Biography
Naturally, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor was sought out to star in other television offerings, including the short-lived medical drama "Gideon's Crossing" (CBS, 2000-01), the buddy dramedy "Men of a Certain Age" (TNT, 2009- ) and the Emmy-winning miniseries, "Thief" (FX, 2005), in which he broke with his upstanding image to star as a morally conflicted high-stakes thief. The character-driven actor's flair for decisive confidence led …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played the commanding captain Marcus Chaplin on submarine-set thriller "Last Resort" (ABC) | |
2011 | Guest starred on NBC crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series | |
2010 | Cast as the Secretary of Defense in the action thriller "Salt," starring Angelina Jolie | |
2009 | Landed recurring guest role on "House M.D." (Fox) | |
2009 | Co-starred with Ray Romano and Scott Bakula in the TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" | |
2007 | Co-starred in Stephen King's "The Mist" | |
2007 | Cast in the superhero sequel "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" | |
2006 | Starred in director Wolfgang Petersen's remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" | |
2006 | Played a veteran robber rounding up his team for a new heist in the FX drama "Thief" | |
2004 | Cast in the TNT miniseries "Salem's Lot," written by Stephen King | |
2003 | Cast as Sgt. Carlos Diaz in the Showtime original movie "A Soldier's Girl," the true story of a young soldier beaten to death for falling in love with a transgendered nightclub performer | |
2002 | Narrated the Motown-classics documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" | |
2002 | Starred as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph in the Showtime drama "10,000 Black Men Named George" | |
2000 | Starred as a physician on the ABC medical drama "Gideon's Crossing," created by Paul Attanasio; received Emmy nomination | |
2000 | Reprised role of Frank Pembleton in "Homicide: The Movie" (NBC) | |
2000 | Stared in the short "Louisville," which aired as part of the "Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase" | |
2000 | Featured in the independent "Thick as Thieves," which premiered on HBO | |
1999 | Played a gay lawyer who becomes mixed up in a handgun-related incident in "It's the Rage/All the Rage"; premiered at Toronto Film Festival before airing on Cinemax and receiving a U.S. theatrical release in 2000 | |
1999 | Featured in the Showtime dramatic trilogy "Love Songs," directing one segment and starring in another | |
1999 | Played a hard-driving idealistic African-American priest in the TNT original movie "Passing Glory" | |
1998 | Played supporting role of a heavenly being in "City of Angels" | |
1996 | Returned to the NYSF to play "Henry V" | |
1995 | Featured in the HBO original war film "The Tuskegee Airmen" | |
1993 | Played police detective Frank Pembleton on the NBC drama series "Homicide: Life on the Street" | |
1993 | Featured in the TV-movie dramas "Class of '61" (ABC) and "Without Warning: Terror in the Towers" (NBC) | |
1993 | Featured in the "Simple Justice" installment of the PBS docudrama series "The American Experience" | |
1990 | Played the title role in the TV-movie "The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson" (TNT) | |
1989 | Played a police detective in a series of "Kojak" TV-movies starring Telly Savalas; the first, "Ariana" (1989) marked his TV debut | |
1989 | Made feature film debut in "Glory" | |
1988 | Acted in the New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF) productions of "Twelfth Night" and "Coriolanus" | |
| Raised in Chicago's West Side | ||
Awards
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Men of a Certain Age |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Men of a Certain Age |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Thief |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in Thief |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Gideon's Crossing |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Gideon's Crossing |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Homicide: Life on the Street |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Drama Series in Homicide: Life on the Street |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor For a Miniseries or a Special in The Tuskegee Airmen |