Elijah Boothe is an American actor best known for his role in
Netflix
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's
''Luke Cage'' where he plays the young
Cottonmouth
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. Boothe has appeared in numerous television shows and feature films including ''
Golden Boy,'' ''
Blue Bloods'', and the Netflix original film ''
Coin Heist''. He has won award for "Best Actor" from the
San Diego Black Film Festival.
Raised in
Jackson Township, New Jersey
Jackson Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township population was 58,544. A portion of the township is located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Roughly equidistan ...
, Boothe attended the
OCVTS Performing Arts Academy in
Lakehurst, New Jersey
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,
Radio Disney
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The network broadcast music programming ...
, the
Apollo Theater
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, and at the
U.S. Open.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American male web series actors
21st-century American male actors
American male television actors
American male film actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Actors from New Jersey
People from Jackson Township, New Jersey
Singers from New Jersey
African-American male actors
21st-century African-American male singers
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers
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