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 | |
Children | 2 |
He won a Tony Award in 2013 and an Emmy Award in 2016.
Filmography
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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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.