RECENT CREDITS
Cadillac Records (FILM)  Dec. 5, 2008
Quantum of Solace (FILM)  Nov. 14, 2008
W. (FILM)  Oct. 17, 2008
Chicago 10 (FILM)  Feb. 29, 2008
The Invasion (FILM)  Aug. 17, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
Father died when he was a baby and was raised by his mother, a lawyer for the US Customs Department.
In 1993, joined the Broadway cast of Tony Kushner's award-winning play Angels in America; later recreated the role of nurse Belize for the 2003 HBO adaptation.
Won a 2001 American Film Institute Actor of the Year Award for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO miniseries Boycott.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Cadillac Records  2008 -Muddy Waters
Actor
Film


Quantum of Solace  2008 -Felix leiter
Actor
Film


W.  2008 -Colin Powell
Actor
Film


Chicago 10  2008 -Bobby Seale
Voice
Film


The Invasion  2007 -Dr. Stephen Galeano
Actor
Film


Casino Royale  2006 -Felix Leiter
Actor
Film


Lady in the Water  2006 -Mr. Dury
Actor
Film


Syriana  2005 -Bennett Holiday
Actor
Film


Broken Flowers  2005 -Winston
Actor
Film


The Manchurian Candidate  2004 -Al Melvin
Actor
Film


With All Deliberate Speed  2004 -Narrator
Voice
Film


Ali  2001 -Howard Bingham
Actor
Film


Too Tired To Die  2001 -Balzac Man
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Shaft  2000 -Peoples Hernandez
Actor
Film


Hamlet  2000 -Gravedigger
Actor
Film


Ride With the Devil  1999 -Daniel Holt
Actor
Film


Celebrity  1998 -Off Off Broadway Director
Actor
Film


Jumpin' at the Boneyard  1992 -Derek
Actor
Film


Presumed Innocent  1990 -Prosecuting Attorney
Actor
Film


Angels in America  2003 -Belize, Belize/Mr. Lies
Actor, Actor
TV
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Lackawanna Blues   -Small Paul
Actor
TV


Eye See You  2002 -Jaworski
Actor
Film


The Giraffe  1999 -Win
Actor
Film


Critical Care  1997 -Bed Two
Actor
Film


Basquiat  1996 -Jean Michel Basquiat
Actor
Film


Faithful  1996
Actor
Film


Lackawanna Blues   -Small Paul
Actor
Film


Producer, Actor
Film


Boycott   -Martin Luther King Jr.
Actor
Film


Cement   -Nin
Actor
Film


Ali's 65   -Host
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Angels in America   -Belize, Mr. Lies
Actor, Actor
Film


Voice
Film




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Highlights

Father died when he was a baby and was raised by his mother, a lawyer for the US Customs Department.
In 1993, joined the Broadway cast of Tony Kushner's award-winning play Angels in America; later recreated the role of nurse Belize for the 2003 HBO adaptation.
Won a 2001 American Film Institute Actor of the Year Award for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO miniseries Boycott.


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