Damion Poitier (/ˈpwɑːtieɪ/) (born June 4, 1982) is an American actor and stuntman known for his role as Chains in Payday 2. He appeared as Thanos in The Avengers (2012). He has also had roles in Captain America: Civil War, Star Trek, Jarhead, and Snow Dogs.
Damion Poitier was born in Philadelphia, but moved to Massachusetts in his early childhood. He became interested in acting after watching a man who looked "just like grandfather" appear on television talk about acting. He acted through school, but got his first "professional" job as a scare actor at Spooky World. Poitier's first real acting job was a stunt performer on Sheena.
Poitier practices Universalism. He is unsure if he is related to Sidney Poitier, but knows that their ancestors "hail from the same island".