Randolph Clarke Harrison (born November , ) is an American actor best
known for his portrayal of Justin Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer
as Folk.Harrison was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, but moved to
Alpharetta, Georgia, with his family at age eleven. He attended Pace
Academy, a private prep school in Atlanta. His father is an executive
with a large paper company, while he has described his mother as a
"thwarted artist." His only sibling, an older brother, is a bank
manager.Harrison attended the University of Cincinnati's
College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), graduating with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in musical theatre. During his time at CCM, Harrison
starred in university productions such as Hello Again, Shopping and
Fucking, and Children of Eden. He also had roles in other theatrical
venues across the U.S., in productions such as Violet at the Ensemble
Theatre of Cincinnati, at the St. Louis Municipal Theatre and West
Side Story at the Forestburg Playhouse, as well as productions of A
Midsummer Night's Dream, The Real Inspector Hound and A Cheever
Evening.Harrison made his television debut playing Justin Taylor, a
gay teen, in 's American version of Queer as Folk, based on the
British television series. The series ran for five seasons, ending in
. In , Harrison played the character Sean in Bang Bang You're Dead, a
made-for-television movie based on the play of the same name. Harrison
stars as Brutus in cinematographer/director/writer Patrick Donelley's
postmodern feature film adaptation of Julius Caesar opposite actor
John Shea as the title role.
known for his portrayal of Justin Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer
as Folk.Harrison was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, but moved to
Alpharetta, Georgia, with his family at age eleven. He attended Pace
Academy, a private prep school in Atlanta. His father is an executive
with a large paper company, while he has described his mother as a
"thwarted artist." His only sibling, an older brother, is a bank
manager.Harrison attended the University of Cincinnati's
College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), graduating with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in musical theatre. During his time at CCM, Harrison
starred in university productions such as Hello Again, Shopping and
Fucking, and Children of Eden. He also had roles in other theatrical
venues across the U.S., in productions such as Violet at the Ensemble
Theatre of Cincinnati, at the St. Louis Municipal Theatre and West
Side Story at the Forestburg Playhouse, as well as productions of A
Midsummer Night's Dream, The Real Inspector Hound and A Cheever
Evening.Harrison made his television debut playing Justin Taylor, a
gay teen, in 's American version of Queer as Folk, based on the
British television series. The series ran for five seasons, ending in
. In , Harrison played the character Sean in Bang Bang You're Dead, a
made-for-television movie based on the play of the same name. Harrison
stars as Brutus in cinematographer/director/writer Patrick Donelley's
postmodern feature film adaptation of Julius Caesar opposite actor
John Shea as the title role.
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