Harold Perrineau
Appearance
Harold Perrineau Jr. | |
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Born | Harold Williams |
Height | 5' 10½" (1.79 m) |
Spouse | Brittany Perrineau (27 August 2002 - present) 1 child |
Harold Perrineau Jr. (born August 7 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, best known for playing the character Link in the Matrix films and games, the character Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz (his character also serves as the narrator for the series), Mercutio in Romeo + Juliet, and the role of Michael Dawson in the first two seasons of the American television series Lost.
Selected filmography
Note: He is often credited without the suffix "Jr."
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) as Flynn
- Lost (2004-2006) as Michael Dawson
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003) as Link
- Enter the Matrix (2003) as Link
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003) as Link
- On Line (2002) as Moe Curley
- Woman On Top (2000) as Monica Jones
- The Best Man (1999) as Julian Murch
- Oz (1997-2003), as Augustus Hill
- The Edge (1997) as Stephen
- Romeo + Juliet (1996), as Mercutio
- Smoke (1995) as Thomas "Rashid" Cole
- I'll Fly Away (1991-1993), as Robert Evans
Trivia
- Lost co-star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starred with him on the HBO series Oz
- Took the role of Link because the original operator Tank was written off the script after Marcus Chong was fired out of money disputes
- His wife gave birth to their daughter Aurora Robinson Perrineau