Jernard Burks
- Schauspiel
- 31. Dezember 1969
Biografie
Jernard Burks (born December 31, 1969) is an American actor who graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, where he was also inducted into the Jerry Jones Athletic Hall of Fame. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City under Broadway director Gene Frankel. He has been active since 1994 and is also a theater actor and playwright, having collaborated with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson on Seven Guitars and written his own play King of the Blues (2013). His notable film credits include Léon: The Professional (1994, with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995, with Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle), Snake Eyes (1998, with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta), Random Hearts (1999, with Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas), Four Brothers (2005, dir. John Singleton, with Mark Wahlberg), The Hangover (2009, with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis), Street Kings (2008, with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019, with Eddie Murphy).
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Filmografie
- Matlock · Teddy
- How to Die Alone
- Deputy - Einsatz Los Angeles · The Mayor
- Truth Be Told - Der Wahrheit auf der Spur · Tupelo
- Dolemite Is My Name · Club Owner
- A Black Lady Sketch Show · Balloon Man
- A Stone Cold Christmas · Pastor
- Kidding · Denny
- Snowfall · Garage Owner
- This Is Us - Das ist Leben · Bus Driver
- Imperial Dreams · Cornell
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Impound Supervisor
- Touch · Jimar Becko
- Franklin & Bash · Detective
- Shameless - Nicht ganz nüchtern · Antoine
- Spoken Word · Renegade
- Hangover · Leonard
- Glee · Mall Santa
- Street Kings · Money Shirt
- Dexter · Driver
- Kitchen Confidential · Tyrone
- American Gun · Burly Guy
- Vier Brüder · Evan
- Wanted · Detective Granger
- Starsky & Hutch · Leon
- Just Hustle · Jonah Whales
- 10-8: Officers on Duty · Officer Jackson
- Haus über Kopf · Widow's Bodyguard
- The Shield – Gesetz der Gewalt · 'Pretty Boy' Pyrums
- The Bernie Mac Show · Southside
- Einmal Himmel und zurück · Man in Wheelchair
- CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur · Lot Attendant
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Russell Williams
- Für alle Fälle Amy · Card Player
- Spiel auf Zeit · Tyler's Bodyguard
- Rendezvous mit einem Engel · Pizza Man
- Vibrations · Bouncer
- Protector – Das Recht im Visier · Doolde
- Teufel in Blau · Dupree Brouchard
- Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme
- Léon - Der Profi · Stansfield man
- Law & Order · Doirnell's Bodyguard