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Courtney B. Vance
Acting

Courtney B. Vance

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

12 Mar 1960

Age

66 Years

Born In

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Total Projects

101

Years Active

82 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Girl Dad

movie

Girl Dad

2026

Girl Dad

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

movie

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

2026

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

as Self

Lilo & Stitch

movie

Lilo & Stitch

2025

Lilo & Stitch

as Cobra Bubbles

Death Wish

movie

Death Wish

2024

Death Wish

as Pilot (voice)

Grotesquerie

tv

Grotesquerie

2024

Grotesquerie

as Marshall Tryon

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

tv

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as Zeus

Heist 88

movie

Heist 88

2023

Heist 88

as Jeremy Horne

Sherri

tv

Sherri

2022

Sherri

as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

tv

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

61st Street

tv

61st Street

2022

61st Street

as Franklin Roberts

Amend: The Fight for America

tv

Amend: The Fight for America

2021

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Between the World and Me

movie

Between the World and Me

2020

Between the World and Me

as Self

Lovecraft Country

tv

Lovecraft Country

2020

Lovecraft Country

as George Freeman

Project Power

movie

Project Power

2020

Project Power

as Captain Craine

Uncorked

movie

Uncorked

2020

Uncorked

as Louis

The Photograph

movie

The Photograph

2020

The Photograph

as Louis Morton

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

movie

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

2020

Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story

as Self - Narrator

On Broadway

movie

On Broadway

2019

On Broadway

as Self (archive footage)

Tamron Hall

tv

Tamron Hall

2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

CineRaya

movie

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

2019

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

as Self - Host

Ben Is Back

movie

Ben Is Back

2018

Ben Is Back

as Mr. Beeby

The Groveland Four

movie

The Groveland Four

2018

The Groveland Four

as Self - Narrator

Isle of Dogs

movie

Isle of Dogs

2018

Isle of Dogs

as Narrator (voice)

The Mummy

movie

The Mummy

2017

The Mummy

as Colonel Greenway

Genius

tv

Genius

2017

Genius

as C.L. Franklin

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

movie

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

Office Christmas Party

movie

Office Christmas Party

2016

Office Christmas Party

as Walter Davis

American Crime Story

tv

American Crime Story

2016

American Crime Story

as Johnnie Cochran

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

tv

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Terminator Genisys

movie

Terminator Genisys

2015

Terminator Genisys

as Miles Dyson

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

tv

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Masters of Sex

tv

Masters of Sex

2013

Masters of Sex

as Dr. Charles Hendricks

Graceland

tv

Graceland

2013

Graceland

as Sam Campbell

Let It Shine

movie

Let It Shine

2012

Let It Shine

as Jacob

Scandal

tv

Scandal

2012

Scandal

as Clarence Parker

Finding Your Roots

tv

Finding Your Roots

2012

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Joyful Noise

movie

Joyful Noise

2012

Joyful Noise

as Pastor Dale

The Divide

movie

The Divide

2012

The Divide

as Delvin

Revenge

tv

Revenge

2011

Revenge

as Benjamin Brooks

Final Destination 5

movie

Final Destination 5

2011

Final Destination 5

as Agent Block

Hurricane Season

movie

Hurricane Season

2010

Hurricane Season

as Mr. Randolph

Extraordinary Measures

movie

Extraordinary Measures

2010

Extraordinary Measures

as Marcus Temple

FlashForward

tv

FlashForward

2009

FlashForward

as Stanford Wedeck

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

tv

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Nothing But the Truth

movie

Nothing But the Truth

2008

Nothing But the Truth

as Agent O'Hara

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

movie

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Corey (segment "Fences")

The Closer

tv

The Closer

2005

The Closer

as Chief Tommy Delk

The Closer

tv

The Closer

2005

The Closer

as Chief Tommy Delk (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fight

movie

The Fight

2005

The Fight

as Narrator (voice)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

movie

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)

Gary the Rat

tv

Gary the Rat

2003

Gary the Rat

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

movie

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Partners of the Heart

movie

Partners of the Heart

2002

Partners of the Heart

as Vivien Thomas (voice)

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

movie

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

as Clarence Brandley

D-Tox

movie

D-Tox

2002

D-Tox

as Reverend Jones

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

tv

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Ron Carver

Boston Public

tv

Boston Public

2000

Boston Public

as Walter Harrelson

Space Cowboys

movie

Space Cowboys

2000

Space Cowboys

as Roger Hines

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

movie

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Acting Class

movie

The Acting Class

2000

The Acting Class

as Self

Love and Action in Chicago

movie

Love and Action in Chicago

1999

Love and Action in Chicago

as Eddie Jones

Cookie's Fortune

movie

Cookie's Fortune

1999

Cookie's Fortune

as Otis Tucker

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

movie

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

1998

Naked City: A Killer Christmas

as Officer James Halloran

Blind Faith

movie

Blind Faith

1998

Blind Faith

as John Williams

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

movie

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

1998

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

as Officer James Halloran

The Wild Thornberrys

tv

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

The Wild Thornberrys

as Makai (voice)

Any Day Now

tv

Any Day Now

1998

Any Day Now

Ambushed

movie

Ambushed

1998

Ambushed

as Jerry Robinson

12 Angry Men

movie

12 Angry Men

1997

12 Angry Men

as Foreman

The View

tv

The View

1997

The View

as Self

The View

tv

The View

1997

The View

as Self - Guest

The Preacher's Wife

movie

The Preacher's Wife

1996

The Preacher's Wife

as Reverend Henry Biggs

The Boys Next Door

movie

The Boys Next Door

1996

The Boys Next Door

as Lucien P. Singer

The Affair

movie

The Affair

1995

The Affair

as Travis Holloway

The Last Supper

movie

The Last Supper

1995

The Last Supper

as Luke

The Tuskegee Airmen

movie

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995

The Tuskegee Airmen

as Lt. Glenn

Dangerous Minds

movie

Dangerous Minds

1995

Dangerous Minds

as Mr. George Grandey

Panther

movie

Panther

1995

Panther

as Bobby Seale

The Piano Lesson

movie

The Piano Lesson

1995

The Piano Lesson

as Lymon

ER

tv

ER

1994

ER

as Russell Banfield

Holy Matrimony

movie

Holy Matrimony

1994

Holy Matrimony

as Cooper

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

movie

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

1994

Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

as Thomas

Percy & Thunder

movie

Percy & Thunder

1993

Percy & Thunder

as Wayne 'Thunder' Carter

Beyond the Law

movie

Beyond the Law

1993

Beyond the Law

as Conroy Price

The Adventures of Huck Finn

movie

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

The Adventures of Huck Finn

as Jim

In the Line of Duty: Street War

movie

In the Line of Duty: Street War

1992

In the Line of Duty: Street War

as Justice Butler

Picket Fences

tv

Picket Fences

1992

Picket Fences

as Warren Grier

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

movie

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems

as (voice)

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

movie

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

1992

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes

as (voice)

The Emperor's New Clothes

movie

The Emperor's New Clothes

1992

The Emperor's New Clothes

as Scribe (voice)

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

movie

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

1991

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

as Reader

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Mayor's Assistant

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Benjamin Greer

The Hunt for Red October

movie

The Hunt for Red October

1990

The Hunt for Red October

as Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

American Experience

tv

American Experience

1988

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

thirtysomething

tv

thirtysomething

1987

thirtysomething

Hamburger Hill

movie

Hamburger Hill

1987

Hamburger Hill

as Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson

First Affair

movie

First Affair

1983

First Affair

as Male Student #2

NOVA

tv

NOVA

1974

NOVA

as Narrator

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lucien P. Singer

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member