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|Image          = J. August Richards.jpg
|Caption        = J. August Richards in 2020.
|Name           = Jaime Augusto Richards III
|Date of Birth  = August 28, 1973
|Place of Birth = Washington, DC, USA
|Job(s)         = Actor
|First          = "[[War Zone]]"
|Last           = "[[Not Fade Away]]"
|Characters     = *[[Charles Gunn]]
*[[Charles Gunn (Cordy!verse)|Gunn (Cordy!verse)]]
}}

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the actor who portrayed [[Charles Gunn]] and his [[Charles Gunn (Cordy!verse)|Cordy!verse counterpart]] on the ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]'' television series.

==Career==
Richards is of Afro-Panamanian descent. He grew up in Bladensburg, Maryland. Richards attended the Visual and Performing Arts program at Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland and graduated in 1991. He attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship.<ref>Liane Bonin, [https://ew.com/article/2000/09/26/angels-new-actor-discusses-life-set/ "''Angel'''s new actor discusses life on the set."] ''EW.com'', September 26, 2000.</ref>

Richards's acting career began with a guest star role on ''The Cosby Show'' as Vanessa's boyfriend Roy in the episode "Out of Brooklyn" (1988). Other guest appearances would come later on shows such as ''The Practice'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''Any Day Now'', and ''Nash Bridges''. It was the role of Taj Mahal in the play ''Space'' that first brought recognition.

Richards has appeared in feature films ''Good Burger'' (1997) and ''Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' (1998). He starred in the television movies ''Critical Assembly'' and ''Mutiny'', and appeared as singer Richard Street in the NBC miniseries ''The Temptations''. Richards has also guest-starred on ''The West Wing'' and ''The 4400''.

Richards gained a recurring role beginning in the first season of ''Angel'' as Charles Gunn. He was promoted to a regular at the start of the second season, and remained a member of the cast throughout the rest of the show's run.

In 2006, Richards joined the cast of ''Law & Order'' spin-off ''Conviction'' as Billy Desmond. He has also been featured in ''CSI: Miami'' as Bob Villa, and portrayed Marcus McGrath in the series ''Raising the Bar'' until its cancellation. Richards portrayed a young Richard Webber in two ''Grey's Anatomy'' episodes: "The Time Warp" and "Only Mama Knows". He also appeared in an episode of ''The Mentalist''. Richards had played the part of Damon in ''Sliders'' episode "Just Say Yes". He also guest-starred in an episode of ''Warehouse 13''.

In 2013, Richards debuted in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as Mike Peterson, a.k.a. Deathlok. In the same year, he created his own sci-fi web series called ''The Hypnotist''.

Richards attended the ''[[Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions: Angel]]'' in 2019.

Motivated by his portrayal of Dr. Oliver Post in the drama series ''Council of Dads'', Richards publicly came out as gay in April 2020.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NYVOQjZcv/ "Why I let the cast and crew of @nbccouncilofdads know that I'm gay..."] ''J. August Richards on Instagram'', April 20, 2020.</ref>

==Buffyverse credits==
===Episodes===
Richards appeared in 91 consecutive episodes of ''Angel'' as the [[vampire hunter]] Charles Gunn, portraying as well the [[Charles Gunn (Cordy!verse)|alternative version]] in the episode "[[Birthday]]."

*[[Angel season 2|''Angel'' season 1]]:
**"[[War Zone]]"
**"[[Blind Date]]"
**"[[To Shanshu in L.A.]]"
*[[Angel season 2|''Angel'' season 2]]
*[[Angel season 3|''Angel'' season 3]]
*[[Angel season 4|''Angel'' season 4]]
*[[Angel season 5|''Angel'' season 5]]

===Featurettes===
Richards appears in the following ''Angel'' featurettes:

*"[[Angel Season 1 Overview|Season 1 Overview]]"
*"[[The Demons]]"
*"[[The Sets of Angel|The Sets of ''Angel'']]"
*"[[The Make-Up of Angel|The Make-Up of ''Angel'']]"
*"[[Action! The Stunts of Angel|Action! The Stunts of ''Angel'']]"
*"[[Angel Season 2 Overview|Season 2 Overview]]"
*"[[Angel Season 3 Overview|Season 3 Overview]]"
*"[[Darla: Deliver Us From Evil]]"
*"[[Angel Season 4 Overview|Season 4 Overview]]"
*"[[The Final Season]]"
*"[[Angel 100|''Angel'' 100]]"
*"[[Angel Unbound: The Gag Reels]]"

==Gallery==
Richards behind the scenes for ''Angel''.

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==External links==
*[http://www.jaugustrichards.com/ Official website]
*{{Wikipedia}}
*{{IMDb|0724124}}
*{{Instagram|jaugustrichards}}

==References==
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