Harold Perrineau, Jr.
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Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles as
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television series '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the Epix television '' From'' (since 2022), Link in '' The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''
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's '' Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). He has also starred in the films '' Smoke'' (1995), for which was nominated for the
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, '' The Edge'' (1997), '' The Best Man'' (1999), '' Woman on Top'' (2000), and ''
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'' (2007). His other television credits include ''
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'' (2012), ''
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'' (2014–2015), '' Claws'' (2017–2022), and '' The Rookie'' (2019–2021).


Early life

Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents changed his name to Williams when he was a child, but he later changed it back, after discovering there was already a Harold Williams in the Screen Actors Guild. He attended Shenandoah University and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Harold has 4 brothers; Anthony, Bryan, Lance and Malik.


Career

In 1989, Perrineau was cast as the original Tyrone Jackson in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of the 1980 hit movie '' Fame'' (now known as '' Fame: The Musical'') at the Walnut Street Theatre, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He took the role of Link in ''The Matrix'' series after the original operator Tank was written out of the script when
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was fired over monetary disputes. ''
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'' co-star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starred with Perrineau on the HBO series '' Oz''. Perrineau played
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on ABC's hit show ''Lost''. He was temporarily written off when his character left the island with his son at the end of season two and did not appear in season three. In July 2007, it was announced he would return to the main cast for the show's fourth season. However, the return was short-lived, as the fourth season was his last as a regular cast member. He made one guest appearance in the sixth and final season. Perrineau starred in '' 30 Days of Night: Dark Days'' with
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. Perrineau appeared in the 2008 music video " Yes We Can". Perrineau voiced the title character from Marvel's ''Blade'' anime series on G4 January 2012. He was cast to play the character of Damon Pope, the main antagonist of season 5 of the hit show ''
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''. Perrineau starred as Stevie, the bass player, in the TBS comedy '' Wedding Band'', which ran from 2012 to 2013. Perrineau starred as Manny, an angelic messenger, in ''
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'', the short-lived 2015 television series based on the DC Comics/ Vertigo character
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. He made his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of
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's '' The Cherry Orchard,'' adapted by
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. The play ran from September 2016 to December 4, 2016. Perrineau played Lopakhin, with Diane Lane as Ranevskaya. Also in 2016, Perrineau co-starred in the Amazon Studios legal series ''
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''. From 2017 to 2022, Perrineau played Dean, a man on the autism spectrum and the brother of Desna, in TNT's '' Claws''. He won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the NAACP Awards. Perrineau starred as a cop, Nick Armstrong, on '' The Rookie'' for most of season 2 and as a guest on season 3. Since his debut single "Stay Strong" in 2007 Perrineau has been working on his musical career. He is actively collaborating with music producer Tomo in der Muhlen, known as DJ Tomo Tom Tom, on his debut album, ''Seeker''. The first single, "Moving On", was released October 15, 2011. Perrineau enjoys doing live shows where he performs with a full band: two guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. He performed at Los Angeles club The Mint in April 2010. Perrineau has appeared in MKTO's "Thank You" music video and J. Cole's "She Knows" music video.


Personal life

Perrineau has been married to former actress and model Brittany Perrineau (
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Robinson) since 2002. They have three daughters, including actress Aurora Perrineau.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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Official website
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