- D'Angelo is an American stage and screen actor known recently for his recurring role on HBO's limited series, We Own This City, where he appears opposite Jon Bernthal and Josh Charles. He is a face to watch out for in the 2020s.
D'Angelo studies acting at the Studio Acting Conservatory in Washington, DC and has a strong dance background in hip hop, jazz, tap, and ballet. He is academically trained as an engineer and worked professionally for several years before breaking into acting.
He is the consummate professional and continues to study the craft and business of acting through on-going classes and workshops with some of New York and Los Angeles' top instructors, including Terry Berland, Wendy Alane Wright, Amy Lyndon, Richard Lawson, James Ciccone, Jeff Dreisbach, Bill Coelius, and Kimberly Jürgen. He has studied Improv with The Groundlings Theatre & School.
D'Angelo was born in Detroit, Michigan and is the son of Dr. Alisa (Newton) Smith and the late Arthur Woods, a Marine Corps veteran.- IMDb Mini Biography By: D'Angelo R. Woods - D'Angelo is an American stage and screen actor known recently for his supporting role in the short film, REflection, where he plays Will, a laid back graduate student of film who has feelings for his closest friend, Onni. D'Angelo has been called "a natural" by top Hollywood casting director, Terry Berland. He is a face to watch out for in the 2020s.
D'Angelo studies acting at the Studio Acting Conservatory in Washington, DC and has a strong performing arts background in hip hop, jazz, tap, and ballet. He is academically trained as an engineer and worked professionally for several years before returning to the performing arts.
He is the consummate professional and continues to study the craft and business of acting through on-going classes and workshops with some of New York and Los Angeles' top instructors, including Terry Berland, Wendy Alane Wright, Amy Lyndon, Richard Lawson, James Ciccone, Jeff Dreisbach, Bill Coelius, and Kimberly Jürgen. He has studied Improv with The Groundlings Theatre & School.
D'Angelo was born in Detroit, Michigan and is the son of Dr. Alisa (Newton) Smith and the late Arthur Woods, a United States Marine Corps veteran.- IMDb Mini Biography By: D'Angelo R. Woods
- He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from Howard University.
- As a trumpet player for the Howard University "Showtime" Marching Band, he has performed for three heads of state, including President Barack Obama and two Premiers of Bermuda.
- His great uncle Louis Wood was among the few Black Americans to storm Omaha Beach during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy. These events were turned into an Emmy award-winning documentary that aired on the History Channel.
- He is a member of two fraternities: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc.
- He attended the University of Detroit Jesuit High School (alma mater to actor Sam Richardson, screenwriter Elmore Leonard, and actor Michael Moriarty, an original cast member of Law & Order.).
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