Courtney B. Vance
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in the original productions of August Wilson's Fences in 1985, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation in 1990 and Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy in 2013 for which he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is known for his roles in films such as Hamburger Hill (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Preacher's Wife (1996), Cookie's Fortune (1999), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Isle of Dogs (2018). Vance is also known for work on television on shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, where he portrayed Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He also guest-starred on Law & Order, Picket Fences, The Closer, Revenge, Scandal, and Masters of Sex. He won acclaim for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He recently appeared in the HBO television film, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017), National Geographic's limited series Genius: Aretha (2020), and the HBO drama series L…
Acting
- 2024GrotesquerieMarshall Tryon10 ep.
- 2024GrotesquerieEsposo de Lois1 ep.
- 2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansZeus1 ep.
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 202261st StreetFranklin Roberts16 ep.
- 2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf2 ep.
- 2020Lovecraft CountryGeorge Freeman3 ep.
- 2017GeniusC.L. Franklin8 ep.
- 2016American Crime StoryJohnnie Cochran10 ep.
- 2013Masters of SexDr. Charles Hendricks3 ep.
- 2013GracelandSam Campbell1 ep.
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
- 2011RevengeBenjamin Brooks4 ep.
- 2009FlashForwardStanford Wedeck22 ep.
- 2005The CloserChief Tommy Delk4 ep.
- 2003Gary the Rat1 ep.
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentRon Carver111 ep.
- 2000Boston PublicWalter Harrelson2 ep.
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysMakai (voice)1 ep.
- 1998Any Day Now1 ep.
- 1992Picket FencesWarren Grier2 ep.
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 1987thirtysomething1 ep.
- 1974NOVANarrator1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2024GrotesquerieExecutive Producer10 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Percy Jackson and the OlympiansZeus1 ep.
- 2024The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2023SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2022The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2007The ViewSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf2 ep.
- 2020Lovecraft CountryGeorge Freeman3 ep.
- 2016Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2016Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2016The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015ScandalClarence Parker1 ep.
- 2014Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
- 2014Masters of SexDr. Charles Hendricks3 ep.
- 2013GracelandSam Campbell1 ep.
- 2012RevengeBenjamin Brooks4 ep.
- 2010The CloserChief Tommy Delk, Chief Tommy Delk (archive footage) (uncredited)4 ep.
- 2009ERRussell Banfield1 ep.
- 2007NOVANarrator1 ep.
- 2005American ExperienceNarrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2003Gary the Rat1 ep.
- 2000Boston PublicWalter Harrelson2 ep.
- 1998The Wild ThornberrysMakai (voice)1 ep.
- 1998Any Day Now1 ep.
- 1996Hallmark Hall of FameLucien P. Singer1 ep.
- 1995Picket FencesWarren Grier2 ep.
- 1990Law & OrderBenjamin Greer, Mayor's Assistant2 ep.
- 1989thirtysomething1 ep.
Also known as: Courtney Bernard Vance