J. August Richards

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J. August Richards
Biological Information
Full Name	Jaime Augusto Richards III
Birth	August 28, 1973 (51 years old)
Gender	Male
Cast Information
Credit(s)	Actor Director Producer Singer Writer
Year(s)	1988 - Present
Adaptation Information
Portrays	Victor Dashkov
Adaptation	Vampire Academy (TV Series)
Episode Count	10
Episode(s)	"Pilot "Earth. Air. Water. Fire." "Death Watch" "Benchmark" "Near Guard, Far Guard" "Molnija" "Beyond the Wards" "The Trials" "Darkness" "Ascension"

J. August Richards is an American actor, producer, and director. He portrayed Victor Dashkov in the 2022 Peacock original series, Vampire Academy.

Richards is best known for his recurring role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Deathlok.

Biography

At the age of 14, he changed his name because no one outside of his family could correctly pronounce his first name. His parents are from Panama. He was raised in Bladensburg, a Maryland suburb, after being born in Washington, D.C. He submitted an application to the University of Southern California. He was accepted, and he also received numerous grants and scholarships to study theater.

Filmography

Actor

Movie(s)

• "Higher Learning" (1995) as Partygoer (uncredited)
• "Good Burger" (1997) as Griffen
• "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1998) as Sherman
• "Paved with Good Intentions" (2006) as Travis Balden
• "Pearl" (2020) as Isaac Robbins

Short(s)

• "If Congress Was Your Co-Worker" (2016) as Steve

TV Mini-Series

• "OP Center" (1995) FBI Van Tech
• "The Temptations" (1998) as Richard Street (2 Episodes)

TV Movie(s)

• "Mutiny" (1999) as Reece Johnson
• "Running Mates" (2000) as Randall's Aide
• "Critical Assembly" (2022) as Allan Marshall

TV Series

• "The Cosby Show" (1988) as Roy (1 Episode)
• "Family Matters" (1993) as Guy at Mall #2 (1 Episode)
• "Space: Above and Beyond" (1995) as Lt. Thomas (1 Episode)
• "Diagnosis Murder" (1996) as Troy Sommers (1 Episode)
• "JAG" (1997) as Seaman Bernard (1 Episode)
• "The Good News" (1997) as John Braxton (1 Episode)
• "Players" (1997) as Sam Bodie (1 Episode)
• "Chicago Hope" (1998) as Eric Lane (1 Episode)
• "Clueless" (1998) as Stewey (1 Episode)
• "Sliders" (1998) as Damon (1 Episode)
• "The Practice" (1999) as Michael Anderson (1 Episode)
• "The West Wing" (1999) as Bill (1 Episode)
• "Nash Bridges" (1999) as Ernie Vesper (1 Episode)
• "Moesha" (2000) as Sean (1 Episode)
• "Undressed" (2000) as Bryce (3 Episodes)
• "Any Day Now" (2000) as Billy (1 Episode)
• "Angel" (2000 - 2004) as Charles Gunn (91 Episodes)
• "CSI: Miami" (2004) as S.A. Bob Villa (1 Episode)
• "Conviction" (2006) as Billy Desmond (13 Episodes)
• "The 4400" (2006) as John Shaffner (1 Episode)
• "Raising the Bar" (2008 - 2009) as Marcus McGrath (25 Episodes)
• "The Defenders" (2010) as ADA Bracken (2 Episodes)
• "The Mentalist" (2011) as Dr. Vernon Watson (1 Episode)
• "Warehouse 13" (2011) as Zach Adanto (1 Episode)
• "Emily Owens M.D." (2013) as George Morgan (1 Episode)
• "Arrow" (2013) as Mr. Blank (1 Episode)
• "The Lottery" (2014) as Nathan Mitchell (3 Episodes)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (2010 - 2014) as Young Dr. Richard Webber (2 Episodes)
• "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (2014 - 2016) as Ford (11 Episodes)
• "Notorious" (2016) as Bradley Gregorian (10 Episodes)
• "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (2017 - 2018) as Deputy Nate Purcell (16 Episodes)
• "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2013 - 2018) as Mike Peterson / Deathlok (12 Episodes)
• "Giants" (2018) as Andrew (1 Episode)
• "Council of Dads" (2020) as Dr. Oliver Post (10 Episodes)
• "Generation" (2021) as Joe (6 Episodes)
• "Vampire Academy" (2022) as Victor Dashkov (10 Episodes)
• "The Rookie" (2022) as Xavier Lind (1 Episode)
• "The Rookie: Feds" (2023) as Special Agent Xavier Lind (1 Episode)

Director

Short(s)

• "Privacy Policy" (2007) | Director
• "The Hypnotist" (2012) | Director

TV Series

• "Giants" (2018) | Director (2 Episodes)

Producer

Short(s)

• "Privacy Policy" (2007) | Executive Producer
• "The Hypnotist" (2012) | Executive Producer

TV Series

• "Giants" (2018) | Co-Producer (2 Episodes)

Singer

TV Series

• "Angel" (2001) | Performer: "We Are the Champions" (uncredited; 1 Episode)

Writer

Short(s)

• "Privacy Policy" (2007) | Writer
• "The Hypnotist" (2012) | Writer

TV Series

• "Giants" (2018) | Writer (2 Episodes)

Trivia

• He is also known as Jaime Richards.
• He is 6'3".
• One of his nicknames is Jay.

Awards Won

• Best Cast - "Angel" (1999) at the 2000 Eyegore Awards
• Best Writing (Drama) - "Giants" (2017) at the 2018 International Academy of Web Television Awards
• Best Writing - Drama - "Giants" (2017) at the 2019 Indie Series Awards

Awards Nominated

• Outstanding Writing for a Digital Drama Series - "Giants" (2017) at the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards
• Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series - "Giants" (2017) at the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards
• Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series - "Giants" (2017) at the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards

Gallery

Daniela Nieves, Sisi Stringer, and J. August Richards

J. August Richards, Jonetta Kaiser, Max Parker, and Mia McKenna-Bruce

J. August Richards and Sisi Stringer

Cornelius Macarthy, Jonetta Kaiser, and J. August Richards

Matilda Firth, Mia McKenna-Bruce, J. August Richards, Lylianna Eugene, and Jonetta Kaiser

Matilda Firth, J. August Richards, and Lylianna Eugene

Matilda Firth, J. August Richards, and Lylianna Eugene

Alex Hafner and J. August Richards

Alex Hafner, Mia McKenna-Bruce, and J. August Richards

J. August Richards, Pik-Sen Lim, Yaël Belicha, and Bille Woodruff

Sisi Stringer, Daniela Nieves, J. August Richards, Kieron Moore, and Bille Woodruff