Courtney B. Vance

Biography

Date of Birth 12 March 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA Birth Name Courtney Bernard Vance Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Spouse Angela Bassett (12 October 1997 - present) 2 children Trivia Graduated from Harvard University. A 1986 graduate of Yale Drama school. Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1987 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson's "Fences;" and in 1991 as Best Actor (Play) for John Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation." Attended Detroit Country Day School in Birmingham, Michigan; graduated 1978. Won an off-Broadway Obie award in 1990 for his theater work in "My Children! My Africa!" It was at Harvard that he first became interested in theater, appearing in several college productions and becoming a member of the Boston Shakespeare Company. He and his wife, Angela Bassett, became the parents of twins a daughter Bronwyn Golden and son Josiah Slater, who were born on January 27, 2006, in California through a surrogate. Where Are They Now (December 2006) Release of the book, "Friends: A Love Story" by Courtney and his wife, Angela Bassett.

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Birth Name

Courtney Bernard Vance

Birth Place

Détroit, Michigan, États-Unis

Birth Date

3/12/1960
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The Divide

Delvin

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Beyond the Law

Conroy Price

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12 Angry Men

Foreman

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The Preacher's Wife

Reverend Henry Biggs

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The Last Supper

Luke

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The Adventures of Huck Finn

Jim

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Ben Is Back

Neal Burns

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Ambushed

Jerry Robinson

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Love and Action In Chicago

Eddie Jones

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Uncorked

Louis

Starring In
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Lilo & Stitch

Cobra Bubbles

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Heist 88.

Jeremy Horne

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Between the World and Me

Self

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Project Power

Captaine Craine

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Uncorked

Louis

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Ben Is Back

Neal Burns

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??? (Isle of Dogs)

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The Mummy

Colonel Greenway

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Sir Lord Keenan Kester Cofield

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Office Christmas Party

Walter

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Terminator: Genisys

Miles Dyson

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Let It Shine

Pastor Jacob DeBarge

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Joyful Noise

Pastor Dale

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Final Destination 5

Agent Jim Block

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The Divide

Delvin

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Extraordinary Measures

Marcus Temple

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Hurricane Season

Mr. Randolph

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Nothing But the Truth

Agent O'Hara

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Próximo do Fim

Clarence Brandley

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D-Tox

Reverend Jones

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Space Cowboys

Roger Hines

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Love and Action In Chicago

Eddie Jones

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Cookie's Fortune

Otis Tucker

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Naked City: A Killer Christmas

Officer James Halloran

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Blind Faith

John Williams

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Ambushed

Jerry Robinson

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12 Angry Men

Foreman

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The Boys Next Door

Lucien P. Singer

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The Preacher's Wife

Reverend Henry Biggs

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The Affair

Travis Holloway

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The Last Supper

Luke

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The Tuskegee Airmen

Lt. Glenn (as Courtney Vance)

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Dangerous Minds

George Grandey

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Panther

Bobby Seale

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The Piano Lesson

Lymon

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Holy Matrimony

Cooper

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Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad

Thomas

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Percy & Thunder

Thunder

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The Adventures of Huck Finn

Jim

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The Adventures of Huck Finn

Jim

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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems for Children

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Urban Crossfire

Justice Butler

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Beyond the Law

Conroy Price

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The Hunt for Red October

Seaman Jones

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Hamburger Hill

Spc. Abraham 'Doc' Johnson

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