Bokeem Woodbine facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bokeem Woodbine
Woodbine in 2011
Born	(1973-04-13) April 13, 1973 (age 52) Harlem, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Mahiely Woodbine ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows.

You might know him as Mike Milligan from the TV series Fargo. For this role, he won a Black Reel Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. He also played Shocker in the movie Spider-Man: Homecoming and a musician named David "Fathead" Newman in the movie Ray.

Early life and education

Bokeem Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York City, on April 13, 1973. He went to the Dalton School and later to the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

He has always practiced martial arts. He has studied styles like Hapkido and Shaolin Kung-Fu.

Career

Bokeem Woodbine started his acting career on TV in 1993. His first big role was in the TV movie Strapped. After that, he worked with famous African-American filmmakers. He appeared in movies like Crooklyn (1994) and Dead Presidents (1995).

In 1996, he became friends with the rapper Tupac Shakur. They even worked together in Tupac's music video "I Ain't Mad at Cha". Later, they starred in the movie Gridlock'd. In 1999, Woodbine was in an episode of the TV show The Sopranos.

He played the saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman in the movie Ray. This movie was about the famous musician Ray Charles.

Over the years, Woodbine appeared in many TV shows and movies. He was in Bones and Blade: The Series. He also played Leon Cooley, a character on death row, in the TV series Saving Grace.

In 2009, he was in the movie Black Dynamite. He also appeared in the thriller Devil in 2010. Later, he had roles in big movies like Total Recall (2012) and Riddick (2013).

In 2015, he earned a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award for his role in Fargo. He played Mike Milligan, a tough character.

In 2017, Woodbine joined the Marvel Studios movie Spider-Man: Homecoming. He played Shocker, one of the villains. In 2018, he starred in the series Unsolved. He played Daryn Dupree, a police officer who investigated the murders of famous rappers. In 2021, he played Sheriff Domingo in the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife. He also plays Soren-066 in the TV series Halo.

Filmography

Here are some of the movies Bokeem Woodbine has been in:

Television roles

Here are some of the TV shows Bokeem Woodbine has appeared in:

Awards and nominations

Bokeem Woodbine has received awards and nominations for his acting:

Images for kids

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  Woodbine in 2011

See also

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