Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles as
Michael Dawson
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in the
ABC
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television series ''
Lost
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*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
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'' (2004–2010),
Augustus Hill in the
HBO
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television series ''
Oz'' (1997–2003), Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the
Epix television ''
From'' (since 2022), Link in ''
The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''
The Matrix Revolutions
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'' (both 2003), and
Mercutio in
Baz Luhrmann
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's ''
Romeo + Juliet'' (1996). He has also starred in the films ''
Smoke'' (1995), for which was nominated for the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
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, ''
The Edge'' (1997), ''
The Best Man'' (1999), ''
Woman on Top'' (2000), and ''
28 Weeks Later
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'' (2007). His other television credits include ''
Sons of Anarchy
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'' (2012), ''
Constantine
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* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
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'' (2014–2015), ''
Claws'' (2017–2022), and ''
The Rookie'' (2019–2021).
Early life
Perrineau was born in
Brooklyn, New York City.
His parents changed his name to Williams when he was a child, but he later changed it back, after discovering there was already a Harold Williams in the
Screen Actors Guild. He attended
Shenandoah University and
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Harold has 4 brothers; Anthony, Bryan, Lance and Malik.
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. He took the role of Link in ''The Matrix'' series after the original operator Tank was written out of the script when
Marcus Chong
Marcus Scott Chong (né Wyatt; born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Miguel Mendez in the short-lived crime drama, ''Street Justice'' (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in ''Panther'' (1995), directed by ...
was fired over monetary disputes. ''
Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'' co-star
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starred with Perrineau on the HBO series ''
Oz''.
Perrineau played
Michael Dawson
Michael may refer to:
People
* Michael (given name), a given name
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Given name "Michael"
* Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...
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 in season three. In July 2007, it was announced he would return to the main cast for the show's fourth season. However, the return was short-lived, as the fourth season was his last as a regular cast member. He made
one guest appearance in the sixth and final season.
Perrineau starred in ''
30 Days of Night: Dark Days'' with
Rhys Coiro
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Early life
Born in Santo Stefan ...
,
Mia Kirshner,
Kiele Sanchez,
and
Monique Ganderton
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. Perrineau appeared in the 2008 music video "
Yes We Can".
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
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...
''.
Perrineau starred as Stevie, the bass player, in the
TBS comedy ''
Wedding Band'', which ran from 2012 to 2013.
Perrineau starred as Manny, an angelic messenger, in ''
Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
* Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given na ...
'', the short-lived 2015 television series based on the
DC Comics/
Vertigo character
John Constantine
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.
He made his
Broadway debut in the
Roundabout Theatre Company production of
Anton Chekov
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's ''
The Cherry Orchard,'' adapted by
Stephen Karam
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. The play ran from September 2016 to December 4, 2016. Perrineau played Lopakhin, with Diane Lane as Ranevskaya. Also in 2016, Perrineau co-starred in the
Amazon Studios legal series ''
Goliath
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''.
From 2017 to 2022, Perrineau played Dean, a man on the autism spectrum and the brother of Desna, in TNT's ''
Claws''. He won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the
NAACP Awards. Perrineau starred as a cop, Nick Armstrong, on ''
The Rookie'' for most of season 2 and as a guest on season 3.
Since his debut single "Stay Strong" in 2007 Perrineau has been working on his musical career. He is actively collaborating with music producer
Tomo in der Muhlen, known as DJ Tomo Tom Tom, on his debut album, ''Seeker''. The first single, "Moving On", was released October 15, 2011. 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. Perrineau has appeared in MKTO's "Thank You" music video and J. Cole's "She Knows" music video.
Personal life
Perrineau has been married to former actress and model Brittany Perrineau (
née
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Robinson) since 2002. They have three daughters, including actress
Aurora Perrineau.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Official website
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1963 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
African-American male actors
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
Living people
Male actors from New York City
People from Brooklyn
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people