Jharrel Jerome

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Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997 ) is an American film actor .

life and career

Jharrel Jerome grew up in the Bronx and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York , where he received leading roles in the plays The Laramie Project and In the Heights . Jerome later began a bachelor's degree in acting at the Ithaca College Department of Theater Arts. During his studies he played a minor role in the play The Others , which, among other things, deals with the disadvantage of African Americans and the question of social justice. In the short film Wheels by Spencer Muhlstock, Jerome was the only actor to play a wheelchair user who can stand up again at the end of the film. Jerome also acted as the narrator in this film.

The audition for his first feature film Moonlight by Barry Jenkins , who won an Oscar later, took place on his 18th birthday. Jerome took 12 days off from Ithaca College for the shooting, which took place in Miami . In the film, which premiered on September 2, 2016 at the Telluride Film Festival , Jerome plays the 16-year-old Kevin. When La La Land was announced as Best Picture at the Academy Awards , but then received the award after a mistake was discovered by Moonlight , Jerome took the stage with the film staff and his fellow actors.

The film Monster was presented at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018 . Also in 2018 came the film First Match of Olivia Newman in theaters, in which he plays Omari. Jerome also got a role in the television series Mr. Mercedes , which first aired on August 9, 2017. He also got a leading role in the film Selah and the Spades by Tayarisha Poe , which was presented at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019 .

In the miniseries When They See Us Jerome played the role of Korey Wise, one of the " Central Park Five " who are said to have brutally beaten and raped a jogger in Central Park in 1989, but were innocent. The series was released in May 2019 and received good reviews. For this role in the miniseries, Jerome received the Best Actor Actor award at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards .

In several interviews Jerome called the actor Denzel Washington his great idol. He had actually met him at several award ceremonies.

Filmography

Awards

Emmy

Gotham Independent Film Award

  • 2016: Special prize of the jury as part of the ensemble in the film Moonlight

Independent Spirit Award

  • 2016: Robert Altman Award as part of the ensemble in the film Moonlight

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017

NAACP Image Award

  • 2020: Nomination for Best Actor - TV Movie / Miniseries (When They See Us)

Satellite Award

Screen Actors Guild Award

Web links

Commons : Jharrel Jerome  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Silas White: IC student Jharrel Jerome stars in upcoming drama movie In: theithacan.org, August 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b Emanuel Levy: Moonlight: Making of ( Memento of the original from October 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: emanuellevy.com, September 22, 2016.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / emanuellevy.com
  3. ↑ Susan Monagan: Theater Arts Will Present a Devised Piece on Microaggressions and Macroaggressions In: ithaca.edu, March 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Wheels In: vimeo.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Brian Formo: 'Moonlight' Review: Gay Triptych Features Great Performances In: collider.com, September 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Kenny Herzog: How Moonlight's Jharrel Jerome Found Himself in Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us'. In: Vulture, 31. May 2019.
  7. ↑ Ramin Setoodeh: 'Moonlight' Sweeps the Gotham Awards, Winning Best Film In: Variety, November 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ Moonlight and American Honey lead Film Independent Spirit awards nominations In: The Guardian, November 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mike Vulpo: MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List In: eonline.com, May 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 NAACP Awards: Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King, Angela Bassett up for Entertainer of the Year. In: awardswatch.com, January 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Tracy Brown: Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees In: Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Jerome, Jharrel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1997