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Courtney B. Vance

Actor | Producer

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Won an off-Broadway Obie award in 1990 for his theater work in "My Children! My Africa!" See more trivia »

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Courtney Bernard Vance
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2014 The Farm (pre-production)
The Sheriff (rumored)
 
2013 Graceland (TV series) (post-production)
Sam Campbell
– Pilot (2013) … Sam Campbell
 
2012 Let It Shine (TV movie)
Jacob
 
2012 Revenge (TV series)
Benjamin Brooks
– Absolution (2012) … Benjamin Brooks
– Justice (2012) … Benjamin Brooks
– Doubt (2012) … Benjamin Brooks
– Scandal (2012) … Benjamin Brooks
 
2012 Joyful Noise
Pastor Dale
 
2011 Final Destination 5
Agent Jim Block
 
2010-2011 The Closer (TV series)
Chief Tommy Delk
– Unknown Trouble (2011) … Chief Tommy Delk
– High Crimes (2010) … Chief Tommy Delk
– Executive Order (2010) … Chief Tommy Delk
 
2011 The Divide
Delvin
 
2009-2010 FlashForward (TV series)
Stanford Wedeck / Narrator
– Future Shock (2010) … Stanford Wedeck
– Countdown (2010) … Stanford Wedeck
– The Negotiation (2010) … Stanford Wedeck
– Course Correction (2010) … Stanford Wedeck
– Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2010) … Stanford Wedeck
See all 23 episodes »
 
2010 Extraordinary Measures
Marcus Temple
 
2009 Hurricane Season
Mr. Randolph
 
2008-2009 ER (TV series)
Russell Banfield
– I Feel Good (2009) … Russell Banfield
– T-Minus-6 (2009) … Russell Banfield
– The Beginning of the End (2009) … Russell Banfield
– Love Is a Battlefield (2009) … Russell Banfield
– Separation Anxiety (2009) … Russell Banfield
See all 8 episodes »
 
2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
Roderick Kingsley
– Accomplices (2009) … Roderick Kingsley (voice)
 
2008 Nothing But the Truth
Agent O'Hara
 
2007 State of Mind (TV series)
William Banks
– Lost & Found (2007) … William Banks
– In Bocca Al Lupo (2007) … William Banks
– Passion Fishing (2007) … William Banks
 
2001-2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
A.D.A. Ron Carver
– The Good (2006) … A.D.A. Ron Carver
– On Fire (2006) … A.D.A. Ron Carver
– To the Bone (2006) … A.D.A. Ron Carver
– Cruise to Nowhere (2006) … A.D.A. Ron Carver
– The Healer (2006) … A.D.A. Ron Carver
See all 111 episodes »
 
2002-2004 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Dr. Vivien Thomas / Narrator
– The Fight (2004) … Narrator
– Partners of the Heart (2002) … Dr. Vivien Thomas (voice)
 
2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (TV movie)
Clarence Brandley
 
2002 Eye See You
Reverend Jones
 
2000 Boston Public (TV series)
Walter Harrelson
– Chapter Five (2000) … Walter Harrelson
– Chapter One (2000) … Walter Harrelson
 
2000 Space Cowboys
Roger Hines
 
1999 Love and Action in Chicago
Eddie Jones
 
1999 Cookie's Fortune
Otis Tucker
 
1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas (TV movie)
Officer James Halloran
 
1998 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)
Makai
– Naimina Enkiyio (1998) … Makai
 
1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (TV movie)
Officer James Halloran
 
1998 Any Day Now (TV series)
Mr. James Jackson
– Unfinished Symphony (1998) … Mr. James Jackson (as Courtney Vance)
 
1998 Ambushed
Jerry Robinson
 
1998 Blind Faith
John Williams
 
1997 12 Angry Men (TV movie)
Foreman
 
1996 The Preacher's Wife
Reverend Henry Biggs
 
1996 The Boys Next Door (TV movie)
Lucien P. Singer
 
1995 The Affair (TV movie)
Travis Holloway
 
1995/I The Last Supper
Luke
 
1995 The Tuskegee Airmen (TV movie)
Lt. Glenn (as Courtney Vance)
 
1995 Dangerous Minds
George Grandey
 
1995/I Panther
Bobby Seale
 
1995 Picket Fences (TV series)
Warren Grier
– Final Judgement (1995) … Warren Grier
– Without Mercy (1995) … Warren Grier
 
1995 The Piano Lesson (TV movie)
Lymon
 
1990-1995 Law & Order (TV series)
Benjamin 'Bud' Greer / Mayor's Assistant
– Rage (1995) … Benjamin 'Bud' Greer
– By Hooker, by Crook (1990) … Mayor's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1994 Holy Matrimony
Cooper
 
1994 Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (TV movie)
Thomas
 
1993 Percy & Thunder (TV movie)
Thunder
 
1993 Beyond the Law
Conroy Price
 
1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn
Jim
 
1992 In the Line of Duty: Street War (TV movie)
Justice Butler
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (video)
 
1992 Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems (video)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short)
Scribe (voice) (as Courtney Vance)
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
Seaman Jones
 
1989 thirtysomething (TV series)
Curtis
– Trust Me (1989) … Curtis
 
1987 Hamburger Hill
Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
 
1983 First Affair (TV movie)
Male Student
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013 Book of the Year (producer) (pre-production)
 
1999 Love and Action in Chicago (co-producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 FlashForward (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– What Did You See? (2010) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.56 (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Million-Dollar Moms (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Forgotten Genius (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 In the Cutz (TV series)
Guest
– Pursuing Happiness (2006) … Guest
 
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (documentary)
Other Voices (voice)
 
2003 Criminal Intent: The Beginning (video short)
Himself
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (documentary)
Reader
 
2001 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reader
– War Letters (2001) … Himself - Reader (voice)
 
2000 The Acting Class
Himself
 
2000 Culture Shock (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2000) … Himself - Narrator
 
2000 Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2000 Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (video documentary)
Reverend Henry Biggs (segment "Step by Step")
 

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TV commercial for New York Telephone. (1991) See more »

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Alternate Names:

Courtney Vance

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Won an off-Broadway Obie award in 1990 for his theater work in "My Children! My Africa!" See more »

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