Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher ( born July 1, 1962 in Chicago ) is an American actor.
Life and achievements
Braugher attended the High School St. Ignatius College Prep. He completed his studies in Dramatic Arts in 1984 at Stanford University and in 1988 at New York's Juilliard School.
Braugher played his first film role in 1989 in the war drama Glory, in which he appeared opposite Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. In the thriller Striking Distance 1993 he played alongside Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dennis Farina.
From 1993 to 1998 played Braugher in the television series Homicide. For his role, he was nominated in 1996 for an Emmy Award and won the prize in 1998. 1997 he was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award, in 1997 and 1998, he won a Television Critics Association Award. In 1995 he won a Viewers for Quality Television Award, for which he was nominated again in 1998. 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 respectively nominations made for the Image Award.
Braugher played 1998 in the film drama City of Angels the role of Cassiel, a friend of the angel Seth, the Nicolas Cage showed. For his role in the sci-fi thriller Frequency ( 2000), in which he appeared alongside Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel, he won the 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Award a. Also in 2000 he played the role of Reggie Kane, a former inmate who befriends Todd Woods ( Paul Giamatti ) in the comedy dream couples. For his participation in the doctor series Gideon 's Crossing 2000 and 2001 he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy. For his role in the pilot for the television series Thief 2006, he received another Emmy.
1996 Braugher played the lead role in Shakespeare's Henry V at the Delacorte Theatre performances in New York's Central Park. For this role, he was honored with an Obie Award.
Braugher is married to actress Ami Brabson since 1991. The two together have three sons (* 1992, 1996 and 2003).