Jon Michael Hill

Jon Michael Hill is an American actor He is best known for his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama Detroit 187 and currently costars as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary Hill was born in Waukegan Illinois During his high school years he played football and the saxophone before focusing on pursuing an acting career attending a summer drama program at Northwestern University He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree While at the university he appeared in stage productions of King Lear Six Degrees of Separation and Aint Misbehavin In 2009 Hill was nominated for Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for The Tempest at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago Illinois In 2010 Hill was nominated for a Tony Award as Male Supporting Actor in Superior Donuts opposite Michael McKean In the same year he began his role as Detective Damon Washington in the ABC police drama Detroit 187 He also played the role of Puck in the Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Nights Dream His other television credits include Law Order Special Victims Unit Person of Interest and Eastbound Down He currently costars as Detective Marcus Bell in the CBS series Elementary