Sean Patrick Thomas

Sean Patrick Thomas (born December 17, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his co-starring role in the 2001 film Save the Last Dance, as well as his television role as Detective Temple Page in The District.

Contents

1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 References 7 External links

Early life[edit] Thomas was born in Washington, D.C., the son of emigrants from Guyana. He was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Cheryl, a financial analyst for DuPont, and Carlton Thomas, an engineer who also worked for DuPont.[1][2] Thomas, who has two younger siblings, graduated from Brandywine High School in Delaware
Delaware and attended the University of Virginia. He originally intended to study law, but upon successfully auditioning for a role in the film A Raisin in the Sun, Thomas changed directions and decided to attend New York University's prestigious Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1995.[3] Career[edit] Thomas began appearing in screen roles in the mid 1990s, and had minor roles in several films, including Conspiracy Theory (1997), Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions (1999). His first leading role was in the teen romance Save the Last Dance, in which he starred opposite Julia Stiles. The film opened in January 2001 and became successful among teen audiences, grossing over $90 million domestically. Subsequently, Thomas appeared in supporting roles in the films Barbershop and Halloween: Resurrection, both of which were released in 2002. Thomas was a cast member on The District, a television crime drama that aired on CBS
CBS (from 2000–04). Thomas played recurring character Alan Townsend on Reaper. He originated the recurring character of Karl Dupree on Lie To Me. In 2009, he took to the stage, playing the title role in "Othello" for Theatre for a New Audience in New York. This production moved to the Intiman Theatre in Seattle for the summer. In 2012, he worked with Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer. He was originally cast as Cyborg for Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, replacing Shemar Moore
Shemar Moore from Justice League: War who was initially not available to reprise his role. But after Sean Patrick Thomas recorded the role, Shemar Moore
Shemar Moore was available again so Andrea Romano, for the sake of continuity, recast Thomas with Shemar Moore
Shemar Moore who lip synced to the earlier performance of Thomas.[4] Patrick Thomas portrayed Dr. Michael Cayle in the Horror film Deep in the Darkness, based on the Michael Laimo novel with the same name.[5] Personal life[edit] Thomas married actress Aonika Laurent in New Orleans on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Their original wedding date had been Saturday, November 5, 2005, but had to be postponed due to Hurricane Katrina. The couple met at a party thrown by Barbershop director Tim Story.[6] The couple has two children. Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role

1996 Courage Under Fire Sergeant Thompson

1997 Picture Perfect Ad Researcher No.2

1997 Conspiracy Theory (film) Surveillance Operator

1998 Can't Hardly Wait Ben, Jock No.2

1999 Cruel Intentions Ronald Clifford

2000 Dracula 2000 Trick

2001 Save the Last Dance Derek Reynolds

Not Another Teen Movie Other Black Guy At Party

2002 Barbershop Jimmy James

Halloween: Resurrection Rudy Grimes

2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Jimmy James

2006 The Fountain Antonio

2008 The Burrowers Callaghan

2012 Murder on the 13th Floor Jordan Braxton

2014 Deep in the Darkness Dr. Michael Cayle

2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut Jimmy James

2017 The Sterling Chase Darren

2018 The Children

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes

2000–2004 The District Officer/Detective Temple Page

2008 A Raisin in the Sun George Murchison

2009 Lie To Me Karl Dupree

2009 Reaper Alan Townsend

2011 Reed Between the Lines Kenneth

2012 Ringer Solomon Vessida (5 Episodes)

2012 American Horror Story: Asylum Terry

2012 Murder on the 13th Floor Jordan TV film

2015 The Murder Pact

TV film

2016 NCIS: New Orleans Lt. Jakoby

2017 Criminal Minds Agent Terry Richardson

2017 Kevin (Probably) Saves the World Rick

Web

Year Title Role Notes

2015–2016 Vixen Professor Macalester Recurring (8 episodes)

References[edit]

^ " Sean Patrick Thomas profile". Filmreference.com. Retrieved August 11, 2011. ^ Sean Patrick Thomas profile, movies.msn.com; accessed June 18, 2009. ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011. ^ Justice League ^ Deep in the Darkness ^ "Main – Discover AOL". People.aol.com. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

External links[edit]

Sean Patrick Thomas on IMDb interview, September 16, 2002, Hollywood Insider interview, 2001, PopMatters

Awards for Sean Patrick Thomas

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MTV Movie Award for Next Generation

Best Breakthrough Performance

Edward Furlong
Edward Furlong (1992) Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei (1993) Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone (1994) Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst (1995) George Clooney
George Clooney (1996) Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey (1997) Heather Graham
Heather Graham (1998) James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek & Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes (1999) Haley Joel Osment
Haley Joel Osment & Julia Stiles
Julia Stiles (2000) Sean Patrick Thomas & Erika Christensen
Erika Christensen (2001) Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom & Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore (2002) Eminem
Eminem & Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner (2003) Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Ashmore & Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan (2004) Jon Heder
Jon Heder & Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams (2005) Isla Fisher
Isla Fisher (2006) Jaden Smith
Jaden Smith (2007) Zac Efron
Zac Efron (2008) Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson & Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale (2009) Shailene Woodley
Shailene Woodley (2012) Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson (2013) Will Poulter
Will Poulter (2014) Dylan O'Brien
Dylan O'Brien (2015) Daisy Ridley
Daisy Ridley (2016)