Andre Braugher Biography (2)

Andre Braugher is perhaps best known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the drama series Homicide: Life on the Street. He later reprised the role in the television film Homicide: The Movie. His additional television credits include an Emmy-nominated lead role in the drama series Gideon's Crossing, an Emmy-nominated supporting role in the film The Tuskeegee Airmen, the title role in the film The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson and starring roles in Murder in Mississippi, A Soldier's Girl, Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture, 10,000 Black Men Named George and Passing Glory.

Braugher made his directorial debut with and starred in one segment of the Showtime trilogy Love Songs. He began his television career as Telly Savalas's sidekick in several films based on the original Kojak series. He recently completed production on the upcoming cable mini-series Salem's Lot, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King.

Among Braugher's feature-film credits are Frequency, City of Angels, Glory, Primal Fear, Duets, All the Rage, Get on the Bus, Thick as Thieves, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and A Better Way to Die.

His theater credits include roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night and in the title role of Henry V, which earned him an Obie Award. At Joseph Papp's Public Theater, he performed in The Way of the World and in Shakespeare's Richard II and Coriolanus.

Braugher was born and raised in Chicago and lives in New Jersey.

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