“ | You're in one hell of a mess, and it's my fault. What, you... think I'm here on drug charges? You think I'm that much of a stereotype? Mm-hmm, yeah, sure looks like one. But try being a black man in Georgia with no legal representation, forced to appear in front of a judge and explain how a brick of blow got into the trunk of my car. A judge whose country club membership is paid for by the Carringtons. Mm. Yeah, they wanted me gone. Quietly. So it wouldn't come out that I was trying to kill the man that was screwing your mother. Blake Carrington.
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Cecil Colby to Jeff Colby[src] |
Cecil Colby is a recurring character in The CW's Dynasty. He is portrayed by Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Cecil is of Nigerian heritage and fluent in Yoruba. He goes on to marry Millie Cox who, unbeknownst to him, is the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Carrington. They have two children, Jeff and Monica, but as the Carringtons hide Millie's paternity while still playing an active role in her life, Cecil comes to the conclusion that Millie is having an affair with her half-brother, Blake. ("Rotten Things", "A Line From the Past", "Trashy Little Tramp")
With Cecil looking to kill Blake and the potential threat of bringing the actual truth to light, Blake has a brick of cocaine planted in the trunk of Cecil's car. Without proper legal representation and a judge whose country club membership is paid for by the Carringtons, Cecil is imprisoned at Atlanta North State Correctional for possession and intent to distribute of narcotics. This leads to Cecil and Millie's divorce, as well as his estrangement from his children, particularly Monica, who never visited him due to her embarrassment of her father turning her into a stereotype. Cecil was hurt, and he never forgave Monica. Eleven years go by, eight of which are without contact with his children, and Cecil is denied parole three times. However, Jeff comes to the realization that his father was framed and decides to exact revenge against the Carringtons. ("Rotten Things", "Nothing But Trouble")
Season 1[]
Jeff lies to his now-business partner, Fallon Carrington, about going to the Bahamas for Thanksgiving. Though Monica keeps the truth a secret, she refuses to go with Jeff for his real Thanksgiving plans, not wanting to be let down again. In actuality, Jeff visits Cecil in prison. ("A Taste of Your Own Medicine")
![]() Cecil tells Fallon to stay away from his children. ("Rotten Things") |
Needing a way into the prison and learning that Monica bailed on Jeff's plans to see family for Christmas, Fallon tricks Monica into going with her to the prison in an attempt to reunite her with Cecil. Monica bails on the plan, so Fallon visits Cecil alone. Cecil's initial confusion is cleared up, though he has no desire to see his daughter. Matters are made worse when Fallon reveals herself to be a Carrington, and guards restrain an enraged Cecil, escorting him back to his cell as he demands that Fallon stay away from his children. Jeff visits Cecil, who confronts him for Fallon's visit. He explains the truth behind his arrest, but is surprised that Jeff has already come to the same realizations. Cecil is delighted when Jeff explains that this is the reason he has gotten so close with Blake's children, now having them in the palm of his hand. ("Rotten Things")
![]() Cecil learns Jeff's plan for revenge. ("A Well-Dressed Tarantula") |
Cecil contacts Jeff from prison for an update on the information Jeff has on Blake to bring him down, but Jeff reveals a change in plans. He admits to being shortsighted, that instead of taking down Carrington Atlantic, it's better to keep the company in-tact for when the Colbys take it over. Cecil thinks Jeff is reaching, but Jeff believes that everything she owns, her assets and stake-in Carrington Atlantic, can all be his when he marries her. ("A Well-Dressed Tarantula")
![]() Reunited at last. ("Nothing But Trouble") |
Thanks to Jeff explaining the truth to Monica, she visits Cecil in prison after eight and a half years to finally make amends. All is forgiven, and Jeff is adamant about Cecil's parole hearing now that Police Chief Aaron Stansfield is no longer working for Blake. Jeff and Monica vow to free Cecil and to avenge their family, but Blake remains a step ahead and, prior to Cecil's meeting with the parole board, bribes a guard to stab himself to make Cecil look guilty. Due to the investigation into the stabbing, the board initially denies Cecil's parole, but this is overridden by the commissioner, who Jeff bribes. Jeff and Monica greet Cecil upon release, embracing in a family hug. ("Nothing But Trouble")
Season 2[]
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Season 3[]
With Cecil spending the holidays with his extended family and Jeff being away in Europe, Monica invites Dominique and Vanessa over to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner. ("Shoot From the Hip")
Trivia[]
- Due to Sam Adegoke's (Jeff Colby) influence in establishing the Colbys as Nigerian, show-runner Sallie Patrick enlisted Adegoke's assistance to help cast the role of Cecil.[1]
- Cecil's inmate number is 2-F-5-2-9. ("A Taste of Your Own Medicine", "Rotten Things")
- Cecil is fluent in Yoruba. ("Rotten Things")
- Cecil's middle name is "Baldwin." ("Nothing But Trouble")
Appearances[]
Dynasty: Season 1 (5/22) | ||||||||||
"I Hardly Recognized You": | "Spit It Out": | "Guilt is for Insecure People": | "Private as a Circus": | "Company Slut": | "I Exist Only For Me": | "A Taste of Your Own Medicine": | "The Best Things In Life": | "Rotten Things": | "A Well-Dressed Tarantula": | "I Answer to No Man": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent |
"Promises You Can't Keep": | "Nothing But Trouble": | "The Gospel According to Blake Carrington": | "Our Turn Now": | "Poor Little Rich Girl": | "Enter Alexis": | "Don't Con a Con Artist": | "Use or Be Used": | "A Line From the Past": | "Trashy Little Tramp": | "Dead Scratch": |
Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned |
Dynasty: Season 2 (1/22) | ||||||||||
"Twenty-Three Skidoo": | "Ship of Vipers": | "The Butler Did It": | "Snowflakes in Hell": | "Queen of Cups": | "That Witch": | "A Temporary Infestation": | "A Real Instinct for the Jugular": | "Crazy Lady": | "A Champagne Mood": | "The Sight of You": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Mentioned | Absent |
"Filthy Games": | "Even Worms Can Procreate": | "Parisian Legend Has It...: | "Motherly Overprotectiveness": | "Miserably Ungrateful Men": | "How Two-Faced Can You Get": | "Life is A Masquerade Party": | "This Illness of Mine": | "New Lady in Town": | "Thicker Than Money": | "Deception, Jealousy, and Lies": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Mentioned | Absent |
Dynasty: Season 3 (0/20) | ||||||||||
"Guilt Trip to Alaska": | "Caution Never Won A War": | "Wild Ghost Chase": | "Something Desperate": | "Mother? I’m At La Mirage": | "A Used Up Memory": | "Shoot From the Hip": | "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial": | "The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned": | "What Sorrows Are You Drowning?": | |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
"A Wound That May Never Heal": | "Battle Lines": | "You See Most Things in Terms of Black & White": | "That Wicked Stepmother": | "Up A Tree": | "Is The Next Surgery on The House?": | "She Cancelled...": | "You Make Being a Priest Sound Like Something Bad": | "Robin Hood Rescues": | "My Hangover's Arrived": | |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Dynasty: Season 4 (0/22) | ||||||||||
"That Unfortunate Dinner": | "Vows Are Still Sacred": | "The Aftermath": | "Everybody Loves The Carringtons": | "New Hopes, New Beginnings": | "A Little Father-Daughter Chat": | "The Birthday Party": | "Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta": | "Equal Justice for the Rich": | "I Hate to Spoil Your Memories": | "A Public Forum for Her Lies": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent |
"Everything But Facing Reality": | "Go Rescue Someone Else": | "But I Don't Need Therapy": | "She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse": | "The British Are Coming": | "Stars Make You Smile": | "A Good Marriage in Every Sense": | "Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph": | "You Vicious, Miserable Liar": | "Affairs of State and Affairs of the Heart": | "Filled With Manipulations and Deceptions": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent |