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Jharrel Jerome

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Biography

Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016) and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Jerome has since starred as a 13-foot-tall boy in Boots Riley's miniseries I'm a Virgo (2023) and as wrestler Anthony Robles in the sports biopic film Unstoppable (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jharrel Jerome, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Moonlight

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

As Miles G. Morales (voice)

Full Circle

As Aked

When They See Us

As Korey Wise

Monster

As Osvaldo Cruz

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone

From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...

8 films

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Full Circle

2023 · Aked

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023 · Miles G. Morales (voice)

Monster

2021 · Osvaldo Cruz