Henry Simmons
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| Henry Simmons | |
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| Born | Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. July 1, 1970 Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Sophina Brown (2010 - present) |
| Awards | Grand Jury Award for Best Actor at the American Black Film Festival for his portrayal of Dr. Walter Chambers in South of Pico |
Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. (born July 1, 1970) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC police drama, NYPD Blue, from 2000-2005.
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Life and career [edit]
Early life [edit]
Simmons was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Aurelia, a school teacher, and Henry Simmons, Sr., an IRS agent.[1] He is one of three children, including his twin sister, and another sister. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship to Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where he earned a business degree.[2]
Career [edit]
While attending Franklin Pierce College, he experimented in theater.[3] After graduating from college, he briefly worked at a Fortune 500 company in Stamford. Unhappy with his job, Simmons began to study acting and after a few bit roles, he landed a recurring role on the soap opera, Another World.
Simmons is best known for playing Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC drama, NYPD Blue. He also played Queen Latifah's boyfriend in the 2004 action/comedy film Taxi. He had a leading role in the new CBS legal drama Shark, starring James Woods, and played a leading role in World's Greatest Dad. He recently starred in the ABC-TV comedy series Man Up!. Upcoming projects include feature films From the Rough, starring Taraji P. Henson, and No Good Deed, starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson.[citation needed]
Personal life [edit]
He married actress Sophina Brown in May 2010.[4]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1994 | Above the Rim | Starnes |
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Peter |
| 1999 | Let It Snow | Mitch Jennings |
| 2002 | A Gentleman's Game | Walter Kane |
| 2004 | Taxi | Jesse |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? | Frank |
| 2006 | Something New | Kyle |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Issac |
| 2006 | The Insurgents | Marcus |
| 2007 | South of Pico | Dr. Walter Chambers |
| 2009 | World's Greatest Dad | Mike Lane |
| 2011 | From the Rough | Kendrick Paulsen Jr. |
| 2014 | No Good Deed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Basketball Player | |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | Kevin Lewis | One episode |
| 1994–95 | New York Undercover | Jackson | Two episodes |
| 1999 | Another World | Tyrone Montgomery | 2 years |
| 2000–05 | NYPD Blue | Det. Baldwin Jones | 106 episodes |
| 2004 | Spartacus | Draba | Television film |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Jesse | Television film |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Curtis Wilson | Two episodes |
| 2006–08 | Shark | Issac Wright | 32 episodes |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Bobby Carmichael | One episode |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Jean Toomer | Television film |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Andrew Ballard | One episode |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | One episode | |
| 2011 | Man Up | Grant | |
| 2013 | Second Generation Wayans | Baron 'The Truth' Fouse |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20131151,00.html
- ^ CBS bio
- ^ CBS bio
- ^ Gerri Miller (10/17/2011 06:09 PM EDT). "Henry Simmons Lightens Up: He plays it for laughs in Man Up!". BET.com.
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