Kenneth Todd Freeman (born July 9, 1965) is an American actor. He has been nominated for two

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s over the course of his career and has won one

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. He has played supporting roles in films such as '' Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997) and ''

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'' (1999), played a prominent recurring role as Mr. Trick on ''

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'' (1998–1999), and was a series regular as Mr. Poe on ''

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'' (2017–2019).

Life and career

Born in

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, Freeman went to the local High School for the Performing and Visual Arts before later graduating from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 1987. Freeman has been an ensemble member of the

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since 1993. In the same year, he was nominated for the

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for his lead performance in the

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drama '' The Song of Jacob Zulu''. More recently, Freeman has played the role of Doctor Dillamond from '' Wicked'' in the first North American tour, Chicago and Broadway productions. In 2015, he was nominated for his second Tony Award, this time for Best Featured Actor in a Play as Sissy Na Na in '' Airline Highway.'' He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for the same role. He has also had supporting roles in various films such as ''

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'' (1996), '' Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997), ''

'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2008). On television, he earned a recurring role on ''

'' as Mr. Trick. He performed in the

's production of '' Downstate'', which concluded its run on November 18, 2018. He portrayed Mr. Poe in the 2017

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comedy drama series ''

''.

Filmography

Theatre

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, K. Todd 1965 births Living people American male film actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Houston American male stage actors Drama Desk Award winners American male television actors 20th-century American male actors University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alumni Steppenwolf Theatre Company players 20th-century African-American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors