Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau
Perrineau at the 2014 Comic Con presentation for Constantine
Born	August 7, 1963 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Brittany Robinson Perrineau[1] (2002–present; 3 children)

Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor, known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz, Damon Pope in the FX bike gang drama Sons of Anarchy, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks and has appeared in several high-profile films, including The Best Man, 28 Weeks Later, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, and Zero Dark Thirty. He also starred alongside Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin in the survival drama The Edge.

Personal life

Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Williams and Sylvia Perrineau. His parents changed his name to Williams when he was seven. Harold later legally changed his name back to his birth name, after discovering there was already a Harold Williams in the Screen Actors Guild union. Perrineau attended Shenandoah University, but did not graduate. Perrineau and his wife, Brittany, have three daughters, Aurora Perrineau, born 1994, Wynter Aria, born on May 7, 2008,^[2] and Holiday Grace, born on March 21, 2013.^[3] Brittany had recurring appearances on US TV show Lost, appearing in the Season 1 episodes of "Outlaws", as the girlfriend of Sawyer, and in the episode "Numbers", as the woman who read the lottery numbers. Her acting credits also include the role of Dara in the romantic-comedy Saving Face, as well as appearing in the upcoming movie Your Name Here, currently in post-production.

Acting career

In 1989, Perrineau was cast as the original Tyrone Jackson in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of the 1980 hit movie Fame (now known as Fame: The Musical) at the Walnut Street Theatre, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4] Perrineau took the role of Link in The Matrix series after the original operator Tank was written off the script when Marcus Chong was fired over money disputes.^[5] Lost co-star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starred with Perrineau on the HBO series Oz.

Perrineau played the character Michael Dawson on ABC's hit show Lost. He was temporarily written off when his character left the island with his son at the end of season two and did not appear at all in season three. In July 2007, it was announced Perrineau would return to the main cast for the show's fourth season.^[6] However, this return was short lived, as the fourth season was his last as a regular cast member; Dawson died in the season finale. He made one guest appearance in the sixth and final season.

He stars also in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days along with Rhys Coiro, Mia Kirshner, Kiele Sanchez (also a Lost co-star), Diora Baird and Monique Ganderton.^[7]

Perrineau appeared in the 2008 music video, "Yes We Can".^[8]

Perrineau voiced the title character from Marvel's Blade anime series on G4 January 2012. He was cast to play the character of Damon Pope the main antagonist of Season 5 of the hit show Sons of Anarchy.^[9][10]

Perrineau starred as Stevie, the bass player, in the TBS comedy Wedding Band, which ran from 2012 to 2013.

Music

Since his debut single "Stay Strong" in 2007, Perrineau has also been working on his musical career, and is actively collaborating with music producer Tomo in der Muhlen, known as Tom Tom, on his soon-to-be-released debut album, Seeker. The first single, "Moving On," was released October 15, 2011. Having his creative roots on the stage, Perrineau enjoys doing live shows where he performs with a full band: two guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. He performed at Los Angeles club The Mint in April 2010. He also appeared in the MKTO - Thank You Music Video. In addition, he appeared in J. Cole's - She Knows music video.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Shakedown	Tommie
1990	King of New York	Thief on the subway
1995	Smoke	Thomas "Rashid" Cole	Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Actor
1996	Blood and Wine	Henry
	Romeo + Juliet	Mercutio
1997	The Edge	Stephen
1998	Lulu on the Bridge	Bobby Perez
1999	The Best Man	Julian Murch	Nominated - Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
	Macbeth in Manhattan	The Chorus
2000	Woman On Top	Monica Jones
2001	Prison Song	Uncle Cee
2002	On Line	Moe Curley
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	Link
	The Matrix Revolutions	Link
2007	28 Weeks Later	Flynn
2008	Your Name Here	Richard Roundtree
	Gardens of the Night	Orlando
	Ball Don't Lie	Jimmy
	Felon	Lt Jackson
2010	30 Days of Night: Dark Days	Todd
	The Killing Jar	John Smith
2011	Seeking Justice	Jimmy
2012	Transit	Losada
	Zero Dark Thirty	Jack
2013	Snitch	Jeffrey Steele
	Go for Sisters	Wiley
	Sexy Evil Genius	Marvin
	The Best Man Holiday	Julian Murch
2014	Sabotage	Jackson
2016	The Best Man Wedding	Julian Murch	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episodes
1989	The Cosby Show	Scott	1 episode - "Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus"
1990	Law & Order	Jordan Hill	1 Episode – "Out of the Half-Light"
1991–1993	I'll Fly Away	Robert Evans
1993	Law & Order	Kenny Rinker	1 episode
1997	ER	Isaac Price
1997–2003	Oz	Augustus Hill	55 episodes
2003	Dead Like Me	Aroun Levert	1 episode
2004–2006; 2008; 2010	Lost	Michael Dawson	48 episodes Won - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2007	CSI	Rev. Rhodes	1 episode
2009	The Unusuals	Detective Leo Banks
2010	CSI: NY	Reggie Tifford	S06E19
2012	Marvel Anime	Blade	12 episodes
	Sons of Anarchy	Damon Pope	Season 5 antagonist
	Phineas and Ferb	Additional Voices
	Wedding Band	Stevie	Series regular
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Brian Tremore	Season 14 (episode - "Secrets Exhumed")
	Growing Up Fisher	Fred
2014–2015	Constantine	Manny
2014	Z Nation	Lt. Hammond	1 episode - "Puppies And Kittens"

Video game voice-overs

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Enter the Matrix	Voice	Link

References

1. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-09-17/business/LAPROP17_1_josh-holloway-four-bedrooms-Brittany
2. "Lost’s Perrineau Uncovers Child No. 2". Uk.eonline.com. 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
3. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/03/21/harold-perrineau-welcomes-daughter-holiday-grace/
4. "History of "Fame: The Musical" Productions". Famenetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
5. Wilkinson, Peter (12 January 2006). "The Mystery of Larry Wachowski". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
6. "TCA: ABC's McPherson Pressed Into Divulging Lost News". Media Week. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
7. "30 Days of Night: Dark Days Casting News". Dreadcentral.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
8. Kaufman, Gil (2008-02-04). "Will.I.Am Gathers Common, Nick Cannon, Scarlett Johansson For Barack Obama Video". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
9. "Harold Perrineau Cast as Damon Pope on Sons of Anarchy". Tvfanatic.com. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
10. Michael Ausiello (2012-05-18). "Sons of Anarchy Exclusive: Lost's Harold Perrineau Joins Cast as Big Bad Damon Pope". Tvline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

External links

• Harold Perrineau at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.haroldperrineau.com/