Denny Love

Denzel Irby (born December 30, 1992), known professionally as Denny Love, is an American actor and comedian. His biggest roles are Chip "The Colonel" Martin in Looking for Alaska (2019) and Kevin Jackson in season three of Mayor of Kingstown (2024). He also had minor roles on Chicago P.D. (2015), Empire (2016–2017), and Lucifer (2019), and appeared in the 2020 film Unpregnant.

Denny Love
Love in 2019
Born	Denzel Irby (1992-12-30) December 30, 1992 (age 32)[1] Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	DePaul University
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Mayor of Kingstown Looking for Alaska

Early life and education

Love is from Madison, Wisconsin.^[1] He was raised by his grandmother,^[2] and belonged to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.^[3] He attended Madison West High School,^[3] then studied theater at DePaul University, graduating in 2015.^[3][4]

Career

Empire

Love appeared in three episodes of Empire as Barry.^[5][3][6]

Looking for Alaska

Though Love was unfamiliar with John Green's work, he read the novel Looking for Alaska in preparation, and for his audition he recited a monologue from the book.^[7] He received a phone call of congratulations from him upon getting the role.^[1][7]

Love appeared in all eight episodes of Looking for Alaska as Chip "The Colonel" Martin, a Black scholarship student at the fictional Culver Creek Academy.^[7] In the novel, the Colonel's race is not specified but is assumed to be white.^[8][9][10] Nasim Mansuri, writing for Hypable, says, "In no part of the novel does it say that the Colonel is Black, and being Black doesn't particularly change his character… but [...] his race brings a lot more meaning to every interaction. It also makes the Colonel's rage a lot more understandable, even if his actions aren't always justified.^[8]

The Kevin Langue Show

Love is a regular panelist on the Kevin Langue Show, a popular YouTube comedy show.

Comedic shows

Denny Love is currently doing multiple comedic shows. He has done shows in Chicago, Texas, Arizona, Canada, Australia, and more.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Slasher Party	Dre
2020	Unpregnant	Jarrod	[11][12]
2023	The Duel	Sam
	Impulse	Jake
2024	Rule of Thirds	Quinton

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Chicago P.D.	Marcus	Episode: "Get Back to Even"[2]
2016–2017	Empire	Barry	3 episodes
2018	The Neighborhood	Young Man	Episode: "Welcome to the Housewarming"
2019	Lucifer	Caleb Mayfield	Episode: "Super Bad Boyfriend"[13]
	L.A.'s Finest	Dakari Adams	Episode: "Dangerous Minds"
	Looking for Alaska	Chip "The Colonel" Martin	Main cast; 8 episodes
2021	Kenan	Jordan	Episode: "Christmas Show"
2024	Mayor of Kingstown	Kevin Jackson	Recurring cast; 6 episodes