Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born July 23, 1994)[1] is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in the 2013 films Ender's Game and 12 Years a Slave. His breakthrough performance came as Travis in the 2017 horror film It Comes at Night, and in 2019 he gained wider recognition for his work in Luce and Waves. Harrison Jr. received nominations for the Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards for the former and the Rising Star Award at the British Academy Film Awards for the latter.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Harrison Jr. at the 34th Independent Spirit Awards in 2018
Born (1994-07-23) July 23, 1994
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Personal life

Harrison Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to musicians Shirlita and Kelvin Harrison Sr. He grew up in the Garden District and later moved to The Westbank.[2] He studied studio engineering and marketing, before moving to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting, where he began taking acting classes.[2] Harrison Jr. is also a skilled musician, mainly playing jazz and gospel on the piano, trumpet, as well as singing. He honed his harmonious skills while studying and recording with the famed Marsalis family.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 12 Years a Slave Victim 2
Ender's Game Salamandar Uncredited
2014 Deluge Kareem Short film
The Flight of the Bumblebee James
2015 A Sort of Homecoming Eliot
Dancer and the Dame Kenny Basset
2016 The Birth of a Nation Simon
2017 Mudbound Weeks
It Comes at Night Travis
2018 Monsters and Men Zyrick ("Zee")
Assassination Nation Mason
All Rise Steve Harmon
Jinn[4] Tahir
JT LeRoy Sean
2019 Luce Luce Edgar
The Wolf Hour[5] Freddie
Gully Jesse
Bolden Frankie Duson
Waves Tyler Williams
2020 The Photograph Andy Morrison
The High Note David Cliff
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Fred Hampton Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Into the BadlandsJolyonEpisode: "Chapter V: Snake Creeps Down"
2016UndergroundTeenage RunawayEpisode: "The White Whale"
2016Chicago P.D.Michael EllisEpisode: "Justice"
2016RootsWinslowEpisode: "Part 4"
2016Shots FiredJoey Campbell3 episodes
2016–2017StartUpTouie Dacey12 episodes
2017NCIS: New OrleansCadet Lieutenant Commander Max CabralEpisode: "The Last Stand"
2019Godfather of HarlemTeddy Greene
TBAEuphoria

Music video

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 "One Bad Night" Main character by Hayley Kiyoko

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2019
British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award Waves Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Luce Nominated

References

  1. Bergeron, Judy (May 29, 2016). "New Orleans actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. reclaims familiar role in remake of 'Roots' miniseries". The Advocate. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. "COOLfeed Interviews with Actor: Kelvin Harrison Jr". Retrieved April 30, 2017 via YouTube.
  3. "Rising Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. Shines Bright in Upcoming Reboot of Famed Historical Drama 'Roots'". Pitchengine.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (March 14, 2018). "'Jinn' Director Gets Personal With Teenage Identity Defining Film – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. Hipes, Patrick (October 20, 2017). "Naomi Watts To Star In Psychological Thriller 'The Wolf Hour'". Deadline. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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