Accomplished actor of stage and screen who most recently starred alongside Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in the Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. He is also known for his portrayal of the heartwarming “Mr. Hawkins” in the Tony® nominated musical The Prom and is also known for his roles in The Iceman Cometh and The Book of Mormon. Potts received critical praise for his role in the Tony® nominated revival, The Iceman Cometh. Potts is widely recognized for his role as the well-mannered yet feared assassin, “Brother Mouzone” on HBO’s critically acclaimed series “The Wire” and as “Detective Maynard Gilbough” in the Emmy® Award winning HBO drama “True Detective.”