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William Jackson Harper
American actor (born 1980)
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| Born | William Fitzgerald Harper (1980-02-08) February 8, 1980 (age 45) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of Santa Fe |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 2007–present |
William Fitzgerald Harper (born February 8, 1980), known professionally as William Jackson Harper, is an American actor and playwright. He gained acclaim for his role as Chidi Anagonye in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.[1][2]
Harper started his career as a main cast member of the PBS Kids Go! series The Electric Company (2009–2011). As a playwright, he wrote We Live Here (2010)[3] and Travisville (2018).[4] He made his Broadway acting debut portraying civil rights activistStokely Carmichael in the play All the Way (2013). Harper's other notable roles on stage include Romeo & Juliet
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William Jackson Harper
William Jackson Harper (doğum William Fitzgerald Harper; 8 Şubat 1980) Amerikalı oyuncudur. NBC kanalının komedi dizi The Good Place'te (2016–2020) Chidi Anagonye karakterini canlandırmaktaydı.[1][2]
Hayatının ilk yılları
[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]William Fitzgerald Harper[3] 8 Şubat 1980'de Dallas, Teksas'ta doğdu.[4] 2003 yılında College of Santa Fe'de eğitimini tamamladı.[5] Kendi ismi sahne adı olarak başkalarıyla çakıştığı için adına annesinin evlilik öncesi soyadını ekledi ve William Jackson Harper adını kullanmaya başladı.[3]
Kariyeri
[değiştir | kaynağı değiştir]Harper Broadway'de ilk çıkışını 2014'te All the Way oyununda James Harrison ve Stokely Carmichael karakterlerini canlandırarak yaptı.[6]
2009 ve 2011 yılları arasında PBS'nin çocuk programı The Electric Company'de yer aldı.[7]
Harper 2016'da NBC'nin komedi dizisi The Good Place'in kadrosuna dahil oldu.[8] Oyuncu Chidi Anagonye karakterine seçilmeden önce aktörlüğü bırakmayı dü
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William Jackson Harper
BIO
LCT3: After the Blast. An Emmy nominee, William Jackson Harper was recently seen opposite Paul Rudd in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and in MGM’s Landscape with Invisible Hand (premiered at Sundance). In 2022, Harper starred in Peacock’s series “The Resort.” In 2021, he starred as Marcus Watkins in HBO Max’s anthology series “Love Life” (also executive produced; Critics’ Choice and NAACP Image award nominations). He recently completed production on the Netflix limited series “A Man in Full” (executive produced by David E. Kelley and Regina King), and the new animated film Jodie (MTV). In 2021, Harper starred in the indie We Broke Up and as Royal in Barry Jenkins’ Emmy nominated Amazon limited series “The Underground Railroad” (Critics’ Choice Award nomination). From 2016-2020, Harper portrayed Chidi in NBC’s award-winning comedy series “The Good Place” (Emmy nomination and two consecutive Critics’ Choice Award nominations). In 2020, Harper narrated the Marvel audio book series Black Panther: Sins of the King. He also starred in the Wil
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