Courtney B. Vance
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in the original productions of August Wilson's Fences in 1985, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation in 1990 and Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy in 2013 for which he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is known for his roles in films such as Hamburger Hill (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Preacher's Wife (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Isle of Dogs (2018). Vance is also known for work on television on shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where he portrayed Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He also guest-starred on Law & Order, Picket Fences, The Closer, Revenge, Scandal, and Masters of Sex. He won acclaim for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He recently appeared in the HBO television film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017), National Geographic's limited series Genius: Aretha (2020), and the HBO drama series Lovecraft Country (2020) the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He has been married to actress Angela Bassett since 1997. Vance is on the Board of Directors for The Actors Center in New York City, and is an active supporter of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In 2019, Vance was appointed as the President of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
Filmography
Girl Dad
Girl Dad
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
as Self
Lilo & Stitch
as Cobra Bubbles
Lilo & Stitch
as Cobra Bubbles
Death Wish
as Pilot (voice)
Death Wish
as Pilot (voice)
Heist 88
as Jeremy Horne
Heist 88
as Jeremy Horne
Between the World and Me
as Self
Between the World and Me
as Self
Project Power
as Captain Craine
Project Power
as Captain Craine
Uncorked
as Louis
Uncorked
as Louis
The Photograph
as Louis Morton
The Photograph
as Louis Morton
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
as Self - Narrator
Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story
as Self - Narrator
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Host
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Host
Ben Is Back
as Mr. Beeby
Ben Is Back
as Mr. Beeby
The Groveland Four
as Self - Narrator
The Groveland Four
as Self - Narrator
Isle of Dogs
as Narrator (voice)
Isle of Dogs
as Narrator (voice)
The Mummy
as Colonel Greenway
The Mummy
as Colonel Greenway
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Sir Lord Keenan Coefield
Office Christmas Party
as Walter Davis
Office Christmas Party
as Walter Davis
Terminator Genisys
as Miles Dyson
Terminator Genisys
as Miles Dyson
Let It Shine
as Jacob
Let It Shine
as Jacob
Joyful Noise
as Pastor Dale
Joyful Noise
as Pastor Dale
The Divide
as Delvin
The Divide
as Delvin
Final Destination 5
as Agent Block
Final Destination 5
as Agent Block
Hurricane Season
as Mr. Randolph
Hurricane Season
as Mr. Randolph
Extraordinary Measures
as Marcus Temple
Extraordinary Measures
as Marcus Temple
Nothing but the Truth
as Agent O'Hara
Nothing but the Truth
as Agent O'Hara
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Corey (segment "Fences")
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Corey (segment "Fences")
The Fight
as Narrator (voice)
The Fight
as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Partners of the Heart
as Vivien Thomas (voice)
Partners of the Heart
as Vivien Thomas (voice)
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Clarence Brandley
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Clarence Brandley
D-Tox
as Reverend Jones
D-Tox
as Reverend Jones
Space Cowboys
as Roger Hines
Space Cowboys
as Roger Hines
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
The Acting Class
as Self
The Acting Class
as Self
Love and Action in Chicago
as Eddie Jones
Love and Action in Chicago
as Eddie Jones
Cookie's Fortune
as Otis Tucker
Cookie's Fortune
as Otis Tucker
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
as Officer James Halloran
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
as Officer James Halloran
Blind Faith
as John Williams
Blind Faith
as John Williams
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Officer James Halloran
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Officer James Halloran
Ambushed
as Jerry Robinson
Ambushed
as Jerry Robinson
12 Angry Men
as Foreman
12 Angry Men
as Foreman
The Preacher's Wife
as Reverend Henry Biggs
The Preacher's Wife
as Reverend Henry Biggs
The Boys Next Door
as Lucien P. Singer
The Boys Next Door
as Lucien P. Singer
The Affair
as Travis Holloway
The Affair
as Travis Holloway
The Last Supper
as Luke
The Last Supper
as Luke
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Lt. Glenn
The Tuskegee Airmen
as Lt. Glenn
Dangerous Minds
as Mr. George Grandey
Dangerous Minds
as Mr. George Grandey
Panther
as Bobby Seale
Panther
as Bobby Seale
The Piano Lesson
as Lymon
The Piano Lesson
as Lymon
Holy Matrimony
as Cooper
Holy Matrimony
as Cooper
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
as Thomas
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
as Thomas
Percy & Thunder
as Wayne 'Thunder' Carter
Percy & Thunder
as Wayne 'Thunder' Carter
Beyond the Law
as Conroy Price
Beyond the Law
as Conroy Price
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Jim
The Adventures of Huck Finn
as Jim
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Justice Butler
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Justice Butler
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
as (voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
as (voice)
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Scribe (voice)
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Scribe (voice)
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
The Hunt for Red October
as Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)
The Hunt for Red October
as Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)
Hamburger Hill
as Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
Hamburger Hill
as Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson