Hill Harper Biography (1966?-)

Original name, Frank E. Harper; born May 17, 1966 (some sources cite 1973), in Iowa City, IA. Addresses: Agent: Lorrie Bartlett, The Gersh Agency,232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: E. Brian Dobbins, Principato/Young Management, 9665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: www.harpnet.com/hill.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer
Birth Details: May 17, 1966?; Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Phil Wilson, Confessions of a Dog (short film), 1993
Peter, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (also known as Pumpkinhead 2: The Demon Returns), 1994
Blankman, Columbia, 1994
Drifting School, 1995
One Red Rose, 1995
Strange Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Xavier, Get on the Bus, Columbia, 1996
Donnell, Full Court Press, 1997
Fisher Lovelace, Slaves of Hollywood, Filmopolis, 1997
Michael Simmons, Hav' Plenty, Miramax, 1997
Slats, Steel, Warner Bros., 1997
The Assistant, Lions Gate Films, 1997
Hoover Park, 1997
Rumors, 1997
Chad Egan-Washington, The Nephew, World 2000 Entertainment, 1998
Coleman "Booger" Sykes, He Got Game, Buena Vista, 1998
Halle, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
Steve Johnson, Park Day, Urban Media, 1998
Breezy T., In Too Deep, Miramax/Dimension, 1999
Theodorous Melville, Loving Jezebel (also known as Chasing Beauties), Universal Focus, 1999
Alex Waters, The Visit, Shoreline Entertainment/Urbanworld, 2000
Will Beckford, The Skulls, Twentieth Century-Fox/Universal, 2000
Craig, Higher Ed, Urbanworld, 2001
Himself, Casting for Glinda (documentary), 2001
Donnell, Cross the Line, Horizon Productions, 2002

Also appeared in other films, including Little Black Panther.
Television Appearances
Series
Aaron Mitchell, a recurring role, Married ... with Children, Fox,1994
Tommy Greer, Live Shot, UPN, 1995-1996
Dr. Wesley Williams, City of Angels, CBS, 2000
Christopher Bell, The Court, ABC, 2002
Cohost of a local talk show, Night Shift, Boston.
Movies
Victor, Zooman, Showtime, 1995
The Badge, Starz!, 2002
Miniseries
Don, Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998
Pilots
Dave E, Dave Chappelle, Fox, 1998
Saint James, The Repair Shop, CBS, 1998
Episodic
Second nurse, "Incident on Main," Life Goes On, ABC, 1992
B. J. Mays, "Badge of Honor," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
Clarence "Dex" Dexter, "South of 98," Renegade, syndicated, 1994
Dana, "Will Steps Out," The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 1994
"Tango Blue," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994
Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994
David Trainor, Cleghorne!, The WB, 1995
J-Top, John Grisham's "The Client" (also known as The Client), CBS, 1995
Smooth G, "Chapter Seven," Murder One, ABC, 1995
Bo-Bo Thomas, "The Backboard Jungle," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
Darryl, "Family Ties," Dangerous Minds, ABC, 1996
Walter, Buddies, ABC, 1996
Mr. Jackson, "Obstruction of Justice," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997
Preston, "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Astoria," Cosby, CBS,1998
John Woodrell, "Shades of Guilt," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002
Stage Appearances
Joey Sands, Dogeaters, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 2001
Reuben Clark as an adult, Blue, Roundabout Theatre Company, Gramercy Theatre, New York City, 2001
Appeared in off-Broadway productions of American Buffalo, Freeman, and Your Handsome Captain (solo show); also appeared in Beyond Therapy, The Colored Museum, The Dark Symphony, FullCycle, The Meeting, The Night the War Came Home, Reasons, The Toilet, and Las Virgines de Guadalupe.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
One Red Rose, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 32, Gale, 2002

Periodicals

Ebony, June, 2001
Entertainment Weekly, April 14, 2000, p. 49; May 4, 2001, p. 45; May 11, 2001, p. 54; May 18, 2001, p. 58; November 2, 2001, p. 55
Essence, January, 2001, p. 54
Interview, February, 2001, p. 58
Movieline, December, 1996, p. 16
People Weekly, May 7, 2001, p. 33

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