Courtney B. Vance
American actor
Courtney Bernard Vance[1] (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. He was known for his roles in the movies Hamburger Hill and The Hunt for Red October, the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, in which he played Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, in which he played Johnnie Cochran.
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| Born | Courtney Bernard Vance March 12, 1960 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Angela Bassett (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
He won a Tony Award in 2013 and an Emmy Award in 2016.
Filmography change
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | First Affair | Male student | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Hamburger Hill | Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson | |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Seaman Jones | |
| 1991 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Scribe (voice) | TV Short |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Street War | Justice Butler | TV Movie |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | Jim | |
| 1993 | Beyond the Law | Conroy Price | |
| 1993 | Percy & Thunder | Thunder | TV Movie |
| 1994 | Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad | Thomas | TV Movie |
| 1994 | Holy Matrimony | Cooper | |
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson | Lymon | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Panther | Bobby Seale | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | George Grandey | |
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Lt. Glenn | TV Movie |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Luke | |
| 1995 | The Affair | Travis Holloway | |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Lucien P. Singer | TV Movie |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Reverend Henry Biggs | |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Foreman | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Blind Faith | John Williams | |
| 1998 | Ambushed | Jerry Robinson | |
| 1998 | Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Officer James Halloran | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Officer James Halloran | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Otis Tucker | |
| 1999 | Love and Action in Chicago | Eddie Jones | co-producer |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | Roger Hines | |
| 2002 | Eye See You | Reverend Jones | |
| 2002 | Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story | Clarence Brandley | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Agent O'Hara | |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season | Mr. Randolph | |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Marcus Temple | |
| 2011 | The Divide | Delvin | |
| 2011 | Final Destination 5 | Agent Jim Block | |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Pastor Dale | |
| 2012 | Let It Shine | Pastor Jacob DeBarge | TV Movie |
| 2013 | Book of the Year | producer, pre-production | |
| 2014 | The Farm | The Sheriff (rumored) | pre-production |
Television change
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Himself | Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| 1990-1995 | Law & Order | Benjamin 'Bud' Greer / Mayor's Assistant | Episode: By Hooker, by Crook (1990), Rage (1995) |
| 1995 | The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself | |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Warren Grier | Episode: Final Judgement, Without Mercy |
| 1998 | Any Day Now | Mr. James Jackson | Episode: Unfinished Symphony |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Makai (voice role) | Episode: Naimina Enkiyio |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Walter Harrelson | |
| 2002-2004 | The American Experience | Dr. Vivien Thomas / Narrator | Episode: Partners of the Heart, The Fight TV series/documentary |
| 2001-2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | A.D.A. Ron Carver | |
| 2007 | State of Mind | William Banks | |
| 2008-2009 | ER | Russell Banfield | |
| 2009-2010 | FlashForward | Stanford Wedeck / Narrator | |
| 2010-2011 | The Closer | Chief Tommy Delk | |
| 2012 | Revenge | Benjamin Brooks | |
| 2013 | Graceland | Sam Campbell | post-production |
References change
- ↑ "Courtney Vance Biography (1960–)". Film Reference. 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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