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Jharrel Jerome

Jharrel Jerome
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About

Jharrel Jerome is an American actor and rapper of Dominican and Haitian descent, born in 1997 in the Bronx, New York. He broke through with Barry Jenkins's Moonlight (2016) and became widely known for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which made him the first Afro-Latino actor to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. Alongside his acting career, he has been releasing hip-hop music through Sony Music as part of his debut project Someone I'm Not.

692K
Instagram followers (September 2025)
#1
first Afro-Latino actor with Emmy for lead role in limited series
98%
Rotten Tomatoes rating for the film Moonlight (2016)

What's new

  • 2025-06

    Jerome attended the BET Awards 2025 ceremony, where in an interview with Hollywood Reporter he hinted that he is working on new music.

  • 2025-02

    Jerome was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award for his role in the film Unstoppable (2024).

  • 2025-01

    The sports biographical film Unstoppable, in which Jerome played wrestler Anthony Robles, was released on Prime Video.

  • 2024-09

    Jerome received the Performer Award at the TIFF Tribute Awards for his performance in the film Unstoppable.

  • 2023-08

    Jerome released the EP Rap Pack through Sony Music, the first part of his four-part debut music project Someone I'm Not.

Tracks

For Real (feat. Kemba)debut single from 2020, produced by Take a Daytrip
Someone I'm Notsingle from 2022, title of the entire debut music project
Rap PackEP released via Sony Music in August 2023, first part of the Someone I'm Not project
When They See Us (soundtrack)Netflix miniseries (2019), Jerome won an Emmy for the role of Korey Wise
Moonlight (2016)film debut - the film won an Oscar for Best Picture

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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