Andre Braugher Biography

Andre Braugher (born July 1, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Cassiel in City of Angels, Thomas Searles in the film Glory, as the fiery detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1998 and again in the 2000 made-for-TV film, and as Owen Thoreau Jr. on the TNT show Men of a Certain Age, and in the same year, played senior detective Satch DeLeon, in the science-fiction film Frequency. In 2012, he played the leading role of Captain Marcus Chaplin on the US primetime drama series Last Resort, broadcast on ABC.

Early life and education

Braugher, the youngest of four children, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Sally, a postal worker, and Floyd Braugher, a heavy-equipment operator. He attended St. Ignatius College Prep and later graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in theater in 1984. He then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (Group 17: 1984-1988), graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1988. He was acknowledged as the Most Outstanding Theater Student at graduation.

Career

Braugher's first film role was in the 1989's Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black from the North who joins the first black regiment in the Union Army.

He subsequently moved on to a role on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Det. Frank Pembleton, a self-righteous, fiery, unyielding, Jesuit-educated police detective. Playing opposite Kyle Secor (who portrayed Det. Tim Bayliss), Braugher became the series' breakout star. He received Television Critics Association awards for individual achievement in drama in 1997 and 1998. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series in 1996 and 1998, winning in the latter year.

He left Homicide after its sixth season but returned for the successful reunion television film. He has also starred in the films City of Angels and Poseidon. He played Kojak's side-kick in the late-1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak.

In 1997 he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".

At New York City's Shakespeare in the Park Festival from June 18 to July 14, 1996 at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, Braugher played the title role in Henry V for which he received an Obie Award. In 2000, he played the title role as Ben Gideon in the series Gideon's Crossing, which lasted one season.

In 2002, Braugher narrated the award-winning, PBS-broadcast documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, produced by Unity Productions Foundation and recently re-issued.

He played Detective Marcellus Washington in the TV series Hack from 2002-2004. In 2006, Braugher starred as Nick Atwater in the mini-series Thief for FX Networks, winning a second Emmy for his performance. He portrayed General Hager in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Braugher appeared on the TV series House, M.D. as Dr. Nolan, a psychiatrist who helps House recover from his addiction to Vicodin. He also appeared in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age, for which he was nominated twice as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also voiced the villain Darkseid in the animated film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.

Braugher co-starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Whipping Man, off-Broadway, for a limited run from January"March 2011. He narrated the introduction to the Olympic Games on NBC from 2006 to 2010, succeeding James Earl Jones in the role. Braugher also narrated James Patterson's Alex Cross book Cross Fire (2010).

He has a recurring role as defense attorney Bayard Ellis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and appears as the lead character, Capt. Marcus Chaplin, in ABC's military drama TV series Last Resort. He will star in the upcoming fall 2013 TV series Brooklyn Nine Nine as the precinct captain.

Personal life

In 1991, Braugher married Ami Brabson, an actress who later played Pembleton's wife Mary on Homicide. The couple have three sons: Michael (1992), Isaiah (1997), and John Wesley (JW) (2003). They reside in South Orange, New Jersey. Braugher and his family are Unitarian Universalists.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Kojak: Ariana	Detective Winston Blake	Television movie
1989	Glory	Cpl. Thomas Searless
1990	Kojak: Flowers for Matty	Detective Winston Blake	Television movie
1990	Kojak: It's Always Something	Detective Winston Blake	Television movie
1990	Murder in Mississippi	Dennis	Television movie
1990	Kojak: None for Blind	Detective Winston Blake	Television movie
1990	Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture	Dan Weston	Television movie
1990	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson	Jackie Robinson	Television movie
1991	Kojak: Fatal Flaw	Detective Winston Blake	Television movie
1993-1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Detective Frank Pembleton	100 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1998) Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (1997"98) Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1996"99) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1996) Nominated"?Satellite Award for Best Actor " Television Series Drama Nominated"?Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
1993	Class of '61	Lucius	Television movie
1993	Striking Distance	District Attorney Frank Morris
1995	The Tuskegee Airmen	Benjamin O. Davis	Television move Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1996	Law & Order	Detective Frank Pembleton	Episode: "Charm City"
1996	Primal Fear	Tommy Goodman
1996	Get on the Bus	Flip
1998	Thick as Thieves	Dink
1998	City of Angels	Cassiel	Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1999	Passing Glory	Father Joseph Verrett	Television movie Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1999	Love Songs	Ellis	Television movie
1999	It's the Rage	Tim
2000	A Better Way to Die	Cleveland
2000	Homicide: The Movie	Detective Frank Pembleton	Television movie
2000	Frequency	Satch DeLeon	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor " Suspense
2000	Duets	Raggie Kane
2000-2001	Gideon's Crossing	Dr. Ben Gideon	20 episodes Nominated"?Golden Globe Award for Best Actor " Television Series Drama Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2000"01) Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2000-2001	Jackie Chan Adventures	Derge	3 episodes
2001	The Practice	Dr. Ben Gideon	Episode: "Gideon's Crossover"
2002	10,000 Black Men Named George	A. Philip Randolph	Television movie Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2002-2004	Hack	Marcellus Washington	40 episodes Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2003	Soldier's Girl	Sergeant Carlos Diaz	Television movie
2004	Salem's Lot	Matt Burke	Television movie
2004	The Jury	Judge Loren Price	2 episodes
2006	Thief	Nick Atwater	6 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated"?Golden Globe Award for Best Actor " Miniseries or Television Film Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated"?Satellite Award for Best Actor " Miniseries or Television Film
2006	Poseidon	Captain Bradford
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	General Hager
2007	The Mist	Brent Norton
2008	The Andromeda Strain	General George W. Mancheck	4 episodes Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2008	Passengers	Perry
2009	Live!	Don
2009-2012	House	Dr. Darryl Nolan	4 episodes
2010	Miami Medical	Dr. William Rayner	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	Darkseid
2010	Salt	Secretary of Defense
2009-2011	Men of a Certain Age	Owen Thoreau, Jr.	22 episodes Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated"?Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated"?Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2010"11)
2011-2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bayard Ellis	5 episodes
2012	The Baytown Outlaws	Millard
2012-2013	Last Resort	Captain Marcus Chaplin	13 episodes
2013-present	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Capt. Holt	Main Role