Courtney B. Vance was born on March 12, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Courtney Bernard Vance. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hunt for Red October (1990), Space Cowboys (2000) and Dangerous Minds (1995). He has been married to Angela Bassett since October 12, 1997. They have two children.
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Grotesquerie (2024)
Starring as Marshall Tryon
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: I Think I'm Dead (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 1x09: The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: In Dreams (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Unplugged (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Good Caesarean Work (Oct 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Coordinates (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: The Bender (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: True Crime Catholics (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 25, 2024)
61st Street (2022)
Starring as Franklin Roberts
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Judgement Day (Aug 15, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: The Offer (Aug 8, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Argue the Facts (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Two Truths and a Lie (Jul 25, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Kamikaze (Jul 18, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Do No Harm (Jul 11, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Trust Me (Jul 4, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: After the Morning After (Jul 4, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Man on Fire (May 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: The Two Trials (May 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Sins of the Fathers (May 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Over the Wall (Apr 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Chess Moves and Poker Chips (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Barefoot and Dangerous (Apr 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: The Hunter and the Hunted (Apr 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 29, 2022)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)
Starring as Merlin Kelly
- Episode 2x07: The Soul Vibrations (Feb 1, 2023)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
- Episode 2023-11-07: Tyler Perry, Hilary Duff, Courtney B. Vance, Dr. Robin L. Smith (Nov 7, 2023)
Amend: The Fight for America (2021)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Wait (Feb 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Resistance (Feb 17, 2021)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Starring as George Freeman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Whitey's on the Moon (Aug 23, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Sundown (Aug 16, 2020)
Guest starring as George Freeman
- Episode 1x07: I Am. (Sep 27, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x14: Xavier "X" Jernigan, Courtney B. Vance (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 2x129: Courtney B. Vance (Mar 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x14: Wunmi Mosaku, Courtney B. Vance (Oct 8, 2020)
Genius (2017)
Starring as C.L. Franklin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: No One Sleeps (Mar 24, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Chain of Fools (Mar 24, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: Amazing Grace (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Young, Gifted and Black (Mar 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Unforgettable (Mar 22, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Do Right Woman (Mar 22, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Until the Real Thing Comes Along (Mar 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Respect (Mar 21, 2021)
American Crime Story (2016)
Starring as Johnnie Cochran
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Verdict (Apr 5, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Manna from Heaven (Mar 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: A Jury in Jail (Mar 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Conspiracy Theories (Mar 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia (Mar 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Race Card (Mar 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: 100% Not Guilty (Feb 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: The Dream Team (Feb 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The Run of His Life (Feb 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: From the Ashes of Tragedy (Feb 2, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
- Episode 2016-02-01: John Travolta; Courtney B. Vance; Amy Cuddy; John Moreland (Feb 1, 2016)
State of Affairs (2014)
Guest starring as Marshall Payton
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Deadcheck (Feb 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: The War at Home (Jan 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Cry Havoc (Jan 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Ghosts (Jan 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Ar Rissalah (Dec 15, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Bang, Bang (Dec 8, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Half the Sky (Dec 1, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Secrets & Lies (Nov 24, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-03-08: Amy Poehler, Courtney B. Vance, Willie Jones (Mar 8, 2021)
- Episode 2017-06-08: Will Arnett, Courtney B. Vance, Laurie Metcalf, Buckingham McVie (Jun 8, 2017)
The Chew (2011)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
- Episode 7x128: Lightened–Up Lunch Hour (Mar 22, 2018)
Revenge (2011)
Guest starring as Benjamin Brooks
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: Absolution (May 2, 2012)
- Episode 1x18: Justice (Apr 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x17: Doubt (Apr 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x16: Scandal (Feb 29, 2012)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-22: Courtney B. Vance, Andra Day (Oct 22, 2024)
- Episode 2023-11-14: Courtney B. Vance (Nov 14, 2023)
FlashForward (2009)
Starring as Stan Wedeck
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Future Shock (May 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x21: Countdown (May 20, 2010)
- Episode 1x20: The Negotiation (May 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x19: Course Correction (May 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x18: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Apr 29, 2010)
- Episode 1x17: The Garden of Forking Paths (Apr 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x16: Let No Man Put Asunder (Apr 15, 2010)
- Episode 1x15: Queen Sacrifice (Apr 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x14: Better Angels (Apr 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x13: Blowback (Mar 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Revelation Zero (2) (Mar 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Revelation Zero (1) (Mar 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: A561984 (Dec 3, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: Believe (Nov 19, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: Playing Cards with Coyote (Nov 12, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: The Gift (Nov 5, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (Oct 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: Gimme Some Truth (Oct 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: Black Swan (Oct 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: 137 Sekunden (Oct 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: White to Play (Oct 1, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: No More Good Days (Sep 24, 2009)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
- Episode 13x201: Dan Rather & Courtney Vance (Dec 8, 2016)
The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
- Episode 2017-06-08: Courtney B. Vance, Charly Black (Jun 8, 2017)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
Guest starring as Kingsley
- Episode 2x08: Accomplices (Oct 7, 2009)
Morning Joe (2006)
Guest starring as Courtney B. Vance
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-09-24: Episode 189 (Sep 24, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-15: Episode 250 (Dec 15, 2023)
The Closer (2005)
Guest starring as Chief Tommy Delk
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x02: Repeat Offender (Jul 18, 2011)
- Episode 7x01: Unknown Trouble (Jul 11, 2011)
- Episode 6x12: High Crimes (Dec 13, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: Executive Order (Sep 13, 2010)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Starring as Assistant D.A. Ron Carver
(111 episodes)
- Episode 5x22: The Good (May 14, 2006)
- Episode 5x21: On Fire (May 14, 2006)
- Episode 5x20: To the Bone (May 7, 2006)
- Episode 5x19: Cruise to Nowhere (Apr 30, 2006)
- Episode 5x18: The Healer (Apr 23, 2006)
- Episode 5x17: Vacancy (Apr 16, 2006)
- Episode 5x16: Dramma Giocoso (Apr 9, 2006)
- Episode 5x15: Wrongful Life (Mar 26, 2006)
- Episode 5x14: Wasichu (Mar 19, 2006)
- Episode 5x13: Proud Flesh (Mar 12, 2006)
- Episode 5x12: Watch (Jan 22, 2006)
- Episode 5x11: Slither (Jan 15, 2006)
- Episode 5x10: Dollhouse (Jan 8, 2006)
- Episode 5x09: Scared Crazy (Dec 4, 2005)
- Episode 5x08: Saving Face (Nov 27, 2005)
- Episode 5x07: In the Wee Small Hours (2) (Nov 6, 2005)
- Episode 5x06: In the Wee Small Hours (1) (Nov 6, 2005)
- Episode 5x05: Acts of Contrition (Oct 23, 2005)
- Episode 5x04: Unchained (Oct 16, 2005)
- Episode 5x03: Prisoner (Oct 9, 2005)
- Episode 5x02: Diamond Dogs (Oct 2, 2005)
- Episode 5x01: Grow (Sep 25, 2005)
- Episode 4x23: False-Hearted Judges (May 25, 2005)
- Episode 4x22: My Good Name (May 15, 2005)
- Episode 4x21: The Unblinking Eye (May 8, 2005)
- Episode 4x20: No Exit (May 1, 2005)
- Episode 4x19: Beast (Apr 10, 2005)
- Episode 4x18: The Good Child (Apr 3, 2005)
- Episode 4x17: Shibboleth (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode 4x16: Ex Stasis (Mar 20, 2005)
- Episode 4x15: Death Roe (Mar 13, 2005)
- Episode 4x14: Sex Club (Feb 20, 2005)
- Episode 4x13: Stress Position (Feb 13, 2005)
- Episode 4x12: Collective (Jan 30, 2005)
- Episode 4x11: Gone (Jan 9, 2005)
- Episode 4x10: The View from Up Here (Jan 2, 2005)
- Episode 4x09: Inert Dwarf (Nov 21, 2004)
- Episode 4x08: Silver Lining (Nov 14, 2004)
- Episode 4x07: Magnificat (Nov 7, 2004)
- Episode 4x06: In the Dark (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 4x05: Eosphoros (Oct 24, 2004)
- Episode 4x04: Great Barrier (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 4x03: Want (Oct 10, 2004)
- Episode 4x02: The Posthumous Collection (Oct 3, 2004)
- Episode 4x01: Semi-Detached (Sep 26, 2004)
- Episode 3x21: Consumed (May 23, 2004)
- Episode 3x20: D.A.W. (May 16, 2004)
- Episode 3x19: Fico Di Capo (May 9, 2004)
- Episode 3x18: Ill-Bred (Apr 18, 2004)
- Episode 3x17: Conscience (Mar 28, 2004)
- Episode 3x16: The Saint (Mar 14, 2004)
- Episode 3x15: Shrink-Wrapped (Mar 7, 2004)
- Episode 3x14: Mis-Labeled (Feb 22, 2004)
- Episode 3x13: Pas de Deux (Feb 15, 2004)
- Episode 3x12: Unrequited (Jan 18, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: Mad Hops (Jan 11, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: F.P.S. (Jan 4, 2004)
- Episode 3x09: Happy Family (Nov 23, 2003)
- Episode 3x08: Sound Bodies (Nov 16, 2003)
- Episode 3x07: A Murderer Among Us (Nov 9, 2003)
- Episode 3x06: Stray (Nov 2, 2003)
- Episode 3x05: Pravda (Oct 26, 2003)
- Episode 3x04: But Not Forgotten (Oct 19, 2003)
- Episode 3x03: The Gift (Oct 12, 2003)
- Episode 3x02: Gemini (Oct 5, 2003)
- Episode 3x01: Undaunted Mettle (Sep 28, 2003)
- Episode 2x23: A Person of Interest (May 18, 2003)
- Episode 2x22: Zoonotic (May 18, 2003)
- Episode 2x21: Graansha (May 11, 2003)
- Episode 2x20: Blink (May 4, 2003)
- Episode 2x19: Cherry Red (Apr 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x18: Legion (Apr 6, 2003)
- Episode 2x17: Cold Comfort (Mar 30, 2003)
- Episode 2x16: Cuba Libre (Mar 9, 2003)
- Episode 2x15: Monster (Mar 2, 2003)
- Episode 2x14: Probability (Feb 16, 2003)
- Episode 2x13: See Me (Feb 9, 2003)
- Episode 2x12: Suite Sorrow (Feb 2, 2003)
- Episode 2x11: Baggage (Jan 12, 2003)
- Episode 2x10: Con-Text (Jan 5, 2003)
- Episode 2x09: Shandeh (Dec 1, 2002)
- Episode 2x08: The Pilgrim (Nov 17, 2002)
- Episode 2x07: Tomorrow (Nov 10, 2002)
- Episode 2x06: Malignant (Nov 3, 2002)
- Episode 2x05: Chinoiserie (Oct 27, 2002)
- Episode 2x04: Best Defense (Oct 20, 2002)
- Episode 2x03: Anti-Thesis (Oct 13, 2002)
- Episode 2x02: Bright Boy (Oct 6, 2002)
- Episode 2x01: Dead (Sep 29, 2002)
- Episode 1x22: Tuxedo Hill (May 10, 2002)
- Episode 1x21: Faith (Apr 28, 2002)
- Episode 1x20: Badge (Apr 28, 2002)
- Episode 1x19: Maledictus (Apr 21, 2002)
- Episode 1x18: Yesterday (Apr 14, 2002)
- Episode 1x17: Seizure (Mar 31, 2002)
- Episode 1x16: Phantom (Mar 17, 2002)
- Episode 1x15: Semi-Professional (Mar 10, 2002)
- Episode 1x14: Homo Homini Lupus (Mar 3, 2002)
- Episode 1x13: The Insider (Jan 27, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: Crazy (Jan 13, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: The Third Horseman (Jan 6, 2002)
- Episode 1x10: Enemy Within (Dec 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x09: The Good Doctor (Nov 25, 2001)
- Episode 1x08: The Pardoner's Tale (Nov 18, 2001)
- Episode 1x07: Poison (Nov 11, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: The Extra Man (Oct 28, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: Jones (Oct 21, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: The Faithful (Oct 17, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Smothered (Oct 14, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Art (Oct 7, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: One (Sep 30, 2001)
Boston Public (2000)
Guest starring as Walter Harrelson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five (Nov 20, 2000)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One (Oct 23, 2000)