André Holland

André Holland

Born: December 28, 1979
in Bessemer, Alabama, USA
André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor. Throughout his career, Holland has acted in film, television, and theatre productions. On television, he has starred as Dr. Algernon Edwards in the Cinemax series The Knick (2014–2015) and as Matt Miller in the FX series American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016). His biggest role on film was playing Kevin in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016).

Movies for André Holland...

Title: The Big Cigar
Character: Huey P. Newton
Released: May 16, 2024
Type: TV
Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton enlists an unlikely ally—Hollywood producer Bert Schneider—to elude an FBI manhunt and escape to Cuba.
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Shirley
Title: Shirley
Character: Walter Fauntroy
Released: March 21, 2024
Type: Movie
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
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Exhibiting Forgiveness
Title: Exhibiting Forgiveness
Character: Tarrell
Released: January 20, 2024
Type: Movie
Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.
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Lost Nation
Title: Lost Nation
Character: Tyrone
Released: October 12, 2023
Type: Movie
Winter is closing in on a woman caretaker in rural New Hampshire, with only a visiting loon for company; but when a strange man appears, is he savior or threat? And is he even a man?
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Title: Killing County
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 3, 2023
Type: TV
In a big city with the soul of a small town in the depths of California, after a terrible shooting in a hotel makes the Ramirez family question everything they know about their city: Bakersfield.
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Bones and All
Title: Bones and All
Character: Maren's Father
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
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Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Title: Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
Character: Alain Locke
Released: June 19, 2022
Type: Movie
An immersive installation by the artist and filmmaker. "Coda" to Looking for Langston.
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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Title: Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass’ long and celebrated life, while famed scholars provide context for the speeches, and remind us that Frederick Douglass’ words about racial injustice still resonate deeply today.
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Passing
Title: Passing
Character: Brian Redfield
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
Title: The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 30, 2021
Type: Movie
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind. The shocking incident made national headlines and, when the police chief was acquitted by an all-white jury, the blatant injustice would change the course of American history. Based on Richard Gergel’s book Unexampled Courage, the film details how the crime led to the racial awakening of President Harry Truman, who desegregated federal offices and the military two years later. The event also ultimately set the stage for the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, which finally outlawed segregation in public schools and jumpstarted the modern civil rights movement.
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Title: The Eddy
Character: Elliot Udo
Released: May 8, 2020
Type: TV
The owner of a Paris jazz club gets tangled up with dangerous criminals as he fights to protect his business, his band and his teenage daughter.
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Battle at Big Rock
Title: Battle at Big Rock
Character: Dennis
Released: September 15, 2019
Type: Movie
A family's camping trip at Big Rock National Park becomes a terrifying fight for survival.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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High Flying Bird
Title: High Flying Bird
Character: Ray Burke
Released: January 27, 2019
Type: Movie
During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.
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Title: Castle Rock
Character: Henry Deaver
Released: July 25, 2018
Type: TV
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
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The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall 'Major' Taylor
Title: The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall 'Major' Taylor
Character: Narrator
Released: April 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Documentary short about the six day bicycle race in New York and cyclist Marshall 'Major' Taylor.
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A Wrinkle in Time
Title: A Wrinkle in Time
Character: Principal Jenkins
Released: March 8, 2018
Type: Movie
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Title: August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Released: August 26, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
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Moonlight
Title: Moonlight
Character: Kevin
Released: October 21, 2016
Type: Movie
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
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Selma
Title: Selma
Character: Andrew Young
Released: December 25, 2014
Type: Movie
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
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Black or White
Title: Black or White
Character: Reggie Davis
Released: September 6, 2014
Type: Movie
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
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Title: The Knick
Character: Dr. Algernon Edwards
Released: August 8, 2014
Type: TV
Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
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42
Title: 42
Character: Wendell Smith
Released: April 12, 2013
Type: Movie
In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous colour line when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field wins over fans and his teammates – silencing his critics and forever changing the world by changing the game of baseball.
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Title: 1600 Penn
Character: Marshall Malloy
Released: December 17, 2012
Type: TV
1600 Penn is an American single camera television comedy series about a dysfunctional family living in the White House.
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Title: American Horror Story
Character: Matt Miller
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
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Title: Friends with Benefits
Character: Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Released: August 5, 2011
Type: TV
Revolving around a group of twentysomething singles as they navigate the difficult, sometimes rewarding, often confusing world of dating. Loyal and devoted to one another, these friends are never too busy to help a member of the group who might be in need. In fact, their companionship often extends into a more intimate setting - the bedroom.
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Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Title: Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Character: Leon
Released: June 10, 2011
Type: Movie
Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is more interested in ultrasound technology than in what's being ultra-sounded. When her sister lures her to L.A. for what ends up being a terrorizing baby shower, Sarah keeps her rental van and hits the road in search of the source of her anxiety: her estranged mother, now living off the grid. Small, Beautifully Moving Parts takes a comical, yet poignant look at one woman's coming-of-parenthood in the age of technology.
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Bride Wars
Title: Bride Wars
Character: DJ Jazzles
Released: January 9, 2009
Type: Movie
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
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Last Call
Title: Last Call
Character: Pete
Released: November 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A snapshot into the lives of a group of New Yorkers whose dreams, dramas, crucial and not so crucial decisions, intersect at a bar over the course of one night.
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Miracle at St. Anna
Title: Miracle at St. Anna
Character: Private Needles
Released: September 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
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Sugar
Title: Sugar
Character: Brad
Released: April 3, 2008
Type: Movie
Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
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Title: Burn Notice
Character: Dion Carver
Released: June 28, 2007
Type: TV
A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: David Sachs
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: American Experience
Character: Narrator
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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The Dutchman
Title: The Dutchman
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a sexualized game of cat and mouse that leads to a violent conclusion.
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The Actor
Title: The Actor
Character: Paul Cole
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
New York actor Paul Cole is beaten and left for dead in 1950s Ohio. Stripped of his memory and stranded in a mysterious small town, Paul struggles to get back home, piece together and reclaim the life and identity he's lost.