He played Joey Emerson on "Roc". See Rocky Carroll now at 59 years old.

The actor played in the 90s sitcom before moving on to two long -standing dramas.


WhenRocky Carroll Passing from theater to television, he could never have predicted that today, he will feature on aLongtime TV show for 14 years and count. But, while Carroll is on a popular drama now, the series that put it in the medium in the first place was a comedy that was broadcastthe early 90s. From 1991 to 1994, Carroll played onRock As Joey Emerson, the brother of the main character, Roc Emerson. Joey was a jazz musician in difficulty, who returned to the Baltimore district of his family.

Rock was unique in that three of his stars were theater actors, above all. Taking advantage of their talents, the second season of the show featured live episodes, which was very rare for a sitcom.

After the sitcom, Carroll went to many other television roles, before winning his longtime concert. Read the rest to find out more about his life and career.

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Carroll is a stage actor nominated in Tony.

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Before you start acting onRock, Carroll had made some small television appearances and had played a role in the 1989 filmBorn July 4, but he was mainly a theater actor. In fact, he and hisRock co-starsCharles Dutton andCarl Gordon All played in theAugust Wilson to playThe piano lesson together Before being thrown into the show. For this performance, Carroll was nominated for a Tony Award for best featured actor in a room.

"What I miss most is the live answer you would get.The couch to act on stage In 2014. "I say that all the time, I had to learn a new language: the language of acting in front of the camera. Because when I started, when I did the series for the first timeRock, I literally came from the Broadway scene and suddenly I was doing a sitcom. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

He is still on television today.

Rocky Carroll at the 2001 CBS Summer Press Tour
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After Roc, Carroll continued to play in the seriesChicago Hope from 1996 to 2000. He appeared on the episodes ofThe west wing,,Uh,,Boston Legal, andThe game, among other series. He was also in the moviesCrimson Tide,,Yes guy, andHenrietta's immortal life is missing.

But, the role for which Carroll is best known is the director NCIS Leon Vance onNis. It was also presented on its falloutNCIS: Los Angeles,,NCIS: New Orleans, andNCIS: Hawaii. He has been playing on the flagship series since 2008.

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He is also a director.

Rocky Carroll at PaleyFest LA in April 2022
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In addition to playing in the series,Carroll walked behind the camera onNis, making 19 episodes of the drama. He also made an episode of another CBS program,Magnum P.I.

"I was given a nickname at work when I am behind the camera. I am now director director because I play the director and I am the director," said Carroll to CBS Los Angeles in 2021. "All this came Maybe five years ago now. I was curious and I told the producers that I would like to shade the director. I had entertained the idea of ​​doing it. About six weeks later, we gave me my first blow. I guess I had to do something good because now I have 10 or 11 episodes ofNis to my credit. ""

He is a husband and a father.

Rocky Carroll and daughter Elissa at the premiere of
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Carroll was married toGabrielle Bullock,,An accomplished architect, since 1996. According to her biography of The Firm Perkins & Will, she was the second black graduate of the architecture department of Rhode Island School of Design and the first African-American woman and first woman to become Director General of the Company . The couple share a girl,Elissa.


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