Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1974) is an American actor. He is known
for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's Lincoln
Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank
Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences. He
also played Carl Gatewood in the Showtime TV series The Affair.Hornsby
was born in Oakland, California. He was a football player at St.
Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California. He auditioned for
a spring musical and got the role of the Scarecrow in The Wiz. After
that, he became very interested in theatre and acting and was highly
involved with the rest of the school theatrical productions. After
graduating he studied theater at Boston University from which he
graduated with a degree in performance. After graduation, Hornsby
continued his studies at the British American Drama Academy.After
finishing his studies at Oxford, Hornsby moved to New York City and
was subsequently cast in leading roles in Off Broadway productions of
To Kill a Mockingbird (as Atticus Finch), Joe Louis Blues, and Six
Degrees of Separation (as Paul). In the late 1990s, he decided to move
to Los Angeles in order to transition into television and film. He has
appeared in several different television productions including
appearing in recurring roles in Haunted as Detective Marcus Bradshaw
and Gideon's Crossing as Chief Resident Dr. Aaron Boise. His other
television credits include Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, and In Justice
among others. He also played running back Leon Taylor in ESPN's drama
series Playmakers. On the big screen, he has appeared in such films as
After the Sunset, Big Fat Liar, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Keep the
Faith, Baby, Meet the Parents, and Stuck among others. In 2000,
Hornsby appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Jitney for which he
won a Drama Desk Award and an Obie Award.He starred in the NBC fantasy
drama Grimm from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, he played Isaiah Butler in the
Netflix crime drama Seven Seconds. That same year, Hornsby joined the
cast of the movie Creed II.
for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's Lincoln
Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank
Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences. He
also played Carl Gatewood in the Showtime TV series The Affair.Hornsby
was born in Oakland, California. He was a football player at St.
Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California. He auditioned for
a spring musical and got the role of the Scarecrow in The Wiz. After
that, he became very interested in theatre and acting and was highly
involved with the rest of the school theatrical productions. After
graduating he studied theater at Boston University from which he
graduated with a degree in performance. After graduation, Hornsby
continued his studies at the British American Drama Academy.After
finishing his studies at Oxford, Hornsby moved to New York City and
was subsequently cast in leading roles in Off Broadway productions of
To Kill a Mockingbird (as Atticus Finch), Joe Louis Blues, and Six
Degrees of Separation (as Paul). In the late 1990s, he decided to move
to Los Angeles in order to transition into television and film. He has
appeared in several different television productions including
appearing in recurring roles in Haunted as Detective Marcus Bradshaw
and Gideon's Crossing as Chief Resident Dr. Aaron Boise. His other
television credits include Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, and In Justice
among others. He also played running back Leon Taylor in ESPN's drama
series Playmakers. On the big screen, he has appeared in such films as
After the Sunset, Big Fat Liar, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Keep the
Faith, Baby, Meet the Parents, and Stuck among others. In 2000,
Hornsby appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Jitney for which he
won a Drama Desk Award and an Obie Award.He starred in the NBC fantasy
drama Grimm from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, he played Isaiah Butler in the
Netflix crime drama Seven Seconds. That same year, Hornsby joined the
cast of the movie Creed II.
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