Rob Morgan (actor)

Rob Morgan at the premiere of Just Mercy in September 2019

Rob Morgan ( 20th century ) is an American film actor best known for his role as Turk Barrett on Netflix's Marvel series Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , The Defenders and The Punisher .

Life

Rob Morgan took acting classes at the American Theater of Harlem. As of 2015, Morgan starred in the role of Turk Barrett in the television series Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , Iron Fist , The Defenders and The Punisher . In the 2017 literary film adaptation of Dee Rees' Mudbound , he took on the role of the farmer Hap Jackson, whose wife Florence was played by Mary J. Blige .

In the by Joe Talbot directed film The Last Black Man in San Francisco , which had 2019 premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, he played Jimmie Fails ' father James Sr. In the same year presented Destin Daniel Cretton his film Just Mercy at the Toronto International Film Festival before based on a book by Bryan Stevenson in which Morgan plays the death row inmate Herbert Richardson. In May 2019 Annie Silverstein presented her film drama Bull in Cannes , in which Morgan can be seen in the lead role of the former rodeo star Abe. This was followed by engagements in the films The Photograph , Cut Throat City and the war drama Greyhound - Battle of the Atlantic , in which he can be seen alongside Tom Hanks and which premiered on July 10, 2020 on Apple TV + .

In late June 2020, Rob Morgan became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .

Filmography (selection)

• 2015: All Hale
• 2015-2016: Marvel's Daredevil (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2016-2018: Marvel's Luke Cage (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2016–2019: Stranger Things (TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2017: Steps
• 2017: Mudbound
• 2017: Brawl in Cell Block 99
• 2017-2019: Marvel's The Punisher (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2018–2019: This Is Us - Das ist Leben ( This Is Us , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2018: Monsters and Men
• 2019: Bull
• 2019: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
• 2019: Just Mercy
• 2020: The Photograph
• 2020: Greyhound - Battle of the Atlantic (Greyhound)

Awards

South by Southwest Film Festival

• 2020: Received the Louis Black “Lone Star” Award - Special Jury Recognition for Acting ( Bull )

Web links

Commons : Rob Morgan  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Rob Morgan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Rob Morgan in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Joi Childs: Just Mercy Star Rob Morgan on Channeling His Grandfather, Joining the Marvel Universe, and the Future. In: Rotten Tomatoes, December 20, 2019.
2. ^ Lars-Olav Beier: Sink ships. In: Spiegel Online, July 8, 2020. Accessed July 9, 2020.
3. ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
4. ↑ Kate Erbland: XSW Winners: Despite Cancellation, Festival Announces Grand Jury Prizes. In: indiewire.com, March 24, 2020.