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Bernard White(I)

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Bernard White
A young AI prodigy gets rejected from a world-renowned robotics lab and does what any rational teenager would do - steal a van and drive across the country to Northern Minnesota to track down the Professor who rejected him.
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Actor Bernard White is recognizable from his work in over 30 feature films. White just wrapped a lead role in Quarantine (2008). Memorable roles include "Agha Babur" in American Dreamz (2006), and "Rama-Kandra" in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). White also starred with Michelle Williams and John Diehl in Wim Wenders's Land of Plenty (2004).

Onstage, he starred in "The Seven" at The La Jolla Playhouse in February and March of this year. Last summer, he starred in a main stage production of "Blithe Spirit" at The Williamstown Theatre Festival with Wendie Malick, Jessica Hecht and Adriane Lenox. Prior to that, White starred in Ola Mafalani's theatrical production of "Wings of Desire" at A.R.T,, and toured Europe with the original production. In winter of 2006, White co-starred in an off-Broadway production of "Landscape of The Body", along with Lili Taylor. He was seen the previous year at Williamstown in "Lucy And The Conquest".

White garnered praise for his comedic skills in Garry Marshall Raising Helen (2004) and the independent film Dream (2005). Other film credits include The Scorpion King (2002), Pay It Forward (2000), City of Angels (1998), Strange Days (1995), and a host of independent films, including Killing Obsession (1994), Pain Within (2007), The World Unseen (2007), with Sheetal Sheth and Lisa Ray, and a multi award-winning short "American Made".

A familiar face to TV viewers, White has recurred on some of television's hottest series: 24 (2001), The West Wing (1999), JAG (1995) and Alias (2001). Recent television guest-star roles include: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), CSI: Miami (2002), ER (1994), The Unit (2006), Heartland (2007), and E-Ring (2005).

In fall of 2005, White played the title role in Sakharam Binder, for New York City's The Play Company. An acclaimed stage actor, White also played the title character in Joseph Papp's "The Death Of Garcia Lorca", at The Public. He has starred in "Dogeaters" at The La Jolla Playhouse, "A Perfect Ganesh" at The Odyssey, and "Queen of The Remote Control" at East West Players. Award-winning solo performances include "Where She Went, and as John In "The Hill Country".

In 2001, White stepped behind the camera to direct his first film, The Want (2001), which he also wrote. In addition, White has penned several screenplays, and a multitude of stage plays, many of which were produced in Los Angeles. He also founded 'Plymouth', a flourishing experimental theatre company in Hollywood. He had a regular role in the syndicated series Dragnet (1989). He began his career on daytime television with contract roles on General Hospital (1963), Santa Barbara (1984) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

White, an American citizen, was born in Sri Lanka, raised in Detroit, and graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Michigan State. He divides his time between LA and New York City.
BornJune 8, 1959
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Matt Ross, Bernard White, and Chris Williams in Silicon Valley (2014)
Jenny Agutter, Robert Redford, Alan Dale, Bernard White, and Chin Han in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Hector Elizondo, Kate Hudson, Rowan Joseph, and Bernard White in Raising Helen (2004)
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Jennifer Rhodes and Bernard White in The Eleventh Commandment (1986)
Jennifer Rhodes and Bernard White in The Eleventh Commandment (1986)
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Known for

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions
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  • Rama-Kandra
  • 2003
Chris Evans in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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  • Councilman Singh
  • 2014
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded
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  • Rama-Kandra
  • 2003
Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, and Keir Gilchrist in It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
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  • Muqtada
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Beef
    • Firouz
    • Completed
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Translators
    • Translator
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Conphidance in Little America (2020)
    Little America
    • Hashan Chandrasekara
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Bernard White, Ethan Dizon, Dave Theune, and Madison Wolfe in Paulie Go! (2022)
    Paulie Go!
    • Chuck
    • 2022
  • Reba McEntire, Jensen Ackles, Katheryn Winnick, and Kylie Bunbury in Big Sky (2020)
    Big Sky
    • Veer Bhullar
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Roar (2022)
    Roar
    • Vikras
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
    The Resident
    • Raj Devi
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Rex Lee, Gillian Vigman, Ahmed Bharoocha, Andy Buckley, and Devin Das in Keeping Company (2021)
    Keeping Company
    • Mr. Reddy
    • 2021
  • Sarita Choudhury and Sunita Mani in Evil Eye (2020)
    Evil Eye
    • Krishnan
    • 2020
  • Dreya Weber in The Aerialist (2020)
    The Aerialist
    • Spencer
    • 2020
  • Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
    Kidding
    • Scott Perera
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Kal Penn, Diana Maria Riva, Kiran Deol, Samba Schutte, Moses Storm, Joel Kim Booster, and Poppy Liu in Sunnyside (2019)
    Sunnyside
    • Aalok Modi
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)
    Silicon Valley
    • Spiritual Advisor
    • Denpok
    • Denpok Singh
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2019
  • Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
    Claws
    • Governor Vikram Patel III
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • After We Leave (2019)
    After We Leave
    • Raf The Forger
    • 2019
  • Pandas in New York
    • Om
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • The Homestay (2018)
    The Homestay
    • Tej
    • Short
    • 2018

Writer

  • The Want
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Remember a Day (2000)
    Remember a Day
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2000

Director

  • The Want
    • Director
    • 2001

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Evil Eye
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Evil Eye
Miss India America
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THE HOMESTAY Trailer
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THE HOMESTAY Trailer
The Strangeness You Feel
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The Strangeness You Feel
You Know How I Make A New Puppet?
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You Know How I Make A New Puppet?
Meet Mr. Pickles-San
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Meet Mr. Pickles-San
"Kidding" Wants to Make You Feel a Lot of Things
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"Kidding" Wants to Make You Feel a Lot of Things

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    • Bernard Shawn White
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    • June 8, 1959
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka
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      Jackie KatzmanNovember 2012 - present
  • Other works
    Plays Raulito in "Landscape of the Body" play by John Guare (Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space, New York City, New York, USA).
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