Jon Michael Hill

Hill was born in Waukegan, Illinois.[1] During his high school years, he played football and the saxophone before focusing on pursuing an acting career, attending a summer drama program at Northwestern University.[2] He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[2] While at the university, he appeared in stage productions of King Lear, Six Degrees of Separation and Ain't Misbehavin'.[2]

In 2009, Hill was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "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.[3] In the same year, he began his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7. He also played the role of Puck in the Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4]

His other television credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Person of Interest and Eastbound & Down. He previously co-starred as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary.

• Jon Michael Hill at IMDb
• Jon Michael Hill at the Internet Broadway Database