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Vondie Curtis-Hall

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Vondie Curtis-Hall
From award-winning writer/director Justin Chon, Blue Bayou is the moving and timely story of a uniquely American family fighting for their future. Antonio LeBlanc (Chon), a Korean adoptee raised in a small town in the Louisiana bayou, is married to the love of his life Kathy (Alicia Vikander) and step-dad to their beloved daughter Jessie. Struggling to make a better life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past when he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
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Vondie Curtis-Hall was born on 30 September 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Romeo + Juliet (1996), Falling Down (1993) and Waist Deep (2006). He has been married to Kasi Lemmons since 19 August 1995. They have two children.
BornSeptember 30, 1950
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BornSeptember 30, 1950
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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Vondie Curtis-Hall and Kaylah Zander in The Recruit (2022)
Vondie Curtis-Hall and Noah Centineo in The Recruit (2022)
Vondie Curtis-Hall and Noah Centineo in The Recruit (2022)
Vondie Curtis-Hall and Mike Colter in 2 Fathers (2019)
Vondie Curtis-Hall in For The People (2018)
Gloria Reuben and Vondie Curtis-Hall in 1-800-Missing (2003)
Louis Gossett Jr. and Vondie Curtis-Hall in Breaking Brooklyn (2018)
Vondie Curtis-Hall, Richard Brancatisano, Italia Ricci, and Abhi Sinha in Chasing Life (2014)
Vondie Curtis-Hall and Italia Ricci in Chasing Life (2014)
Vondie Curtis-Hall and Pras Michel in Turn It Up (2000)
Alec Baldwin and Vondie Curtis-Hall in Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Thandiwe Newton in Gridlock'd (1997)

Known for

Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet
6.7
  • Captain Prince
  • 1996
Michael Douglas in Falling Down (1993)
Falling Down
7.6
  • Not Economically Viable Man
  • 1993
Meagan Good and Tyrese Gibson in Waist Deep (2006)
Waist Deep
5.8
  • Director(as Vondie Curtis Hall)
  • 2006
Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
Broken Arrow
6.1
  • Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes
  • 1996

Credits

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Actor

  • Justified: City Primeval
    • Sweetie
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
    • Post-production
  • Sheepdog
    • Whitney St. Germain
    • In Production
  • Noah Centineo in The Recruit (2022)
    The Recruit
    • Walter Nyland
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor in Raymond & Ray (2022)
    Raymond & Ray
    • Reverend West (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2022
  • Jon Cryer, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Catherine Curtin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Richard Kind, John Magaro, Willa Fitzgerald, Sullivan Jones, Claire Saunders, and Alanna Saunders in 18½ (2021)
    18½
    • Samuel (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2021
  • Justin Chon and Alicia Vikander in Blue Bayou (2021)
    Blue Bayou
    • Barry Boucher
    • 2021
  • Triage
    • Dr. Jonathan Walters
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Rebecca Hall in The Night House (2020)
    The Night House
    • Mel (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2020
  • Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
    Evil
    • Leon Acosta
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, and Cynthia Erivo in Harriet (2019)
    Harriet
    • Reverend Green
    • 2019
  • For The People (2018)
    For The People
    • Judge Nicholas Byrne (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Louis Gossett Jr., Jack Noseworthy, Catherine Curtin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Nathan Kress, Paul Becker, Madeleine Mantock, and Colin Critchley in Breaking Brooklyn (2018)
    Breaking Brooklyn
    • Greg
    • 2018
  • The Row (2018)
    The Row
    • Warden
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in Come Sunday (2018)
    Come Sunday
    • J.D. Ellis
    • 2018
  • Morris Chestnut in Rosewood (2015)
    Rosewood
    • Beaumont Rosewood, Sr.
    • Beaumont Rosewood Sr.
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Str and Subhasree Ganguly in Spark (2016)
    Spark
    • Philippe Lavelle
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Charlie Cox in Daredevil (2015)
    Daredevil
    • Ben Urich
    • TV Series
    • 2015

Director

  • Silent Voice
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Toni Braxton, David Manzanares, Trevor Morgan, Kelvin Han Yee, Malik Yoba, Jesse C. Boyd, Yaya DaCosta, and Mell Bowser in Faith Under Fire (2018)
    Faith Under Fire
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Lex Scott Davis in Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016)
    Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)
    Abducted: The Carlina White Story
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Debra Messing in The Starter Wife (2008)
    The Starter Wife
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
    Gossip Girl
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
    Boston Legal
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Oded Fehr and Michael Ealy in Sleeper Cell (2005)
    Sleeper Cell
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Meagan Good and Tyrese Gibson in Waist Deep (2006)
    Waist Deep
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2006
  • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
    The Shield
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
    Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • William Fichtner, John Hannah, Michaela Conlin, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Robert Joy, and Jane Lynch in MDs (2002)
    MDs
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)
    Firefly
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • Glitter (2001)
    Glitter
    • Director (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2001
  • Mariah Carey: Never Too Far (2001)
    Mariah Carey: Never Too Far
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2001

Writer

  • Meagan Good and Tyrese Gibson in Waist Deep (2006)
    Waist Deep
    • screenplay (as Vondie Curtis Hall)
    • 2006
  • Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur in Gridlock'd (1997)
    Gridlock'd
    • Writer
    • 1997
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Vondi Curtis Hall
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • September 30, 1950
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kasi LemmonsAugust 19, 1995 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Henry Hunter Hall
  • Parents
      Curtis Hall
  • Relatives
      Kevan Hall(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Member of the original Broadway cast of the 1981 musical "Dreamgirls" portraying 'Marty'
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Had problems with heroin during his high school years but recovered from his addiction by the time he graduated.

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