Harold Perrineau, Jr. Biography ((?)-)

Original name, Harold Williams; born in Brooklyn, NY; married Brittany Robinson (an actress and model), August 27, 2002; children: Aurora Robinson. Addresses: Agent: Larry Taube, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Stacy Abrams, Abrams Entertainment, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Publicist: Jodi Gottlieb, I/D PublicRelations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, singer, dancer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Tommie, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal,1988
Thug leader, King of New York, 1990
First man, Flirt, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995
Rashid Cole, Thomas Jefferson Cole, and Paul Benjamin, Smoke (alsoknown as Smoke--Raucher unter sich), Miramax, 1995
(As Harold Perrineau) Mercutio, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (also known as Romeo and Juliet and Romeo + Juliet), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
(As Harold Perrineau) Stephen, The Edge, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Henry, Blood and Wine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
(As Harold Perrineau) Bobby Perez, Lulu on the Bridge, Trimark Pictures, 1998
Joseph, Come To (short film), Janey Pictures, 1998
Member of chorus, Macbeth in Manhattan, Asylum, 1999
A Day in Black and White, Box Drinks Film Production, 1999
Julian Murch, The Best Man, Universal, 1999
Experienced PA, Overnight Sensation, Lantern Lane Entertainment/Vanguard Releasing, 2000
Monica Jones, Woman on Top, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
(Uncredited) Tour guide in fantasy sequence, Someone Like You... (also known as Animal Attraction), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
(As Harold Perrineau) Uncle Steve, Prison Song, New Line Cinema, 2001
(As Harold Perrineau) Moe Curley, On_Line, Indican Pictures, 2003
(As Harold Perrineau) Link, The Matrix Reloaded (also known as The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2003
(As Harold Perrineau) Link, The Matrix Revolutions (also known asThe Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Robert Evans, a recurring role, I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1992-1993
(As Harold Perrineau) Prisoner #95H522/Augustus Hill, Oz, HBO, 1997-2003

Movies
(As Harold Perrineau) Ariel, The Tempest, NBC, 1998
Episodic
Scott, "The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1989
Jordan Hill, "Out of the Half-Light," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
Kenny Rinker, "Virus" (also known as "Computer Virus"), Law & Order, NBC, 1993
(As Harold Perrineau) Junior Lanson (some sources cite Junior Vansen), "Camouflage," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994
Benny, "Broadway Joe," New York News, CBS, 1995
(As Harold Perrineau) Issac Price, "Freak Show," ER, NBC, 1997
Walter Jackson, "Forgive Us Our Trespasses," Living Single, Fox, 1997
(Uncredited) Augustus Hill, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1999
Himself, "Enter the Playtrix," Player$, 2003
Aroun Levert, "Rest in Peace," Dead Like Me, Showtime, 2003
Voices of Turbo Jet and Wyler, "Heroes and Villains," Spider-Man (animated), 2003
Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Also appeared in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.
Specials
Curtis, Flour Babies, CBS, 1990
Stage Appearances
Godspell, Lambs Theatre, New York City, 1988
Evan, "Mutterschaft," The 1990 Young Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1990
Eugene, Betsey Brown, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1990-1991
Born Guilty, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1991
The soldier, Hello Again, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 1993-1994
Milton, Avenue X, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1994
Darius, "The Love of Bullets," The 1994 Young Playwrights Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1994
Joe Fearless, Atlantic Theatre Company, New York City, 2000
Christopher, Blue/Orange, Atlantic Theatre Company, 2002-2003
Also appeared in productions of I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Saw the Sky (musical), Lincoln Center Theatre, and American Dream.
Major Tours
Member of Little Albert and the True Tones, Dreamgirls, U.S. cities, 1985-1987
Toured in I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Saw the Sky (musical),international cities.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
(As Harold Perrineau) Voice of Link, Enter the Matrix, Atari/Infogrames Entertainment, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 14, 2002, p. 31
Essence, November, 2000, p. 84

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