Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Biography
Thomas Jefferson Byrd was an American character actor best known for his work in several Spike Lee films. Born in Griffin, he studied education at Morris Brown College and later earned a master's degree in dance at the California Institute of the Arts. He performed in regional theater productions such as Spunk, Two Trains Running, The Piano Lesson, Flyin' West, Hamlet, and Miss Evers' Boys. In 2003 he made his Broadway debut in a revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and was nominated for a Tony for his featured performance. His film credits included Lee's Clockers (1995), Get on the Bus (1996), Bamboozled (2000), and Red Hook Summer (2012), plus Set It Off (1996) and Ray (2004). He also took the role of Stokely Darling in Lee's Netflix program She's Gotta Have It and appeared in Chi-Raq and Brooklyn's Finest. He died in 2020.
70years old at death
- Born Griffin
- Died Atlanta
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1995 to 2022
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Early training
Byrd's education included a Bachelor of Science in education from Morris Brown College, and he went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in dance from the California Institute of the Arts.
Thomas Jefferson Byrd movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Spike Lee directed six of these films. Eleven 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.
Films together
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All films by Spike Lee
Also two films together5 more actors
- Hill HarperHe Got Game (1998) and Get on the Bus (1996)
- Stephen HendersonDa Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) and Red Hook Summer (2012)
- Joie LeeDa Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) and Get on the Bus (1996)
- Elvis NolascoDa Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) and Clockers (1995)
- Al PalagoniaDa Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014) and Red Hook Summer (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Thomas Jefferson Byrd's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$239 million
8 of the 10 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 10 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$125M52.3% of the total
- 2$42M17.4% of the total
- 3$29M12.2% of the total
- 4$22M9.0% of the total
- 5$13M5.5% of the total
- 6$5.7M2.4% of the total
- 7$2.5M1.0% of the total
- 8$337K0.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.