Harold Perrineau
| Harold Perrineau | |
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 Harold Perrineau, 2007 |
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| Born | August 7, 1963 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Brittany Perrineau (2002–present) |
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He recently starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks.
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[edit] Personal life
Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Williams and Sylvia Perrineau. His parents changed his name to Williams when he was seven. Harold later legally changed his name back to his birth name, after discovering there was already a Harold Williams in the Screen Actors Guild union. Perrineau attended Shenandoah University, but did not graduate. Perrineau and his wife, Brittany, have a daughter, Aurora Robinson Perrineau, born 1994. Their second daughter, Wynter Aria, was born on May 7, 2008.[1]
[edit] Acting career
In 1989, Perrineau was cast as the original Tyrone Jackson in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of the 1980 hit movie Fame (now known as Fame: The Musical) at the Walnut Street Theatre, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
Perrineau took the role of Link in The Matrix series after the original operator Tank was written off the script when Marcus Chong was fired over money disputes.[3] Lost co-star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starred with Perrineau on the HBO series Oz.
Perrineau played the character Michael Dawson on ABC's hit show Lost. He was temporarily written off when his character left the island with his son at the end of season two and did not appear at all in season three. In July 2007, it was announced Perrineau would return to the main cast for the show's fourth season.[4] However, this return was short lived, as the fourth season was his last as a regular cast member; Dawson died in the season finale. He made one guest appearance in the sixth and final season.
He stars also in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days alongside Rhys Coiro, Mia Kirshner, Kiele Sanchez (also a Lost co-star), Diora Baird and Monique Ganderton.[5]
Perrineau appeared in the 2008 music video, "Yes We Can".[6]
Perrineau will voice the title character from Marvel's new Blade anime coming to G4 January 2012.
He was also eaten by a bear in The Edge.
[edit] Music
Since his debut single ‘Stay Strong’ in 2007, Harold has also been working on his musical career and is actively collaborating with music producer Tomo in der Muhlen known as Tom Tom on his soon to be released debut album, ‘Seeker'. The first single "Moving on" was released October 15. 2011. Having his creative roots on the stage, Harold enjoys doing live shows where he performs with a full band: two guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. He performed at Los Angeles club ‘The Mint’ in April 2010.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Shakedown | Tommie | |
| 1990 | King of New York | Thief on the subway | |
| 1995 | Smoke | Thomas "Rashid" Cole | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Actor |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine | Henry | |
| Romeo + Juliet | Mercutio | ||
| 1997 | The Edge | Stephen | Eaten by a bear! |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge | Bobby Perez | |
| 1999 | The Best Man | Julian Murch | Nominated - Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
| Macbeth in Manhattan | The Chorus | ||
| 2000 | Woman On Top | Monica Jones | |
| 2001 | Prison Song | Uncle Cee | |
| 2002 | On Line | Moe Curley | |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Link | |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Link | ||
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Flynn | |
| 2008 | Gardens of the Night | Orlando | |
| Ball Don't Lie | Jimmy | ||
| Felon | Lt Jackson | ||
| 2010 | 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | Todd | |
| The Killing Jar | John Smith | ||
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Jimmy | |
| Television Appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
| 1989 | The Cosby Show | Scott | Season 5 – "Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus" (as Harold Perrineau Jr.) |
| 1991–1993 | I'll Fly Away | Robert Evans | |
| 1997 | ER | Isaac Price | |
| 1997–2003 | Oz | Augustus Hill | 56 episodes |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Aroun Levert | 1 episode |
| 2004–2006, 2008, 2010 | Lost | Michael Dawson | 61 episodes Won - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2007 | CSI | Rev. Rhodes | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Detective Leo Banks | |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Reggie Tifford | S06E19 |
| Video Game Voice-overs | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Voice | Link |
[edit] References
- ^ Lost’s Perrineau Uncovers Child No. 2
- ^ http://www.famenetwork.com/productions.php History of "Fame: The Musical" Productions
- ^ "The Mystery of Larry Wachowski". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9138137/the_mystery_of_larry_wachowski. Retrieved 2007-10-11.[dead link]
- ^ "TCA: ABC's McPherson Pressed Into Divulging Lost News". Media Week. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927011328/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003616978. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ 30 Days of Night: Dark Days Casting News
- ^ Will.I.Am Gathers Common, Nick Cannon, Scarlett Johansson For Barack Obama Video
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