Jamie Hector (born October 7, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield on the HBO drama series ''

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'' and as Detective Jerry Edgar in the drama series '' Bosch''.

Career

Hector began acting immediately after high school when he auditioned for a community theater company. While in college he had roles on television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and '' The Beat''. After graduation, he enrolled in the

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in New York City. Hector appeared in the movie '' Paid in Full'' (2002). He attributes a defining moment in his career to the short film '' Five Deep Breaths'' (2003) directed by

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. With Hector in the lead role, ''Five Deep Breaths'' was an Official Selection of the Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, and IFP Film Festivals; it went on to accumulate 16 awards. From 2004 to 2008, Hector played Marlo Stanfield on the HBO television drama ''

'', the young, ambitious, intelligent and extremely ruthless head of the eponymous

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in the Baltimore drug trade. In 2016, ''

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'' ranked him #2 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". Hector starred in the film '' Blackout'' (2007) with

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and Jeffrey Wright, and was featured as recurring villain Benjamin "Knox" Washington in the third season of '' Heroes''. Hector appeared in the film ''Max Payne'' (2008), in which he plays the role of Lincoln DeNeuf, a Haitian crime boss. Hector also appeared in the television movie ''Just Another Day'' (2009), playing the up-and-coming rapper Young Eastie, who attempts to make it at all costs. His next film was ''

Night Catches Us ''Night Catches Us'' is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Tanya Hamilton and stars Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Hector, Wendell Pierce and Novella Nelson. Plot In 1976, former Black Panther Marcus (Anthony Mackie) returns to hi ...

'' (2010), with Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie. He voiced Emile-A239 (Noble 4) in '' Halo: Reach''. In 2014, Hector began starring in the series '' Bosch'' as Jerry Edgar, a detective and partner to the titular character Harry Bosch, played by

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. Hector remained a part of the series starring cast across its seven season run. In 2017, Hector appeared on the USA drama '' Queen of The South'' as Devon Finch in six episodes of season 2.

Activism

In 2007, Hector founded Moving Mountains, Inc., a non-profit theater based organization that provides youth with year-round classes in drama, dance, vocal, and film. He helped in raising money for survivors of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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HBO biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hector, Jamie 1975 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York City American male film actors American people of Haitian descent American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Haitian-American male actors Living people People from Brooklyn