Bokeem Woodbine | |
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Birthplace: | New York City, NY, USA |
Birthdate: | 13 April, 1973 |
Active: | 1993–present |
Films appeared in: | Dead Presidents The Rock The Big Hit Sniper 2 Detonator CSI: Miami The Fifth Commandment The Butcher Total Recall (remake) Payday (web series) Payday 2 Riddick Jarhead 2: Field of Fire The Night Crew |
Role: | Cleon (Dead Presidents) Sergeant Crisp (The Rock) Crunch (The Big Hit) Jake Cole (Sniper 2) Jack Forrester (Detonator) Byron Middlebrook / B-Slick (CSI: Miami) Miles Templeton (The Fifth Commandment) Chinatown Pete (The Butcher) Harry (Total Recall) The Elephant (Payday web series) (Payday 2) Moss (Riddick) Danny Kettner (Jarhead 2: Field of Fire) Crenshaw (The Night Crew) |
Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is a American character actor who first made his debut at the age of 19 when he was cast in the 1993 HBO original TV movie Strapped, which was helmed by actor Forest Whitaker making his directorial debut. Bokeem later made other notable appearances in films such as Jason's Lyric, Dead Presidents (with Keith David), Caught Up (with Tony Todd), Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (with Andrew Divoff), 3000 Miles to Graceland (with Kurt Russell), Sniper 2 (with Tom Berenger), Ray (with Jamie Foxx), Black Dynamite (with Michael Jai White), Devil, 2012's Total Recall, 2013's Riddick and Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (with Cole Hauser).
Bokeem has also had recurring roles on shows such as "Saving Grace" and "Southland" and guest-starred on "The X-Files", "The Sopranos", "Soul Food", "CSI: Miami", "Blade: The Series", "Shark" (with James Woods) and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent". In 2015, Woodbine appeared on the second season of FX's "Fargo".
Bokeem appeared in the Die Hard scenario films The Rock and Detonator, in villain and heroic roles respectively.