Bokeem Woodbine
☼ Born on 13 December 1973, in New York City, New York, USA
BiographyBokeem Woodbine grew up in Harlem, New York. At the age of 19, he secured the lead role in the HBO production of Forest Whitaker's directorial debut Strapped (1993). Bokeem moved to Los Angeles shortly after completing the film Jason's Lyric (1994), and has pursued his dream of becoming a noteworthy film actor while balancing a passion for musical expression. Along the way he has appeared alongside Oscar- wining actors and worked with many of today's top directors, producers, and networks. To date he has appeared in biographical movies, like "Ray," comedies like "Life," horror, "Devil," and most recently science fiction, in the much anticipated film, In the Shadow of the Moon (2019). Bokeem respects the responsibilities inherent in taking on any role, and enjoys the process.
In the role of actor
The Inspection – TIFF 2022 (09/09/2022)
A young gay man joins the marines to gain acceptance from his estranged mother in The Inspection. Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) has been living on the streets since he was 16 due to his mother, Inez (Gabrielle Union) disowning him for being gay. To win back his mother’s love, French enlists in the marines and […]
Devil (03/10/2010)
After the combination the Toronto Film Festival and my trip to Calgary, I had a bit of a backlog of movies I wanted to see. As such, this week I decided to see the three-week old Devil, instead of one of the newer releases. For this film M Night Shyamalan moves into the producer’s seat, […]