Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher | |
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Braugher in June 2011 | |
Born | Andre Keith Braugher (1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Residence | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Stanford University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Ami Brabson (m. 1991) |
Children | 3 |
Andre Keith Braugher (/ˈbraʊ.ər/; born July 1, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Frank Pembleton on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street and in the television film Homicide: The Movie, as well as his roles as Owen Thoreau Jr. on the television series Men of a Certain Age and Raymond Holt on the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Braugher has received two Golden Globe Award nominations and ten Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning two).
In film, he is best known for his supporting roles in many successful films such as Glory (1989), Primal Fear (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), Poseidon (2006), The Mist (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and The Gambler (2014).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television films
4.3 Television series
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Andre Keith Braugher was born July 1, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of four children born to postal worker Sally and heavy equipment operator Floyd Braugher.[1] He attended St. Ignatius College Prep and graduated from Stanford University with a BA in theater in 1984. He then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating with an MFA in 1988.[2][3]
Career
Braugher's first film role was in the 1989 film Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black man from the North who joins the first black regiment in the Union Army. He played Kojak's sidekick in the late-1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak. He subsequently moved on to a role on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Frank Pembleton, a self-righteous, fiery, unyielding, Jesuit-educated police detective. Playing opposite Kyle Secor (who portrayed Detective Tim Bayliss), Braugher became the series' breakout star. He received Television Critics Association awards for individual achievement in drama in 1997 and 1998. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998, winning in the latter year. He left Homicide after its sixth season but returned for the reunion television film. He has also co-starred in the films City of Angels, Frequency and Poseidon. In 1997, he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".[4]
At New York City's Shakespeare in the Park Festival from June 18 to July 14, 1996 at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, Braugher played the title role in Henry V for which he received an Obie Award. In 2000, he played the title role as Ben Gideon in the series Gideon's Crossing, which lasted one season. In 2002, Braugher narrated the award-winning, PBS-broadcast documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, produced by Unity Productions Foundation and recently re-issued. Braugher also narrated The Murder of Emmett Till for PBS. He played Detective Marcellus Washington in the TV series Hack from 2002–2004.[5] In 2006, Braugher starred as Nick Atwater in the mini-series Thief for FX Networks, winning a second Emmy for his performance. He portrayed General Hager in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Braugher appeared on the TV series House, M.D. as Dr. Darryl Nolan, a psychiatrist who helps House recover from his addiction to Vicodin. He also appeared in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age, for which he was nominated twice as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also voiced the villain Darkseid in the animated film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.[6] Braugher co-starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Whipping Man, off-Broadway, for a limited run from January–March 2011. He narrated the introduction to the Olympic Games on NBC from 2006 to 2010, succeeding James Earl Jones in the role. Braugher also narrated James Patterson's Alex Cross book Cross Fire (2010).
He has a recurring role as defense attorney Bayard Ellis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and appeared as the lead character, Capt. Marcus Chaplin, in ABC's military drama TV series Last Resort. Braugher also had a recurring role in season 4 of the Netflix animated series Bojack Horseman as California Gov. Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz. He currently stars in the Golden Globe winning TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the precinct captain, Raymond Holt, for which he has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Personal life
In 1991, Braugher married actress Ami Brabson, who later played his character's wife on Homicide. They have three sons: Michael (born 1992), Isaiah (born 1997), and John Wesley (JW) (born 2002). The family resides in South Orange, New Jersey. He and his family are Unitarian Universalists.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Glory | Cpl. Thomas Searles | |
1993 | Striking Distance | District Attorney Frank Morris | |
1996 | Primal Fear | Tommy Goodman | |
1996 | Get on the Bus | Flip | |
1998 | Thick as Thieves | Dink | |
1998 | City of Angels | Cassiel | |
1999 | It's the Rage | Tim | |
2000 | A Better Way to Die | Cleveland | |
2000 | Frequency | Satch DeLeon | |
2000 | Duets | Reggie Kane | |
2006 | Poseidon | Captain Bradford | |
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | General Hager | |
2007 | The Mist | Brent Norton | |
2008 | Passengers | Perry | |
2009 | Live! | Don | |
2010 | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Darkseid (voice) | |
2010 | Salt | Secretary of Defense | |
2012 | The Baytown Outlaws | Millard | |
2014 | The Gambler | Dean Fuller |
Television films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Detective Winston Blake | |
1990 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Detective Winston Blake | |
1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Detective Winston Blake | |
1990 | Murder in Mississippi | Dennis | |
1990 | Kojak: None for Blind | Detective Winston Blake | |
1990 | Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Dan Weston | |
1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Jackie Robinson | |
1991 | Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Detective Winston Blake | |
1993 | Class of '61 | Lucius | |
1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Benjamin O. Davis Jr. | |
1999 | Passing Glory | Father Joseph Verrett | |
1999 | Love Songs | Ellis | |
2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Detective Frank Pembleton | |
2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | A. Philip Randolph | |
2003 | Soldier's Girl | Sergeant Carlos Diaz |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993–98 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Detective Frank Pembleton | 98 episodes |
1996 | Law & Order | Detective Frank Pembleton | Episode: "Charm City" |
2000–01 | Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Ben Gideon | 20 episodes |
2000–01 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Derge (voice) | 3 episodes |
2001 | The Practice | Dr. Ben Gideon | Episode: "Gideon's Crossover" |
2002–04 | Hack | Marcellus Washington | 39 episodes |
2004 | Salem's Lot | Matt Burke | 2 episodes |
2004 | The Jury | Judge Loren Price | 2 episodes |
2006 | Thief | Nick Atwater | 6 episodes |
2008 | The Andromeda Strain | General George W. Mancheck | 4 episodes |
2009–12 | House | Dr. Darryl Nolan | 4 episodes |
2010 | Miami Medical | Dr. William Rayner | Episode: "Pilot" |
2009–11 | Men of a Certain Age | Owen Thoreau Jr. | 22 episodes |
2011–15 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bayard Ellis | 6 episodes |
2012–13 | Last Resort | Captain Marcus Chaplin | 13 episodes |
2013–present | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Raymond Holt | Main Role |
2015 | Axe Cop | Lobster Man (voice) | Episode: "The Center of the Ocean" |
2016 | New Girl | Captain Ray Holt | Episode: "Homecoming" |
2017 | BoJack Horseman | Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz (voice) | 4 episodes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1995 | Viewers for Quality Television | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1996 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
1996 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Tuskegee Airmen | Nominated |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Tuskegee Airmen | Nominated |
1997 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1997 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1997 | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1998 | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Drama | Homicide: Life on the Street | Won |
1998 | Viewers for Quality Television | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
1999 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Nominated |
1999 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | City of Angels | Nominated |
2000 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Passing Glory | Nominated |
2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actor – Suspense | Frequency | Won |
2001 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated |
2001 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated |
2002 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Gideon's Crossing | Nominated |
2003 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Hack | Won |
2003 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | 10,000 Black Men Named George | Nominated |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Thief | Won |
2006 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Thief | Nominated |
2007 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Thief | Nominated |
2007 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Thief | Won |
2009 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Andromeda Strain | Nominated |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated |
2011 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated |
2012 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated |
2014 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Won |
2014 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2014 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2014 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Won |
2015 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2015 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2015 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Won |
2016 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
2017 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Nominated |
References
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^ Collins, Glenn (1989-03-26). "'Glory' Resurrects Its Black Heroes". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
^ Thomson Gale (2005). "Braugher, Andre". Contemporary Black Biography. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
^ "Andre Braugher". People. 1997-05-12. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
^ Andre Braugher as Marcellus Washington at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-12-25)
^ "Darkseid". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
External links
Andre Braugher on IMDb
Andre Braugher at AllMovie
Andre Braugher at Internet Off-Broadway Database