Birth Place: Detroit, MI, USA
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Courtney was honored with a Tony Award nomination, the Theater World Award and the Clarence Derwent Award for his Broadway debut performance in August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences, starring James Earl Jones and directed by the late Lloyd Richards. Courtney also starred in John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation with the luminous Stockard Channing, directed by Jerry Zaks, for which he received his second Tony Award nomination. He was also the recipient of an Obie Award for his work in Athol Fugard's My Children! My Africa! At the Public Theater, Courtney also starred in Vaclav Havel's Temptation with David Strathairn and Romeo & Juliet, in which he played Mercutio. He and his wife returned to the stage at Minneapolis' renowned Guthrie Theater to star in John Guare's U.S. premiere of the stage adaptation of His Girl Friday andThe Front Page. Courtney's film & TV work include: CBS' "Extraordinary Measures,"Hurricane Season, Final Destination 5, The Divide, The Preacher's Wife, Space Cowboys, Hamburger Hill, Huck Finn and The Hunt for Red October, ABC/Disney's "Flash Forward," Showtime's "Blind Faith" and "Twelve Angry Men" with the late George C. Scott & Jack Lemmon, August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" for Hallmark, HBO's Emmy-nominated "The Tuskegee Airmen," TNT's "The Closer," NBC's "ER" (playing husband to his real life wife Angela Bassett) and NBC's long-running "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," in which he played asst. DA Ron Carver.
[1983]First Affair Male Student #2
[1987]Hamburger Hill Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson
[1990]The Hunt for Red October Seaman Jones
[1992]In the Line of Duty: Street War Justice Butler
[1993]Percy & Thunder Thunder
[1993]Beyond the Law Conroy Price
[1993]The Adventures of Huck Finn Jim
[1994]Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Thomas
[1994]Holy Matrimony Cooper
[1995]Dangerous Minds Mr. George Grandey
[1995]The Affair Travis Holloway
[1995]The Last Supper Luke
[1995]The Piano Lesson Lymon
[1995]The Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Glenn
[1995]Panther Bobby Seale
[1996]The Boys Next Door Lucien P. Singer
[1996]The Preacher's Wife Reverend Henry Biggs
[1997]12 Angry Men Foreman
[1998]Ambushed Jerry Robinson
[1998]Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Officer James Halloran
[1998]Naked City: A Killer Christmas Officer James Halloran
[1998]Blind Faith John Williams
[1999]Cookie's Fortune Otis Tucker
[1999]Love and Action in Chicago Eddie
[2000]The Acting Class
[2000]Space Cowboys Roger Hines
[2002]Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Clarence Brandley
[2002]D-Tox Reverend Jones
[2008]Nothing But the Truth Agent O'Hara
[2009]Hurricane Season Mr. Randolph
[2010]Extraordinary Measures Marcus Temple
[2011]Final Destination 5 Agent Block
[2011]The Divide Delvin
[2012]Joyful Noise Pastor Dale
[2012]Let It Shine Jacob
[2015]Terminator Genisys Miles Dyson
[2016]Office Christmas Party Walter Davis
[2016]Civil John Thorne
[2017]The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sir Lord Keenan Kester Cofield
[2017]The Mummy Colonel Greenway
[2017]Libby and Malcolm Malcolm Black
[2018]Isle of Dogs The Narrator - Voice
[2018]Compliance
[2018]Ben Is Back Neal Beeby
[2020]Project Power Captain Craine
[2020]The Photograph Louis Morton
[2020]Uncorked Louis
Thirtysomething Curtis
[ 1990-1995]Law & Order Benjamin 'Bud' Greer, Mayor's Assistant
Picket Fences Warren Grier
The Wild Thornberrys Makai
Any Day Now Mr. James Jackson
Boston Public Walter Harrelson
In the Cutz Guest
[ 2001-2006]Law & Order: Criminal Intent ADA Ronald 'Ron' Carver, ADA Ron Carver
State of Mind William Banks
[ 2008-2009]ER Russell Banfield
The Spectacular Spider-Man Kingsley
[ 2009-2010]Flashforward Stanford Wedeck, Narrator
[ 2010-2011]The Closer Chief Tommy Delk
Revenge Benjamin Brooks
Graceland Deputy Director Sam Campbell
Masters of Sex Dr. Charles Hendricks
Scandal Clarence Parker
[ 2014-2015]State of Affairs Marshall Payton
American Crime Story Johnnie Cochran
Lovecraft Country George Freeman
Genius C.L. Franklin
[ 2022-2023]61st Street Franklin Roberts
Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy
Courtney B. Vance , Six Degrees of Separation
Courtney B. Vance, Fences
Courtney B. Vance has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Courtney B. Vance has not appeared in the West End
Courtney B. Vance has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable nominations include the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for his performance in "Lucky Guy," a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lucky Guy," a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Six Degrees of Separation," and a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Fences."