Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1960-03-12 (64 years old)

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Biography

Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in the original productions of August Wilson's Fences in 1985, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation in 1990 and Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy in 2013 for which he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is known for his roles in films such as Hamburger Hill (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Preacher's Wife (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Isle of Dogs (2018).


Vance is also known for work on television on shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where he portrayed Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He also guest-starred on Law & Order, Picket Fences, The Closer, Revenge, Scandal, and Masters of Sex. He won acclaim for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He recently appeared in the HBO television film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017), National Geographic's limited series Genius: Aretha (2020), and the HBO drama series Lovecraft Country (2020) the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.


He has been married to actress Angela Bassett since 1997. Vance is on the Board of Directors for The Actors Center in New York City, and is an active supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In 2019, Vance was appointed as the President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.


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Filmography

all 89

Movies 60

TV Shows 29

self 13

Voice 5

Narrator 3

Producer 1

Jeremy Horne / Executive Producer
Heist 88

Heist 88 (2023)

Movie
Self - Guest
Sherri

Sherri (2022)

TV
Franklin Roberts
61st Street

61st Street (2022)

TV
Amend: The Fight for America

Amend: The Fight for America (2021)

TV
Self
Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me (2020)

Movie
George Freeman
Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country (2020)

TV
5.5
Captain Craine
Project Power

Project Power (2020)

Movie
5.55
Louis
Uncorked

Uncorked (2020)

Movie
Louis Morton
The Photograph

The Photograph (2020)

Movie
6
Self - Narrator
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway

On Broadway (2019)

Movie
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall (2019)

TV
Neal Beeby
Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back (2018)

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Groveland Four

The Groveland Four (2018)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Movie
6.18
Colonel Greenway
The Mummy

The Mummy (2017)

Movie
5.84
C.L. Franklin
Genius

Genius (2017)

TV
Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

Movie
Walter Davis
Office Christmas Party

Office Christmas Party (2016)

Movie
6.22
Johnnie Cochran
American Crime Story

American Crime Story (2016)

TV
5.92
Self
Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime Story

Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime Story (2016)

TV
Miles Dyson
Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys (2015)

Movie
6.06
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

TV
Dr. Charles Hendricks
Masters of Sex

Masters of Sex (2013)

TV
5
Sam Campbell
Graceland

Graceland (2013)

TV
6.16
Jacob
Let It Shine

Let It Shine (2012)

Movie
7.67
Self
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots (2012)

TV
Delvin
The Divide

The Divide (2012)

Movie
6
Pastor Dale
Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise (2012)

Movie
Benjamin Brooks
Revenge

Revenge (2011)

TV
6.52
Agent Block
Final Destination 5

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Movie
4.79
Marcus Temple
Extraordinary Measures

Extraordinary Measures (2010)

Movie
4
Mr. Randolph
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season (2009)

Movie
Stanford Wedeck / Narrator
FlashForward

FlashForward (2009)

TV
5.29
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Agent O'Hara
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth (2008)

Movie
5
William Banks
State of Mind

State of Mind (2007)

TV
Corey (segment 'Fences')
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)

Movie
Chief Tommy Delk / Chief Tommy Delk (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Closer

The Closer (2005)

TV
7.25
Narrator
The Fight

The Fight (2005)

Movie
Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Movie
Voice of Vivien Thomas
Partners of the Heart

Partners of the Heart (2002)

Movie
Clarence Brandley
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)

Movie
Reverend Jones
D-Tox

D-Tox (2002)

Movie
1
Ron Carver
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5
Walter Harrelson
Boston Public

Boston Public (2000)

TV
3.5
Roger Hines
Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys (2000)

Movie
6
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story (2000)

Movie
Self
The Acting Class

The Acting Class (2000)

Movie
Eddie
Love and Action in Chicago

Love and Action in Chicago (1999)

Movie
Otis Tucker
Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune (1999)

Movie
Officer James Halloran
Naked City: A Killer Christmas

Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)

Movie
John Williams
Blind Faith

Blind Faith (1998)

Movie
Officer James Halloran
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)

Movie
Makai (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys (1998)

TV
6.2
Any Day Now

Any Day Now (1998)

TV
Jerry Robinson
Ambushed

Ambushed (1998)

Movie
Foreman
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men (1997)

Movie
Self - Guest / Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Reverend Henry Biggs
The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Movie
6
Lucien P. Singer
The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door (1996)

Movie
Travis Holloway
The Affair

The Affair (1995)

Movie
Luke
The Last Supper

The Last Supper (1995)

Movie
6
Lt. Glenn
The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

Movie
Mr. George Grandey
Dangerous Minds

Dangerous Minds (1995)

Movie
Bobby Seale
Panther

Panther (1995)

Movie
Lymon
The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson (1995)

Movie
Russell Banfield
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Cooper
Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony (1994)

Movie
Thomas
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)

Movie
Thunder
Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder (1993)

Movie
Conroy Price
Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law (1993)

Movie
Jim
The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

Movie
(voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems (1992)

Movie
Justice Butler
In the Line of Duty: Street War

In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)

Movie
Actor
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes (1992)

Movie
Scribe
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes (1992)

Movie
Reader
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)

Movie
Mayor's Assistant / Benjamin Greer
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Ronald Jones
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Movie
6.13
Narrator (voice)
American Experience

American Experience (1988)

TV
3.5
thirtysomething

thirtysomething (1987)

TV
1
Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
Hamburger Hill

Hamburger Hill (1987)

Movie
Narrator
NOVA

NOVA (1974)

TV
4.75
Lucien P. Singer
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Actor
Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

TV
Self - Host
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

Movie
Cobra Bubbles
Lilo & Stitch

Lilo & Stitch

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.18
Based on 2.36 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1960-03-12 (64 years old)

Birth Name
Courtney Bernard Vance

Birth Place
Detroit, United States of America

Spouse
Angela Bassett

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Los Angeles, United States of America

Awards
Theatre World Award, Clarence Derwent Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play


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