Cory Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s.

Personal life

Hardrict was born in Chicago, Illinois. After dating for six years, Hardrict and actress

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were engaged on Christmas Day 2006. They married on April 20, 2008, in

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. In 2011, Mowry's first pregnancy was chronicled on the reality TV show '' Tia & Tamera'' starring her and her twin sister on the

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. Hardrict and Mowry have a son named Cree Taylor born on June 28, 2011, and a daughter named Cairo Tiahna born on May 5, 2018. On October 4, 2022, it was announced that Mowry and Hardrict have separated due to irreconcilable differences.

Career

He began his career on television during the late 1990s, with appearances in weekly prime-time programs including ''

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'', ''

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,'' '' Felicity'', ''

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'' and '' ER''. He made his film debut in the 1999 romantic comedy '' Never Been Kissed'', starring

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, followed by a role in the drama ''

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'' (2001). Hardrict has also appeared in ''

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'' (2004), ''Miles from Home'' (2006), and ''

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'' (2006) also starred in the Netflix original movie '' Brotherly Love'' as the big brother of two younger siblings. Hardrict co-starred in the film ''Hollywood Horror'' with wife

and her twin sister

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. Later that year, he appeared in the romantic comedy ''

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'', and the drama ''Dough Boys''. Hardrict also had a guest appearance on the CW show '' The Game'' with wife

as the cable guy in the "Hill Street Blues" episode. Hardrict also appeared as Ryan in the pilot episode of the CBS sitcom '' Accidentally on Purpose''. However, he was subsequently replaced by Pooch Hall (his wife's co-star from ''The Game''). In 2007, he had a recurring role on the

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series '' Lincoln Heights'' and executive produced the film ''Neighborhood Watch'', in which he also starred. The following year, he had a supporting role in the movie ''

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'' directed by and starring

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. That same year, he appeared as singer Brandy's love interest in the music video for " Right Here (Departed)". In 2015, he had a role in the film ''

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'', also directed by Eastwood. In 2015, he played the older brother June, who takes care of his family by any means necessary, in the film ''Brotherly Love'' alongside Keke Palmer and Eric D. Hill Jr. In 2017, he played Jacques Agnant in the

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biopic titled ''

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'', alongside

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, Danai Gurira and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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