Courtney B. Vance

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Courtney B. Vance won his second Emmy for Lovecraft County on HBO, where he stars alongside Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Jonathan Majors. He’s just wrapped AMC’s 61st Street, written by Peter Moffat and executive produced by Michael B Jordan. Courtney can currently be seen in Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha opposite Cynthia Erivo. 

Courtney is best known for his portrayal of ‘Johnny Cochran’ in Ryan Murphy’s critically acclaimed The People V.S. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, for which he earned an Emmy as well as a Critics’ Choice Television Award and NAACP Image Award. He also received Golden Globe and SAG Award nods for his performance. On stage, Vance won a Tony Award for his performance as James “Hap” Hairston in the Nora Ephron play Lucky Guy which also starred Tom Hanks. 

In 2020, Courtney appeared in The Photograph opposite Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, and Uncorked, which was an official selection of SXSW 2020. Courtney can also be seen in Lionsgate’s Ben Is Back, directed by Peter Hedges, alongside Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges. 

He is currently the president of SAG-AFTRA Foundation.

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