Hill Harper
Hill Harper
Francis Eugene Harper, known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for his nine-year role as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS police procedural television series "CSI: NY". He recently played the role of Special Agent Spelman Boyle on the CBS television series Limitless...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 May 1966
CityIowa City, IA
CountryUnited States of America
Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it.
Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.
My father passed from cancer in 2000; his brother died of cancer before that. My grandfather died of cancer.
My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car that I love to race, I'll take it to the track.
On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy.
Poverty existed before January 20, 2008, OK? Before President Obama took office.
We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded.
There's a wealth gap that is happening, and that is all over the world, you know? The rich are getting richer and holding a higher percentage of money or wealth that's out there.
I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk amongst men, and a lot of women speak amongst women.
I would suggest that folks who have a platform of so-called celebrity, to the extent that they don't use that platform, or if they just use it for their own self-aggrandizement, it is certainly fed in a way that it goes to waste.
I'm really proud of the characters I've been able to play. Certainly, playing the character on 'CSI' as Dr. Sherman Hawkes is a wonderful stereotype-busting role.
I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape.
It's important for someone like me - who's known Obama for 20 years - to speak the truth. I know him to be a Christian man. I know him to be one of the greatest patriots.
The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to help. The problem is, they don't know how. They don't know how to get involved.