Bokeem Woodbine
Bokeem Woodbine
Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973, Harlem, New York) is an American film and television actor.
Biography
Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York, where his mother was an actress. He graduated from the prestigious Dalton School before transferring to the also prestigious "Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School" in the city.
With the encouragement of his actress mother, Woodbine entered show business at age 19 as a stunt double in Ernest R. Dickerson's directorial debut, the hip-hop classic Juice (1992), starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. The following year, he made his television acting debut in the CBS series Love Without Borders. His appearance was noticed by casting director Jackie Brown-Carman, who later recommended Forest Whitaker for his directorial work, Broke (HBO, 1993), in which he co-starred with Michael Biehn. He also played the character of Elephant in the series about the game Payday 2.
With the encouragement of his actress mother, Woodbine entered show business at age 19 as a stunt double in Ernest R. Dickerson's directorial debut, the hip-hop classic Juice (1992), starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. The following year, he made his television acting debut in the CBS series Love Without Borders. His appearance was noticed by casting director Jackie Brown-Carman, who later recommended Forest Whitaker for his directorial work, Broke (HBO, 1993), in which he co-starred with Michael Biehn. He also played the character of Elephant in the series about the game Payday 2.
