Hill Harper(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Hill Harper, an accomplished film, television and stage actor, stars in
the hit CBS drama series,
CSI: NY (2004). He portrays "Dr.
Sheldon Hawkes", a reclusive coroner who walked away from a promising
surgical career after the traumatic loss of two patients. This
February, he will star in the HBO movie,
Lackawanna Blues (2005),
which is based on the critically-acclaimed stage play by
Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Recently,
"People" magazine selected Harper as one of their "Sexiest Men Alive"
(2004).
Prior to CSI: NY (2004), Harper
co-starred as an ambitious undercover FBI operative on the CBS series,
The Handler (2003), alongside
Emmy Award nominee Joe Pantoliano. The
role earned him a 2004 Golden Satellite Award nomination for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also been
recognized by the NAACP Image Awards with a nomination as Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the CBS series,
City of Angels (2000).
Harper received critical acclaim for his performance in the independent
film, The Visit (2000), directed by
Jordan Walker-Pearlman, which
tells the story of two brothers who are forced to come together when
the younger sibling (played by Harper), who is HIV-positive, is
sentenced to death row for a crime he seemingly did not commit. His
performance, which Daily Variety called "riveting", earned him a Best
Actor nomination by the Independent Spirit Awards. He re-teams with
Walker-Pearlman in the upcoming independent feature,
Constellation (2005), which
chronicles the lives and loves of a family in the Deep South.
His recent film roles include the lead in the independent film,
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones (2003),
which was accepted into the Toronto International, Palm Springs, and
Pan African film festivals. This intriguing film won "Best Canadian
First Feature Film" in the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival and
both "Best Feature" and "Audience Favorite" in the 2004 Pan African
Film Festival. He has also completed work on the independent film,
America Brown (2004), which was
accepted into the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. Harper's other screen
credits include:
Loving Jezebel (1999)_,
The Nephew (1998) (with
Pierce Brosnan),
The Skulls (2000) (with
Joshua Jackson),
In Too Deep (1999) (with
Omar Epps, LL Cool J
and Nia Long),
Beloved (1998),
Hav Plenty (1998),
He Got Game (1998) (with
Denzel Washington), and
Get on the Bus (1996). Other films
include Zooman (1995) (with
Louis Gossett Jr.,
Charles S. Dutton and
CCH Pounder), "Full Court Press" (with
Ellen Burstyn and
Taye Diggs) and
One Red Rose (1995), which he also
co-wrote, for Showtime.
As a television actor, Harper has had numerous guest-starring roles. He
recently appeared on recurring episodes of Showtime's
Soul Food (2000) and guest-starred
on HBO's The Sopranos (1999). He
also starred in the CBS mini-series,
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
and the UPN Network comedy/drama,
Live Shot (1995). Other guest
appearances include: ER (1994),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Murder One (1995),
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
and
Married... with Children (1987).
Harper's stage credits include appearances in off-Broadway productions
of "Your Handsome Captain", "Freeman", and
David Mamet's "American Buffalo". He
completed a starring run of
Jessica Hagedorn's "Dogeaters" at New
York's Joseph Papp Public Theatre.
Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree and graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law
School, as well as with a Masters in Public Administration from the
Kennedy School of Government. He is a full-time member of Boston's
Black Folk's Theater Company, one of the nation's oldest and most
respected African-American traveling theater troupes. Harper's Bazaar
wrote, "You might expect Hill Harper to be the next actor vying for the
presidency... but he has other things on his agenda".
the hit CBS drama series,
CSI: NY (2004). He portrays "Dr.
Sheldon Hawkes", a reclusive coroner who walked away from a promising
surgical career after the traumatic loss of two patients. This
February, he will star in the HBO movie,
Lackawanna Blues (2005),
which is based on the critically-acclaimed stage play by
Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Recently,
"People" magazine selected Harper as one of their "Sexiest Men Alive"
(2004).
Prior to CSI: NY (2004), Harper
co-starred as an ambitious undercover FBI operative on the CBS series,
The Handler (2003), alongside
Emmy Award nominee Joe Pantoliano. The
role earned him a 2004 Golden Satellite Award nomination for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also been
recognized by the NAACP Image Awards with a nomination as Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the CBS series,
City of Angels (2000).
Harper received critical acclaim for his performance in the independent
film, The Visit (2000), directed by
Jordan Walker-Pearlman, which
tells the story of two brothers who are forced to come together when
the younger sibling (played by Harper), who is HIV-positive, is
sentenced to death row for a crime he seemingly did not commit. His
performance, which Daily Variety called "riveting", earned him a Best
Actor nomination by the Independent Spirit Awards. He re-teams with
Walker-Pearlman in the upcoming independent feature,
Constellation (2005), which
chronicles the lives and loves of a family in the Deep South.
His recent film roles include the lead in the independent film,
Love, Sex and Eating the Bones (2003),
which was accepted into the Toronto International, Palm Springs, and
Pan African film festivals. This intriguing film won "Best Canadian
First Feature Film" in the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival and
both "Best Feature" and "Audience Favorite" in the 2004 Pan African
Film Festival. He has also completed work on the independent film,
America Brown (2004), which was
accepted into the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. Harper's other screen
credits include:
Loving Jezebel (1999)_,
The Nephew (1998) (with
Pierce Brosnan),
The Skulls (2000) (with
Joshua Jackson),
In Too Deep (1999) (with
Omar Epps, LL Cool J
and Nia Long),
Beloved (1998),
Hav Plenty (1998),
He Got Game (1998) (with
Denzel Washington), and
Get on the Bus (1996). Other films
include Zooman (1995) (with
Louis Gossett Jr.,
Charles S. Dutton and
CCH Pounder), "Full Court Press" (with
Ellen Burstyn and
Taye Diggs) and
One Red Rose (1995), which he also
co-wrote, for Showtime.
As a television actor, Harper has had numerous guest-starring roles. He
recently appeared on recurring episodes of Showtime's
Soul Food (2000) and guest-starred
on HBO's The Sopranos (1999). He
also starred in the CBS mini-series,
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
and the UPN Network comedy/drama,
Live Shot (1995). Other guest
appearances include: ER (1994),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Murder One (1995),
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
and
Married... with Children (1987).
Harper's stage credits include appearances in off-Broadway productions
of "Your Handsome Captain", "Freeman", and
David Mamet's "American Buffalo". He
completed a starring run of
Jessica Hagedorn's "Dogeaters" at New
York's Joseph Papp Public Theatre.
Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree and graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law
School, as well as with a Masters in Public Administration from the
Kennedy School of Government. He is a full-time member of Boston's
Black Folk's Theater Company, one of the nation's oldest and most
respected African-American traveling theater troupes. Harper's Bazaar
wrote, "You might expect Hill Harper to be the next actor vying for the
presidency... but he has other things on his agenda".