Kenneth Todd Freeman (born July 9, 1965) is an American actor. He has been nominated for two

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s over the course of his career and has won one Drama Desk Award. He has played supporting roles in films such as ''

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'' (1997) and ''

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'' (1999), played a prominent recurring role on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–1999), and was a series regular on ''

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'' (2017–2019).

Life and career

Born in Houston, Texas, Freeman went to the local

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA, HSPVA or PVA) is a secondary school located at 790 Austin Street in the downtown district of Houston, Texas. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School Distri ...

before later graduating from the

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in 1987. Freeman has been an ensemble member of the

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since 1993. In the same year, he was nominated for the

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for his lead performance in the

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drama '' The Song of Jacob Zulu''. More recently, Freeman has played the role of Doctor Dillamond from ''

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'' in the first North American tour, Chicago and Broadway productions. In 2015, he was nominated for his second Tony Award, this time for Best Featured Actor in a Play as Sissy Na Na in ''

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.'' He won the

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for the same role. He has also had supporting roles in various films such as ''

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'' (1996), ''

'' (1997), ''

'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2008). On television, he earned a recurring role on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' as Mr. Trick. He performed in the

's production of ''Downstate'', which concluded its run on November 18, 2018. He portrayed Mr. Poe in the 2017

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comedy drama series ''

''.

Work

Theatre

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, K. Todd 1965 births Living people American male film actors 21st-century American male actors African-American male actors Male actors from Houston American male stage actors Drama Desk Award winners American male television actors 20th-century American male actors University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alumni Steppenwolf Theatre Company players 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people