at the university, he appeared in stage productions of *King Lear*, *Six Degrees of Separation*, and *Ain't Misbehavin'*.

In 2009, Hill was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in *The Tempest* at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

In 2010, Hill was nominated for a Tony Award as Male Supporting Actor in *Superior Donuts* opposite Michael McKean. In the same year, he began his role as Detective Damon Washington in *Detroit 1-8-7*. He also played the role of Puck in the Shakespeare in the Park production of *A Midsummer Night's Dream*.

His other television credits include *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Person of Interest*, and *Eastbound & Down*. He currently co-stars as Detective Marcus Bell in *Elementary*.

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