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Mike Jerome Putnam
Dept: Acting
Born Michael Jerome Putnam (aka Jerome Hamilton) he was placed in foster care and adopted at age 3. He has been credited under both names. He is best known as the Emmy award-winning bailiff on Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court.
After serving and retiring as a Sheriff's Deputy in Oregon, at age 50 in May 2010, Hamilton decided to become a serious full-time actor and model, He landed his first modeling gig for a Luis Vuitton charity event. The experience left a lasting impression on Hamilton, who has since landed roles on ABC's Body of Proof; CBS' Mike & Molly and Two Broke Girls; and who even has screen time in the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds flick, Safe House. He has appeared in many more movies, television shows and commercials.
He has also been in over 100 music videos working with pretty much every major rock, hip hop, rap, country music star or musical group. He usually playing a police officer. In 2013, he became the court bailiff on the nationally syndicated, unscripted 2-time Emmy-nominated court TV show Lauren Lake's Paternity Court.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 21
Film: 13 (62%)
Television: 8 (38%)
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Filmography
2020
Three beautiful Russian best friends travel to Los Angeles in search of the Hollywood dream, but after falling in with the wrong crowd, they get more ... view
Character:
Police Officer
2018
On the cusp of New Year's Eve, seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge at a desolate ski lodge in the mountains when they are systematicall ... view
Character:
Officer Hamilton
2017
A reclusive circus master invites a group of social media stars to his house of haunts. Anyone who can make it out before being scared into submission ... view
Character:
Officer Hamilton
2015
Ten-year-old Megan, who upon receiving a Secret Santa gift, is touched by its contents which end up having a huge impact on her life. Now a driven you ... view
Character:
Officer Clark
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2015
An expert in paranormal Emily Strand takes her team on their last ghost hunt to explain the supernatural. She finds her team terrorized in one of Amer ... view
Character:
Officer Hamilton
2014
An ex-Hollywood screenwriter now teaching an evening class in New York finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriter student. ... view
Character:
Police Officer
2014
Teenager Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina Pennington. He'll have to deal with his best friend's horny mom, a d ... view
Character:
Policeman
2014
When a commercial airliner is trapped within a ring of erupting volcanoes, the passengers and crew must find a way to survive - without landing. ... view
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Colonel Ryker
2014
A teen seductress pulls three other privileged Malibu kids into her devious scheme, and unforeseen consequences force the group to face their own fear ... view
Character:
School Principal
2013
Ashley Scott plays an executive for a company that produces pet supplies. Just after getting into a fight with her boyfriend about their relationship ... view
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Truck Driver
Sep 2013 (first aired)
Judge Lauren Lake hears cases involving not only questions of paternity, but also many types of stories involving DNA. ... view
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Self - Bailiff (845 ep.)
2013
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted. ... view
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On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
2012
Simon Leach is a very, very sick man. Thriving on despair, pain, and panic, he unites a group of broken and desperate people in the middle of the dese ... view
Character:
Arresting Officer
2012
Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Ezekial Canon. ... view
Character:
Police Officer #1 Arresting Officer
Sep 2011 (first aired)
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Broo ... view
Character:
Martin Channing (1 ep.)
Jun 2011 (first aired)
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with ... view
Character:
Hall Of Fame Baseball Player (1 ep.)
Nov 2010 (first aired)
Best pals CeCe and Rocky dream of dancing stardom. And they seem on the verge of realizing that goal when they win places as backup dancers on the loc ... view
Character:
Judge Hamilton (1 ep.)
Sep 2010 (first aired)
A comedy about a working class Chicago couple who find love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. ... view
Character:
James (1 ep.)
Feb 2009 (first aired)
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the ... view
Character:
Self - Special Guest / Robin Mansions (1 ep.)
Jul 2008 (first aired)
Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous waters of contemporary adolescence. Between their love t ... view
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Officer Spike (1 ep.)
Aug 2007 (first aired)
A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a buddi ... view
Character:
Bad Ass Bilker (1 ep.)