Biography
Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Jerome has since starred as a 13 foot tall boy in Boots Riley's miniseries I'm a Virgo (2023) and as wrestler Anthony Robles in the sports biopic film Unstoppable (2024).
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Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Movie/Miniseries Actor · 2020
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2019
Filmography19 titles
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
When They See Us
Between the World and Me
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
Moonlight
The Graham Norton Show
Mr. Mercedes
Task
I'm a Virgo
Full Circle
Monster
Tales
First Match
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Concrete Cowboy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Unstoppable
Selah and the Spades
Jimmy Kimmel Live!