Homegrown

Like his fellow cast members, Dunbar, is amazed at how the show became a global phenomenon with a passionate fan base that remains strong.

“I’ve been to a lot of different countries, and everywhere I go, I get an overwhelming response of people coming up and shouting: ‘Prison Break!’ and ‘C-Note!’” he says. “It’s pretty trippy.”

Dunbar, 44, was born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he attended Oakland Technical High School. He’s enjoyed a successful screen career with numerous film and TV credits — currently he can be seen in the drama series “The Path” on Hulu.

He’s also an occasional director and, in that vein, is busy developing a project with ties to Oakland — a feature film about the East Bay Dragons Motorcycle Club. Dunbar will direct from a script by his wife, Maya.

“We’re super excited about it,” he says. “We hope to be filming in Oakland soon.”

DEADLY SCANDAL: Just as March Madness is about to ramp up for its Final Four weekend comes an engrossing — and infuriating — documentary that delves into the dark side of college athletics.

“Disgraced” (9 p.m. Friday, Showtime) recounts the shocking 2003 murder of Baylor University basketball star Patrick Dennehy and the ensuing attempted cover-up of NCAA rule violations by the program.

Dennehy grew up in the South Bay and played his prep basketball at Wilcox High School in Santa Clara and St. Francis High School in Mountain View. Not long after arriving at Baylor in Waco, Texas, he went went missing under bizarre circumstances. Eventually, his body was found near a gravel pit outside town — the victim of two gunshots to the head.

Carlton Dotson, a teammate and friend of Dennehy, pled guilty in the only known case in NCAA history where one studentathlete was convicted of murdering another.

The film features exclusive interviews with former head coach Dave Bliss, who addresses the attempted cover-up and secretly recorded statements he made in 2003 that implicated him in NCAA rule violations, including improper payments to players. The violations ultimately led to Bliss’ resignation and a partial ban on NCAA play for the Baylor Bears.