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André Holland

André Holland
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About

André Holland (born December 28, 1979, in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American actor equally at home in film, television, and theatre. He gained wide recognition for his role as adult Kevin in Barry Jenkins' Academy Award-winning Moonlight (2016), and built a strong TV following as Dr. Algernon Edwards in The Knick (2014-2015). On stage, he made his Broadway debut in 2009 and has since worked with leading playwrights including August Wilson and Tarell Alvin McCraney. In recent years he has also taken on producing credits alongside his acting work.

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What's new

  • 2025-09

    Holland played the lead role of Ogun Sizea in the off-Broadway production of The Brothers Size (Tarell Alvin McCraney) at New York's The Shed, which ran from August 30 to September 28, 2025 and received favorable critical reviews.

  • 2025-08

    The film Love, Brooklyn, on which Holland collaborated as both producer and actor and which premiered at Sundance 2025, was acquired by the distribution company Greenwich Entertainment.

  • 2025-03

    The film The Actor (directed by Duke Johnson), in which Holland plays the lead role of Paul Cole - a man suffering from amnesia, was released in cinemas and distributed by Neon.

  • 2025-01

    The film The Dutchman (an adaptation of Amiri Baraka's play) with Holland in the lead role had its world premiere at the SXSW festival in March 2025.

  • 2024-10

    The film Exhibiting Forgiveness, in which Holland plays the lead role of a painter coming to terms with his past, entered American distribution on October 18, 2024 following its premiere at Sundance 2024.

Tracks

MoonlightBarry Jenkins film (2016), Oscar for Best Picture - Holland as adult Kevin
The KnickCinemax series (2014-2015), Holland as Dr. Algernon Edwards
Exhibiting Forgivenessfilm (2024), Sundance premiere, Holland in lead role as painter
The Actorfilm (2025), Holland in lead role, Neon distribution
The Brothers Sizetheatrical production (The Shed, New York, 2025), Holland as Ogun Size

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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