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Jensen Atwood (born August 25, 1976) is an American actor from South Central, Los Angeles. Atwood is best known for roles in television productions such as '' Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God'', '' Noah's Arc'', and SISTERS the movie


Early life

Atwood was born and raised in South Central, Los Angeles where he currently resides. He has two younger sisters Monica Jones and Ashley Atwood and two older brothers Gilbert (Andy) Atwood and Jason (String) Atwood. He studied acting at California State University, Long Beach, at Playhouse West in Los Angeles, and with Eric Morris.


Career

Since beginning his show business career, Atwood has appeared in numerous music videos and stage productions. As a model, Atwood was featured on the cover of ''Krave'', ''Bleu'', and ''Ballroom Rockstar'' and appeared in a layout for '' Flaunt Magazine''. He has appeared in advertisements for brands such as
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and has also sang backup for Tyrese. In 2005 Atwood played Johnny Taylor, the love interest to Halle Berry in the
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television film '' Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God''. He also historically played Wade Robinson on
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television series '' Noah's Arc'' The critically-acclaimed ''Noah's Arc'' was the first TV series featuring Black gay men as main characters. In interviews, Atwood says that playing Wade was his most challenging role. He can also be seen in the 2023 film Sisters as Trae on BET+.


Filmography


Music videos


References


External links

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Official website
1976 births Living people African-American male actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles American LGBT rights activists Activists from California 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub