IronE Singleton

Robert "IronE" Singleton^[1] (born November 30, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alton in The Blind Side and for starring as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas in the AMC series The Walking Dead.^[2][3][4] Since leaving the cast of The Walking Dead he has continued to be involved in fan events and conventions as well as developing his own one-man show Blindsided by The Walking Dead.^[5]

IronE Singleton
Singleton in October 2012
Born	Robert Singleton (1975-11-30) November 30, 1975 (age 49) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–2014 2020–present

Early life

Singleton was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia, where he majored in speech communication and theatre. He played defensive back for the Georgia Bulldogs for two years until Champ Bailey, Kirby Smart, and several other highly recruited defensive backs joined the team. He then switched to running back.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Fled	Chef	Uncredited
2000	Remember the Titans	Football Player	Uncredited
2003	Dead Wait	Joon	Short film
2005	The Longest Yard	Inmate with Sign	Uncredited
2006	Somebodies	Janoah
2007	Riff	Osiel	Short film
2009	Life 101: Angel's Secret	Dr. Forest
2009	The Blind Side	Alton
2010	Lottery Ticket	Neighbor
2011	Seeking Justice	Scar
2013	The Box Cutter	Tim
2020	Safety	Coach Butch Hassey

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Somebodies	Epitome	3 episodes
2009	One Tree Hill	Homeless Man	Episode: "What Are You Willing to Lose?"
2010	Detroit 1-8-7	Priest	Episode: "Pharmacy Double / Bullet Train"
2010–2012	The Walking Dead	Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas	Recurring role (seasons 1–3), 23 episodes
2011	Single Ladies	Dion	1 episode
2011–2014	Franklin & Bash	Worker / Judge Bruce Mull	2 episodes
2013	An Amish Murder	"Glock" Nichols	Television film
2021	The Underground Railroad	Mack	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2023	The Walking Dead: Destinies	Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas