Daryl Chill Mitchell was born in the Bronx and raised in Long Island,
New York. He grew up with his five brothers and three sisters, and
first came to public attention as a member of the three-man rap group
Groove B Chill. The Hudlin Brothers, who directed one of the group’s
videos, cast the group in the feature film “House Party” in 1990,
where Mitchell had the opportunity to work alongside Martin Lawrence,
Tisha Campbell and other prominent actors. He found the experience so
enjoyable that he decided to turn his focus from music to a full-time
acting career.

He followed “House Party” with appearances in feature films
“Boomerang,” “House Party 2,” “Sgt Bilko” and “Home
Fries.” His other films include “The Inside Man,” “10 Things I
Hate About You,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Lucky Numbers,” “Black
Night” and “The Country Bears.” On television, Mitchell was a
series regular on “The John Larroquette Show” and “Veronica’s
Closet,” and appeared on the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Law
and Order,” “The Cosby Show,” “Here and Now,” “The Suite
Life of Zack and Cody” and “I’m With Stupid.” Additionally,
Mitchell made guest appearances on “Desperate Housewives,”
“Wizards of Waverly Place,” “The Game,” “The Cleveland
Show” and “See Dad Run.”

In November 2001, Mitchell was sidelined by a motorcycle accident that
left him paralyzed from the waist down, however, it never halted his
forward momentum. Once he was in control of his wheelchair, Mitchell
went back to work and signed on as a series regular for the role of
Eli on the series “Ed,” a role which became the basis for the
pilot entitled “Eli.” Eli’s character gave Mitchell one of his
favorite phrases, “roll or fold,” which encompasses his take on
life.

Continuing his acting career in television, FOX Studio developed a
series for him entitled “Brothers,” which he also produced. In
September 2014, Mitchell was offered what was initially a one-time
guest star role of Payton on the CBS series “NCIS: New Orleans,”
which then evolved into a series regular. Mitchell recurred on “Fear
of the Walking Dead” for two seasons and recently completed
production on the film “52nd State.”

PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Bronx, New York
BIRTHDATE: July 16
