Bokeem Woodbine

Birthday: 13 April 1973, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 183 cm

Bokeem 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 sh ...Show More

You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's Show more You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's something that I neglected to do. Hide

Music is math; music is spiritual. Music is math; music is spiritual.

I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of p Show more I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of projects that I thought should have really gained notoriety and furthered my career, only to be met with the cold grasp of disappointment. So I typically stay away from predicting how a film will do. Hide

Right around 2004 when 'Ray' came out, I made a conscious decision to be more discerning because I t Show more Right around 2004 when 'Ray' came out, I made a conscious decision to be more discerning because I thought to myself, 'After something like this, I really have to try to be strong enough to turn stuff down.' Hide

I like roles that bring the unexpected. Roles that may challenge the way people think about things a Show more I like roles that bring the unexpected. Roles that may challenge the way people think about things and perceive things. And I like roles that reflect a reality. Hide

It's not in my nature to chop people's heads off, per se, or rob a bank or any crazy thing I've done Show more It's not in my nature to chop people's heads off, per se, or rob a bank or any crazy thing I've done on screen. I'm just comfortable reading a book or spending time with my wife and my daughter or watching the fight on TV with the fellas. Hide

I was cocky and arrogant when I was younger. I thought that if I delivered a good performance, and p Show more I was cocky and arrogant when I was younger. I thought that if I delivered a good performance, and put my best foot forward, that would be enough to get people's attention. So in my naivety, I cut my legs off at the knees, because I didn't realize that oftentimes it doesn't matter about the performance... it's the media that creates stars. Hide

Acting is an opportunity for me to try to explore and examine and expose humanity's weaknesses that Show more Acting is an opportunity for me to try to explore and examine and expose humanity's weaknesses that are intrinsic to our nature as humans and learn from them; thereby, it's like a sociological expose. Hide

Bokeem Woodbine's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (166)

Law and Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6

Underground - Season 1

Earth Mama

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Overlord (2018)

Invincible - Season 3

Jason's Lyric

Southland - Season 4

New York Undercover - Season 4

Drunk History - Season 2

Drunk History - Season 6

Awol-72

Halo - Season 2

CSI: Miami - Season 8

Dead Presidents

Bones - Season 10

Bones - Season 4

The X-Files - Season 4

The Last Sentinel

Drunk History - Season 1

Spenser Confidential

The Sopranos - Season 5

Chicago P.D. - Season 5

The X-Files - Season 11

Life in Pieces - Season 1

Bones - Season 5

Bokeem Woodbine'S roles

Mike Milligan

Jonah

Crunch

Shocker

Fathead Newman

Massive Genius

Daryl

Harry

Moss

Sergeant Crisp