Andre Holland
| André Holland | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 28, 1979 Bessemer, Alabama |
| Occupation | Actor |
André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He currently stars as Dr. Algernon Edwards on the Cinemax drama The Knick. He portrayed politician and activist Andrew Young in the 2014 film Selma and sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42.
Biography
He was born on December 28, 1979. He attended Florida State University and New York University[1] and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from NYU in 2006.[2] His first stage performance was in Oliver at the Birmingham Summerfest Theatre at the age of eleven.[1]
Since then, Holland has performed in several theatre productions. In 2006, he portrayed three characters (Simon, Rex and Jesse) in the play Blue Door and Charles Isherwood of The New York Times gave him a positive review for his performance.[2] In 2008, he played Eric in the play Wig Out![3] and Elegba/Marcus in The Brother/Sister Plays the following year.[4] In 2010, he was cast in the Matthew Lopez play The Whipping Man[5] and won the Vivian Robinson/Audelco Award for "Supporting Actor" for The Whipping Man.[6]
In 2011, he starred as Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald on the NBC sitcom Friends with Benefits. Holland also appears with Clive Owen in the Cinemax original TV drama The Knick.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The News | DeShawn Burkett | Television movie |
| 2008 | Sugar | Brad | Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Cast |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Private Needles | |
| 2008 | Last Call | Pete | |
| 2009 | Us: A Love Story | Carjack victim | Short film |
| 2009 | Lost & Found | Gayle Dixon | Television movie |
| 2010 | The Rockford Files | Angel Martin | Television movie |
| 2011 | Small, Beautifully Moving Parts | Leon | |
| 2012 | Nobody's Nobody | Jason | Short film |
| 2013 | 42 | Wendell Smith | |
| 2014 | Black or White | Reggie | |
| 2014 | Selma | Andrew Young | Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Law & Order | David Sachs | Episode: "Public Service Homicide" |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Frank Thomas | Episode: "Wasn't That Enough?" |
| 2010 | Damages | Bank Manager | Episode: "You Haven't Replaced Me" |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Burn Notice | Dion Carver | Episode: "Breaking Point" |
| 2012–2013 | 1600 Penn | Marshall Malloy | 13 episodes |
| 2014–present | The Knick | Dr. Algernon Edwards | 20 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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