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Hill Harper

Biography

Born in Iowa City, Hill Harper is an American actor who trained at Brown University and Harvard and performed with Boston's Black Folks Theater Company before moving to Los Angeles. His film work gained attention with Beloved (1998), the independent romantic comedy Loving Jezebel (1999), and The Skulls (2000). He also starred in Jordan Walker-Pearlman's The Visit (2000), playing a prisoner trying to rebuild his life, and later took the role of Leshem in Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010), a Syfy original movie. On television he became known for playing Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in CSI: NY, Agent Spelman Boyle in Limitless, and Dr. Marcus Andrews in The Good Doctor, and he later joined Covert Affairs as a series regular. His stage credits include Off-Broadway roles in ToasT and Our Lady of 121st Street, and he received an AUDELCO Vivian Robinson Award nomination for the latter. He has also done voice-over work and appeared on podcasts such as Legal Wars.

60years old

Turns 61 on May 17in 231 days

  • Born Iowa City
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Also credited as Francis Eugene Harper

Movie Career

Films
20
Career span
31 years1993 to 2024

Genres

Hill Harper movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Skulls2000 Action, Crime, Dramaas Will Beckford

    IMDb rating 5.736K votes

  2. He Got Game1998 Drama, Sportas Coleman 'Booger' Sykes

    IMDb rating 6.955K votes

  3. The Boy Next Door2015as Principal Edward Warren

    IMDb rating 4.749K votes

  4. Concussion2015as Christopher Jones

    IMDb rating 7.1106K votes

  5. The Sun Is Also a Star2019as Lester Barnes

    IMDb rating 5.99.0K votes

  6. The Breed2006as Noah

    IMDb rating 5.115K votes

  7. In Too Deep1999as Breezy T.

    IMDb rating 6.27.6K votes

  8. An Interview with God2018as Gary

    IMDb rating 5.85.1K votes

Most often with

Rob Cohen directed two of these films, Spike Lee two. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Hill Harper's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$342 million

14 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.

Of the 20 films: 14 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    All Eyez on Me2017as Interviewer
    $56M16.3% of the total
  2. 2
    The Boy Next Door2015as Principal Edward Warren
    $52M15.3% of the total
  3. 3
    The Skulls2000as Will Beckford
    $51M14.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Concussion2015as Christopher Jones
    $50M14.8% of the total
  5. 5
    For Colored Girls2010as Donald
    $38M11.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Beloved1998as Halle
    $23M6.7% of the total
  7. 7
    He Got Game1998as Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
    $22M6.3% of the total
  8. 8
    $15M4.4% of the total
In Too Deep (1999), $14.0 millionThe Sun Is Also a Star (2019), $6.8 millionGet on the Bus (1996), $5.7 million30 Days (2006), $5.0 millionSteel (1997), $1.7 millionThe Breed (2006), $1.7 million

$34.9 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total