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Jharrel Jerome

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1997 · age 29

Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or...

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2024UnstoppableFilm, Anthony Robles2023Full CircleSeries, AkedI'm a VirgoSeries, 2023ProducerSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFilm, 2023Miles G. Morales (voice)2021MonsterFilm, Osvaldo Cruz2020Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries ActorAwardNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialAward, 2020Between the World and MeFilm, 2020Concrete CowboyFilm, 2020Smush2019Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieAwardThe Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries, 2019When They See UsSeries, 2019Korey WiseLive in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Film, 2019Jimmy PiersonOprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us NowFilm, 2019RobuFilm, 2019Rob/RobuSelah and the SpadesFilm, 2019Maxxie Ayoade2018First MatchFilm, Omari2017Mr. MercedesSeries, Jerome RobinsonTalesSeries, 2017Deacon2016MoonlightFilm, Kevin Age 16WheelsFilm, 2016Narrator (voice)2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries2007The Graham Norton ShowSeries2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1997Born9 October 1997

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  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
  • Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now 2019
  • Moonlight 2016
  • Monster 2021
  • First Match 2018

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Awards

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actor2020
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special2020
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2019

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He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Jerome has since starred as a 13 foot tall boy in Boots Riley's miniseries I'm a Virgo (2023) and as wrestler Anthony Robles in the sports biopic film Unstoppable (2024).

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Born 1997 · age 29

In the same film or series as Jharrel

Caleb McLaughlinAlso in Concrete Cowboy (2020)Shintaro MorimotoAlso in Robu (2019)Naomie HarrisAlso in Moonlight (2016)Andre BraugherAlso in Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIAlso in First Match (2018)Don CheadleAlso in Unstoppable (2024)