Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor and
former fashion model. His notable roles are that of Malcolm Winters on
The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 2005, Derek Morgan on CBS's
Criminal Minds from 2005 to 2016, and as the third permanent host of
Soul Train from 1999 to 2003. From 2002 to 2003 he was a regular in
the television series Birds of Prey. In 2017, he became the lead in
the television series S.W.A.T. Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards,
and the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Drama Series for his role on The Young and the Restless. He was also
nominated for a People's Choice Award for his role on Criminal
Minds.Moore was born in Oakland, California, the son of Marilyn
Wilson, a business consultant, and Sherrod Moore. Moore's father is
African American and his mother, who was born in Roxbury,
Massachusetts, is of Irish and French-Canadian descent. His mother,
who has a degree in Mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and
Denmark. Moore moved with her to Denmark as an infant, and then to
Bahrain when he was four, where he attended a British private school
until the age of seven. His grandmother is from Quebec City, Quebec.
Moore cites civil unrest, interracial relationships being taboo, and
racism in the U.S. in the 1970s as part of the reason his mother moved
abroad with him. Returning to the U.S. in 1977, the family moved to
Chico, California, where his mother worked at a clinic, before later
moving to Palo Alto. Moore graduated from Gunn High School in Palo
Alto. He attended Santa Clara University, majoring in Communication,
minoring in Theatre Arts, and modeled to pay his bills.Moore played
the role of Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless for eight
years. In November 2004, he returned to The Young and the Restless
after originally planning to leave the show, but after a few months he
dropped back to recurring status and left in September 2005. In 2007,
he said, "My time is done on Y&R. I did eight solid years as Malcolm."
former fashion model. His notable roles are that of Malcolm Winters on
The Young and the Restless from 1994 to 2005, Derek Morgan on CBS's
Criminal Minds from 2005 to 2016, and as the third permanent host of
Soul Train from 1999 to 2003. From 2002 to 2003 he was a regular in
the television series Birds of Prey. In 2017, he became the lead in
the television series S.W.A.T. Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards,
and the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Drama Series for his role on The Young and the Restless. He was also
nominated for a People's Choice Award for his role on Criminal
Minds.Moore was born in Oakland, California, the son of Marilyn
Wilson, a business consultant, and Sherrod Moore. Moore's father is
African American and his mother, who was born in Roxbury,
Massachusetts, is of Irish and French-Canadian descent. His mother,
who has a degree in Mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and
Denmark. Moore moved with her to Denmark as an infant, and then to
Bahrain when he was four, where he attended a British private school
until the age of seven. His grandmother is from Quebec City, Quebec.
Moore cites civil unrest, interracial relationships being taboo, and
racism in the U.S. in the 1970s as part of the reason his mother moved
abroad with him. Returning to the U.S. in 1977, the family moved to
Chico, California, where his mother worked at a clinic, before later
moving to Palo Alto. Moore graduated from Gunn High School in Palo
Alto. He attended Santa Clara University, majoring in Communication,
minoring in Theatre Arts, and modeled to pay his bills.Moore played
the role of Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless for eight
years. In November 2004, he returned to The Young and the Restless
after originally planning to leave the show, but after a few months he
dropped back to recurring status and left in September 2005. In 2007,
he said, "My time is done on Y&R. I did eight solid years as Malcolm."
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