Biography
Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997) 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jharrel Jerome, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
Filmography18 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
Mr. Mercedes
The Graham Norton Show
I'm a Virgo
Full Circle
Monster
Tales
The Kelly Clarkson Show
First Match
Concrete Cowboy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Unstoppable
Selah and the Spades
Jimmy Kimmel Live!