Russell Hornsby facts for kids
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Russell Hornsby
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Hornsby in 2020
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| Born | May 15, 1969 San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Denise Walker (m. 2008)
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| Children | 2 |
Russell Hornsby is an American actor born on May 15, 1969. He is famous for playing different characters on TV and in movies. You might know him as Edward "Eddie" Sutton from Lincoln Heights, or as Detective Hank Griffin in the show Grimm. He also played Lyons in the movie Fences and Charles Flenory in the TV series BMF.
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Early Life and School
Russell Hornsby was born in San Francisco, California. When he was in high school at St. Mary’s College High School, he was a good athlete. He played football and was a star in track.
One day, he tried out for a school musical called The Wiz and got the part of the Scarecrow. This made him really interested in acting and theater. He then took part in many more school plays.
After high school, Russell went to Boston University to study theater. He earned a degree in performance. He then continued his acting studies at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England.
Acting Career
After finishing his studies in Oxford, Russell Hornsby moved to New York City. There, he started acting in plays that were "Off Broadway." These are professional plays that are not in the very largest theaters on Broadway. He had main roles in plays like To Kill a Mockingbird and Six Degrees of Separation.
In the late 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles to act in television shows and movies. He appeared in many TV shows, including Haunted and Gideon's Crossing. He also had roles in popular shows like Grey's Anatomy and Law & Order. He even played a football player named Leon Taylor in the ESPN drama series Playmakers.
Russell has also been in several movies. Some of his film roles include After the Sunset, Big Fat Liar, and Meet the Parents. In 2000, he won two awards, a Drama Desk Award and an Obie Award, for his acting in the play Jitney.
From 2011 to 2017, he starred as Detective Hank Griffin in the fantasy drama Grimm on NBC. In 2018, he played Isaiah Butler in the Netflix crime show Seven Seconds. That same year, he joined the cast of the movie Creed II. In 2021, he began starring in the Starz crime drama BMF, where he plays Charles Flenory.
Notable Film Roles
Russell Hornsby has appeared in many films throughout his career. Here are some of his well-known movie roles:
- 1998: Woo as Guy
- 2000: Meet the Parents as Late Night Courier
- 2002: Big Fat Liar as Marcus Duncan
- 2005: Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Odell
- 2007: Stuck as Rashid
- 2016: Fences as Lyons Maxson
- 2018: The Hate U Give as Maverick 'Mav' Carter
- 2018: Creed II as Buddy Marcelle
- 2022: Last Seen Alive as Detective Paterson
Notable Television Roles
Russell Hornsby has also had many important roles on television:
- 1999: Law & Order as Danny Ruiz
- 2000–2001: Gideon's Crossing as Dr. Aaron Boies
- 2003: Playmakers as Leon Taylor
- 2007–2009: Lincoln Heights as Edward "Eddie" Sutton
- 2009: In Treatment as Luke
- 2011–2017: Grimm as Detective Hank Griffin
- 2018: Seven Seconds as Isaiah Butler
- 2018–2019: The Affair as Carl Gatewood
- 2019: Proven Innocent as Ezekiel "EZ" Boudreau
- 2020: Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector as Lincoln Rhyme
- 2021: BMF as Charles Flenory
- 2021: Lost in Space as Grant Kelly
- 2022: Mike as Don King
Video Games
Russell Hornsby has also lent his voice to characters in video games:
- 2008: Army of Two as Tyson Rios
- 2009: Terminator Salvation as Rogers, Resistance Soldier
See also
In Spanish: Russell Hornsby para niños
