Popsugar Entertainment Netflix Damon Wayans Jr.'s Movie and TV Show Roles From Stand-Up to Starring Roles, Damon Wayans Jr. Knows How to Get a Crowd to Laugh 28 August 2020 by Grayson Gilcrease Image Source: Everett Collection Comedy runs in Damon Wayans Jr.'s blood — the Wayans family is, of course, most known for their ridiculous spoof movies, comedic routines, and the iconic film White Chicks. Even from his earliest roles, Wayans Jr. was poised for comedic greatness with him being cast in his father Damon Wayans's 1994 film Blankman. Eventually he joined his father on the sitcom My Wife and Kids, before becoming a staff writer on the show. This mix of writing and acting helped set him up for roles on New Girl and Happy Endings, as well as a starring role in his family's spoof-film Dance Flick. It also probably helped prepare him for his debut on Def Comedy Jam, which garnered him a standing ovation. That's not to say he plays things strictly for laughs; in 2016 he captured hearts as good-guy David Stone in How to Be Single and in Netflix's upcoming rom-com Love, Guaranteed, he's the goofy-yet-charming leading man Nick. In preparation for Love, Guaranteed's release on Sept. 3, treat yourself to a Wayans Jr. laugh-a-thon with some of his best roles below. Related: Netflix's Love, Guaranteed Has Me Wondering If Maybe I Should Sue to Find Love Damon Wayans Jr. on The Underground (2006) Image Source: Everett Collection 1 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Thomas Uncles in Dance Flick (2009) Image Source: Everett Collection 2 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Detective Fosse in The Other Guys (2010) Image Source: Getty / Ray Tamarra 3 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Coach on New Girl (2011, 2013-2016, 2018) Image Source: Everett Collection 4 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Brad Williams on Happy Endings (2011-2013) Image Source: Getty / Alberto E. Rodriguez 5 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Desmond in Someone Marry Barry (2014) Image Source: Everett Collection 6 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Justin Miller in Let's Be Cops (2014) Image Source: Everett Collection 7 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as the voice of Wasabi in Big Hero 6 (2014) Image Source: Everett Collection 8 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as David Stone in How to Be Single (2016) Image Source: Everett Collection 9 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Detective Stevie Schillens on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2016) Image Source: Getty / FOX 10 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Jake Davis on Happy Together (2018-2019) Image Source: Getty / Benjo Arwas 11 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Montell Jordan on Sherman's Showcase (2019) Image Source: Everett Collection 12 / 13 Damon Wayans Jr. as Nick in Love, Guaranteed (2020) Image Source: Netflix 13 / 13 NetflixLove GuaranteedHappy EndingsStreamingDamon Wayans JrMoviesNew GirlTV