

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...
Known For
Filmography

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Girl Dad
Girl Dad

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

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Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch
as Cobra Bubbles

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Death Wish
Death Wish
as Pilot (voice)

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Grotesquerie
Grotesquerie
as Marshall Tryon

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Zeus

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Heist 88
Heist 88
as Jeremy Horne

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Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest

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The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self

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61st Street
61st Street
as Franklin Roberts

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Amend: The Fight for America
Amend: The Fight for America
as Self

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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
as Self

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Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
as George Freeman

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Project Power
Project Power
as Captain Craine

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Uncorked
Uncorked
as Louis

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The Photograph
The Photograph
as Louis Morton

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

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On Broadway
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)

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Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest

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

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Ben Is Back
Ben Is Back
as Mr. Beeby

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The Groveland Four
The Groveland Four
as Self - Narrator

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Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
as Narrator (voice)

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The Mummy
The Mummy
as Colonel Greenway

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Genius
Genius
as C.L. Franklin

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield

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Office Christmas Party
Office Christmas Party
as Walter Davis

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American Crime Story
American Crime Story
as Johnnie Cochran

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest

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Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys
as Miles Dyson

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self

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Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex
as Dr. Charles Hendricks

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Graceland
Graceland
as Sam Campbell

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Let It Shine
Let It Shine
as Jacob

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Scandal
Scandal
as Clarence Parker

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Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
as Self

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Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise
as Pastor Dale

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The Divide
The Divide
as Delvin

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Revenge
Revenge
as Benjamin Brooks

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Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5
as Agent Block

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Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season
as Mr. Randolph

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Extraordinary Measures
Extraordinary Measures
as Marcus Temple

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FlashForward
FlashForward
as Stanford Wedeck

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

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Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
as Agent O'Hara

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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Corey (segment "Fences")

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The Closer
The Closer
as Chief Tommy Delk

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The Closer
The Closer
as Chief Tommy Delk (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Fight
The Fight
as Narrator (voice)

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

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Gary the Rat
Gary the Rat

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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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Partners of the Heart
Partners of the Heart
as Vivien Thomas (voice)

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Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Clarence Brandley

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D-Tox
D-Tox
as Reverend Jones

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ron Carver

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Boston Public
Boston Public
as Walter Harrelson

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Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys
as Roger Hines

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The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

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The Acting Class
The Acting Class
as Self

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Love and Action in Chicago
Love and Action in Chicago
as Eddie Jones

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Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune
as Otis Tucker

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Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
as Officer James Halloran

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Blind Faith
Blind Faith
as John Williams

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Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Officer James Halloran

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The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys
as Makai (voice)

tv
Any Day Now
Any Day Now

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Ambushed
Ambushed
as Jerry Robinson

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Foreman

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The View
The View
as Self

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The View
The View
as Self - Guest

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The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife
as Reverend Henry Biggs

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The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door
as Lucien P. Singer

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The Affair
The Affair
as Travis Holloway

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The Last Supper
The Last Supper
as Luke

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The Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Lt. Glenn

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Dangerous Minds
Dangerous Minds
as Mr. George Grandey

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Panther
Panther
as Bobby Seale

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The Piano Lesson
The Piano Lesson
as Lymon

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ER
ER
as Russell Banfield

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Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
as Cooper

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Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
as Thomas

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Percy & Thunder
Percy & Thunder
as Wayne 'Thunder' Carter

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Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
as Conroy Price

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The Adventures of Huck Finn
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Jim

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In the Line of Duty: Street War
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Justice Butler

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Picket Fences
Picket Fences
as Warren Grier

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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)

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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)

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The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Scribe (voice)

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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader

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Law & Order
Law & Order
as Mayor's Assistant

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Law & Order
Law & Order
as Benjamin Greer

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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
as Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

tv
thirtysomething
thirtysomething

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Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill
as Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson

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First Affair
First Affair
as Male Student #2

tv
NOVA
NOVA
as Narrator

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lucien P. Singer

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member