Andre Holland
Andre Holland
André Hollandis an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He currently stars as Dr. Algernon Edwards on the Cinemax drama The Knick. He portrayed politician and activist Andrew Young in the 2014 film Selma and sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 December 1979
CityBessemer, AL
CountryUnited States of America
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I read a lot of W.E.B. Du Bois, who wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.'
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I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.
projects situations time work
I need to find those projects more often: the ones that really, really speak to me. I do better work in those situations and have a better time.
consciousness equality racial sort whereas
In '42,' it's like the '40s where racial equality had come into the consciousness of a lot of people, whereas in the 1900s it was sort of a new thing.
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I studied acting in NYU's graduate program, in which we covered everything from Ibsen and Chekov to August Wilson and David Mamet.
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When I was in school, and even after, I did a lot of classic plays, and I guess it sort of extended into film.
doctors names people
People do come up to me quite a lot. I get called all of it. I rarely get called my name; it's usually "Hey, Dr. Edwards!" or "Algernon." The most common thing is, "You're the black doctor on that show!" I'll take any of it, because I've definitely been called much worse things.
singers showers very-good
I love to sing. I'm definitely not a very good singer, but when I'm in my shower I get down for sure.