Ron Butler
Known For
Acting
Born
in Bahamas
Biography
Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American/European-American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years. Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985. Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company. (Wikipedia)
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Jordan Shouse
Shameless
as Advisor
How I Met Your Mother
as Proctor
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Scientist
Crossing Jordan
as Calvin Dobbs
Crossing Jordan
as Lawyer
Boston Legal
as Dr. Kohler
Without a Trace
as Mr. Roberts
Parenthood
as Council Secretary
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Social Worker
Torchwood
as Senior Professor
Ugly Betty
as Reporter #2
Dog with a Blog
as Director
True Jackson, VP
as Oscar
Eli Stone
as Jury Foreman
I Didn't Do It
as Mr. Kupchek
Secrets and Lies
as Gavin
Summerland
as Doctor
Smother
as Friendly Man
The ½ Hour News Hour
as Barack Obama