Andre Braugher

Andre Keith Braugher (/ˈbraʊ.ər/; born July 1, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011), and Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021).

Andre Braugher
Braugher in June 2011
Born	(1962-07-01) July 1, 1962 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	St. Ignatius College Prep Stanford University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Ami Brabson ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	3

For his television work, Braugher has received two Primetime Emmy Awards from 11 nominations, as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations. He has also had supporting roles in films such as Glory (1989), Primal Fear (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), Poseidon (2006), The Mist (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Salt (2010), and The Gambler (2014), in addition to appearing in series such as BoJack Horseman, House, and New Girl.

Early life

Andre Keith Braugher was born in Chicago on July 1, 1962, the youngest of four children born to Sally, a postal worker, and Floyd Braugher, a heavy equipment operator.^[1] He attended St. Ignatius College Prep^[2] and graduated from Stanford University with a BA in theatre in 1984. He then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in 1988.^[3]

Career

Braugher's first film role was in the 1989 film Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black man from the North who joins the first black regiment in the Union Army. He played Kojak's sidekick in the late-1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak. He subsequently moved on to a role on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Frank Pembleton, a self-righteous, fiery, unyielding, Jesuit-educated police detective. Braugher won Television Critics Association awards for individual achievement in drama in 1997 and 1998. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998, winning in the latter year. He left Homicide after its sixth season but returned for the reunion television film. He has also co-starred in the films City of Angels, Frequency, and Poseidon.

In 1997, he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".^[4]

As part of the Shakespeare in the Park series at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park, Braugher played the title role in the 1996 production of Henry V, for which he received an Obie Award. In 2000, he played the title role as Ben Gideon in the series Gideon's Crossing, which lasted one season. In 2002, Braugher narrated the award-winning, PBS-broadcast documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, produced by Unity Productions Foundation and recently re-issued. He narrated The Murder of Emmett Till for PBS. He played Detective Marcellus Washington in the TV series Hack from 2002 to 2004.^[5] In 2006, Braugher starred as Nick Atwater in the mini-series Thief for FX Networks, winning a second Emmy for his performance. He portrayed General Hager in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.^{[citation needed]}

Braugher appeared on the TV series House, M.D. as Dr. Darryl Nolan, a psychiatrist who helps House recover from his addiction to Vicodin. He also appeared in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age, for which he was nominated twice as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also voiced the villain Darkseid in the animated film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.^[6]

Braugher co-starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Whipping Man, off-Broadway, for a limited run from January–March 2011. He narrated the introduction to the Olympic Games on NBC from 2006 to 2010, succeeding James Earl Jones in the role. Braugher narrated James Patterson's Alex Cross book Cross Fire (2010).^{[citation needed]}

He has a recurring role as defense attorney Bayard Ellis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and starred as the lead character, Capt. Marcus Chaplin, in ABC's military drama TV series Last Resort. Braugher also had a recurring role in season 4 of the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman as California Gov. Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz. He starred in the Golden Globe-winning TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the precinct captain, Raymond Holt. For his performance in Brooklyn Nine Nine, he has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Personal life

In 1991, Braugher married actress Ami Brabson, who co-starred with him in Homicide: Life on the Street.^[7] They have three children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Glory	Cpl. Thomas Searles
1993	Striking Distance	District Attorney Frank Morris
1996	Primal Fear	Tommy Goodman
1996	Get on the Bus	Flip
1998	Thick as Thieves	Dink
1998	City of Angels	Cassiel
1999	It's the Rage	Tim
2000	A Better Way to Die	Cleveland
2000	Frequency	Satch DeLeon
2000	Duets	Reggie Kane
2006	Poseidon	Captain Bradford
2007	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	General Hager
2007	Live!	Don
2007	The Mist	Brent Norton
2008	Passengers	Perry
2010	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	Darkseid (voice)
2010	Salt	Secretary of Defense
2012	The Baytown Outlaws	Millard
2014	The Gambler	Dean Fuller
2015	Emily & Tim	Tim
2021	Spirit Untamed	Al Granger (voice)	^[8]
2022	She Said	Dean Baquet

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Kojak: Ariana	Detective Winston Blake	Television film
1989	Kojak: Fatal Flaw	Detective Winston Blake	Television film
1990	Kojak: Flowers for Matty	Detective Winston Blake	Television film
1990	Kojak: It's Always Something	Detective Winston Blake	Television film
1990	Murder in Mississippi	Dennis	Television film
1990	Kojak: None for Blind	Detective Winston Blake	Television film
1990	Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture	Dan Weston	Television film
1990	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson	Jackie Robinson	Television film
1993–1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Detective Frank Pembleton	98 episodes
1993	Class of '61	Lucius	Television film
1995	The Tuskegee Airmen	Benjamin O. Davis Jr.	Television film
1996	Law & Order	Detective Frank Pembleton	Episode: "Charm City"
1999	Passing Glory	Father Joseph Verrett	Television film
1999	Love Songs	Ellis	Television film
2000	Homicide: The Movie	Detective Frank Pembleton	Television film
2000–2001	Gideon's Crossing	Dr. Ben Gideon	20 episodes
2000–2001	Jackie Chan Adventures	Derge (voice)	3 episodes
2001	Enduring Faith	Narrator	Television film
2001	The Practice	Dr. Ben Gideon	Episode: "Gideon's Crossover"
2002–2004	Hack	Marcellus Washington	39 episodes
2002	10,000 Black Men Named George	A. Philip Randolph	Television film
2003	American Experience	Narrator	Episode: "The Murder of Emmett Till"
2003	Soldier's Girl	Sergeant Carlos Diaz	Television film
2004	Salem's Lot	Matt Burke	2 episodes
2006	Thief	Nick Atwater	6 episodes
2008	The Andromeda Strain	General George W. Mancheck	4 episodes
2009–2011	Men of a Certain Age	Owen Thoreau Jr.	22 episodes
2009–2012	House	Dr. Darryl Nolan	4 episodes
2010	Miami Medical	Dr. William Rayner	Episode: "Pilot"
2011–2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bayard Ellis	6 episodes
2012	American Experience	Narrator	Episode: "Jesse Owens"
2012–2013	Last Resort	Captain Marcus Chaplin	13 episodes
2013–2021	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Captain Raymond Holt	153 episodes
2015	Axe Cop	Lobster Man (voice)	Episode: "The Center of the Ocean"
2016	New Girl	Captain Raymond Holt	Episode: "Homecoming"
2017	BoJack Horseman	Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz (voice)	4 episodes
2019	Live in Front of a Studio Audience	James Evans	Episode: "'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'"^[9]
2022	American Experience	Narrator	2 Episodes
2022	The Good Fight	Ri'Chard Lane^[10]	Main role (season 6)
2023	American Experience	Narrator	Episode: "The Lie Detector"^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1995	Viewers for Quality Television	Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series	Homicide: Life on the Street	Won
1996	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
1996	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Tuskegee Airmen	Nominated
1996	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Homicide: Life on the Street	Nominated
1996	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Tuskegee Airmen	Nominated
1997	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Homicide: Life on the Street	Won
1997	Satellite Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Drama		Won
1997	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama		Won
1998	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
1998	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Won
1998	Television Critics Association Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama		Won
1998	Viewers for Quality Television	Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series		Nominated
1999	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
1999	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	City of Angels	Nominated
2000	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Passing Glory	Nominated
2001	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Supporting Actor – Suspense	Frequency	Won
2001	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Gideon's Crossing	Nominated
2001	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2001	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2002	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2003	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Hack	Won
2003	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	10,000 Black Men Named George	Nominated
2006	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Thief	Won
2006	Satellite Awards	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2007	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2007	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie		Won
2009	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Andromeda Strain	Nominated
2010	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Men of a Certain Age	Nominated
2011	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2011	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2012	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Nominated
2014	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Won
2014	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2014	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2014	Satellite Awards	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy		Nominated
2014	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2015	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2015	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2016	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Won
2016	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2016	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2017	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2019	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
2020	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated

References

1. "Andre Braugher Biography (1962–)". www.filmreference.com.
2. "Braugher '80 Profiled on Acting Career". Saint Ignatius College Prep. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
3. Collins, Glenn (1989-03-26). "'Glory' Resurrects Its Black Heroes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
4. "Andre Braugher". People. 1997-05-12. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
5. . Archived from the original on 2005-12-25. Retrieved 2004-07-25.
6. "Darkseid". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
7. Otfinoski, Steven (14 May 2014). African Americans in the Performing Arts. Infobase Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4381-0776-9.
8. Fernández, Alexia (March 12, 2021). "Spirit Untamed First Look! Hear Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Wildest Dreams'". People.
9. Schwartz, Ryan (12 December 2019). "Live Good Times Cast: Viola Davis, Andre Braugher, Tiffany Haddish, Jharrel Jerome and 3 Others". TVLine.
10. Villei, Matt (12 March 2022). "'The Good Fight' Season 6 Adds André Braugher". Collider.
11. Robinson, Jennifer. "American Experience: The Lie Detector," KPBS.org, Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

External links

• Andre Braugher at IMDb
• Andre Braugher at AllMovie
• Andre Braugher at the Internet Off-Broadway Database