Victor Love is an American actor, best known for the role of Bigger Thomas in the 1986 movie adaptation of the Richard Wright novel ''

Native Son ''Native Son'' (1940) is a novel written by the American author Richard Wright. It tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black youth living in utter poverty in a poor area on Chicago's South Side in the 1930s. While not apologizing f ...

'', for which he was nominated the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Filmography

Film

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'' (1986, as Bigger Thomas) *'' Heaven Is a Playground'' (1991, as Truth Harrison) *'' It's My Party'' (1996, as Matt Paulson) *''A Gun, a Car, a Blonde'' (1997, as Bobby/The Black Chinaman) *''

Gang Related ''Gang Related'', alternatively known as Criminal Intent, is a 1997 American action crime thriller film written and directed by Jim Kouf starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer and James Earl Jones. The film ...

'' (1997, as Hooper) *'' Shadow of Doubt'' (1998, as Detective Baker) *''Time to Pay'' (1999, as Del Farborough) *''

Velocity Trap ''Velocity Trap'' is a 1999 television film directed by Phillip J. Roth and starring Olivier Gruner, Alicia Coppola, and Ken Olandt. Plot The main character, Ray Stokes (Olivier Gruner) is a down-on-his luck police officer on a distant, corrupt ...

'' (1999, as Fallout, Endeavor Crew) *''Our Father'' (2004, short film, as Johnny) *''Ace High'' (2012, short film, as Inspector Diamond) *''Red All Over'' (2016, as Clay Wright)

Television

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Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

'' (1986, 1 episode, as Clarence Batisse) *''Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story'' (1987, TV movie, as Anthony Williams) *''

It's a Living ''It's a Living'' (renamed for season two as ''Making a Living'') is an American sitcom television series set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980, until June 11, 1982. ...

'' (1987, 1 episode, as Robert) *''The Return of Desperado'' (1988, TV movie, as Nathaniel Pickett) *'' Spenser: For Hire'' (1988, 1 episode, as Darnell Lewis) *''

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC from May 21, 1987 to June 29, 1988 and on Lifetime from April 17, 1989 to April 13, 1991. It was created by Jay Tarses and stars Blair Brown in ...

'' (1990, 1 episode, as Thelonius the President) *''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'' (1991, 1 episode, as Larry Edwards) *''

Great Performances ''Great Performances'' is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is p ...

'' (1991, 1 episode, as The Guy) *''

Shannon's Deal ''Shannon's Deal'' is an American legal drama that aired on NBC from April 16, 1990, until May 21, 1991. The series was created by John Sayles and executive produced by Stan Rogow. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer na ...

'' (1991, 2 episodes, as Griggs) *''

Sibs ''Sibs'' is an American sitcom broadcast by ABC from September 17, 1991 until April 29, 1992. The series chronicled the relationship of three sisters, and the support the youngest two especially needed from their eldest married sister. ''Sibs'' ...

'' (1991, 1 episode, as Marvin Shaw) *''

A Different World ''A Different World'' is an American sitcom (and a spin-off of '' The Cosby Show'') television series that aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) a ...

'' (1992, 1 episode, as Lionel Walker) *'' Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story'' (1992, TV movie, as Hank Gathers) *'' Melrose Place'' (1992, pilot episode, as Daniel) *''

Time Trax ''Time Trax'' is a science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent two centuries into the past to a parallel Universe, must apprehend and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future. This ...

'' (1993, 1 episode, as Mikk Davis) *''For Love and Glory'' (1993, TV movie, as Peyton) *'' Mighty Max'' (1994, 1 episode)'' *'' Tom Clancy's OP Center'' (1995, TV movie, as Captain Ted Drake) *'' The Watcher'' (1995, 1 episode) *''

The Cartoon Cartoon Show ''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by th ...

'' (1995, 1 episode - "Yuckie Duck: Short Orders", as Restaurant Manager) *''

The Marshal ''The Marshal'' is an American action-drama television series that aired on ABC for two seasons in 1995. The show starred Jeff Fahey as the title character, a United States Marshal charged with pursuing fugitives across the nation. In 1995, the ...

'' (1995, 1 episode, as Rainbow Brown) *'' Courthouse'' (1995, 1 episode, as Michael T. Lennox) *''Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects (1995, TV movie, as Commander Harris) *''The Assassination File'' (1996, TV movie, as Anthony Laskey) *'' JAG'' (1997, 1 episode, as Corporal Jason Magida) *''

The Sleepwalker Killing ''The Sleepwalker Killing'' also known as ''From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: The Sleepwalker Killing'', is a 1997 TV movie based on a popular real-life case from the ''Unsolved Mysteries'' television series. The film was written by June Callwo ...

'' (1997, TV movie, as Det. Ike Nolan) *''

Spawn Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals Arts, entertainment, and media * Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise ** '' Spawn: ...

'' (1997-1998, 12 episodes, as Terry Fitzgerald / Bobby, episodes 1-12) *''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tele ...

'' (1998, 2 episodes, as Telepath) *''

L.A. Doctors ''L.A. Doctors'' is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles primary care practice. It ran on CBS from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced ''Brooklyn South'' after its cancellation in May 1998. Premise Four L ...

'' (1999, 1 episode) *'' Pacific Blue'' (1999, 1 episode) *''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

'' (1999-2000, 4 episodes, as Mike) *'' Any Day Now'' (1999-2002, 4 episodes, as Elston Jackson) *'' Seven Days'' (2001, 1 episode, as Dr. Reginald Carter) *'' 7th Heaven'' (2005, 1 episode, as Rusell Miles) *''

Red Band Society ''Red Band Society'' is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season. The series premiered on September 17, 2014. Based on the Catalan d ...

'' (2014-2015, 2 episodes, as Dr. King) *'' The Resident'' (2019, 1 episode, as Dr. Carleton Ward)

Video games

*'' Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie'' (1995, as Lloyd Braxton) *''

Of Light and Darkness ''Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy'', also known as simply ''Of Light and Darkness'', is a first-person point-and-click adventure video game developed by Tribal Dreams and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1998. Plot and gameplay ''Of L ...

'' (1998 as Brother War and MotorMouth)

References

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