BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " ANDRE HOLLAND " WAS AN ACTOR WHO HAS APPEARED ON STAGE, TELEVISION AND IN FEATURE FILMS : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

BLACK   SOCIAL  HISTORY                                                                                                                     Andre Holland

André Holland
Born	December 28, 1979 Bessemer, Alabama
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Friends with Benefits, 1600 Penn, 42, The Knick

André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He was featured in NBC's 2012 comedy 1600 Penn as White House Press Secretary Marshall Malloy and portrayed sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42.

  

Biography

He was born on December 28, 1979. He attended Florida State University and New York University^[1] and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from NYU in 2006.^[2] His first stage performance was in Oliver at the Birmingham Summerfest Theatre at the age of eleven.^[1]

Since then, Holland has performed in several theatre productions. In 2006, he portrayed three characters (Simon, Rex and Jesse) in the play Blue Door and Charles Isherwood ofThe New York Times gave him a positive review for his performance.^[2] In 2008, he played Eric in the play Wig Out!^[3] and Elegba/Marcus in The Brother/Sister Plays the following year.^[4] In 2010, he was cast in the Doug Hughes play The Whipping Man^[5] and won the Vivian Robinson/Audelco Award for "Supporting Actor" for The Whipping Man.^[6]

In 2011, he starred as Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald on the NBC sitcom Friends with Benefits. Holland also appears with Clive Owen in the Cinemax original TV drama The Knick.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The News	DeShawn Burkett	Television movie
2008	Sugar	Brad	Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Cast
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	Private Needles
2008	Last Call	Pete
2009	Us: A Love Story	Carjack victim	Short film
2009	Lost & Found	Gayle Dixon	Television movie
2010	The Rockford Files	Angel Martin	Television movie
2011	Small, Beautifully Moving Parts	Leon
2012	Nobody's Nobody	Jason	Short film
2013	42	Wendell Smith
2014	Black or White	Reggie
2014	Selma	Andrew Young	Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Law & Order	David Sachs	Episode: "Public Service Homicide"
2007	The Black Donnellys	Frank Thomas	Episode: "Wasn't That Enough?"
2010	Damages	Bank Manager	Episode: "You Haven't Replaced Me"
2011	Friends with Benefits	Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald	13 episodes
2011	Burn Notice	Dion Carver	Episode: "Breaking Point"
2012–2013	1600 Penn	Marshall Malloy	13 episodes
2014–present	The Knick	Dr. Algernon Edwards	10 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film