Hill Harper
Frank Eugene "Hill" Harper is an American actor and political candidate. He is known for his roles as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in CSI: NY, Agent Spelman Boyle in Limitless, and Dr. Marcus Andrews in The Good Doctor. He is the son of two medical doctors, Harry D. Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Harper (née Hill), who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States and co-authored a book called Wearing Purple. Born Frank Eugene Harper, he adopted the name "Hill" as a tribute to both his maternal and paternal ancestors. Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1988, with a BA degree in economics and sociology and was valedictorian of his department. In 1992, he graduated with a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He received an MPA degree with honors from John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. During his years at Harvard, he was a full-time member of Boston's Black Folks Theater Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed black theater troupes in the country. While a student at Harvard, Harper befriended Barack Obama, with whom he played basketball. In 2012, Harper was appointed to The President's Cancer Panel, a three-member body assigned to work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and make recommendations to the White House around cancer policy. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He has received eight honorary degrees, including honorary doctorates from both Westfield State College and Howard University.
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- 2024 · Junction as Ablees
- 2022 · Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber as Eric H. Holder, Jr.
- 2020 · Love by Drowning as Perry
- 2020 · The Prison Within as Narrator
- 2019 · The Sun Is Also a Star as Lester Barnes
- 2018 · An Interview with God as Gary
- 2017 · Destined as Mayor Jones
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Dr. Marcus Andrews
- 2017 · Third Rail with OZY as Himself
- 2017 · How It Really Happened as Self - Host
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2015 · Concussion as Christopher Jones
- 2015 · Limitless as Spellman Boyle
- 2015 · Pearly Gates as Dave
- 2015 · The Boy Next Door as Principal Edward Warren
- 2014 · Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- 2014 · Parts Per Billion as Rick
- 2013 · 1982 as Tim Brown
- 2013 · The Volunteer as Phil
- 2011 · Homeland as Rob Emmons
- 2011 · Mama, I Want to Sing! as Jeff Andrews
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Donald
- 2010 · Covert Affairs as Calder Michaels
- 2010 · Stonehenge Apocalypse as Joseph Leshem
- 2010 · The Black List: Volume Three as Self
- 2009 · This Is Not a Test as Carl
- 2008 · A Good Man Is Hard to Find as Damion Marshall
- 2007 · Constellation as Errol Hickman
- 2006 · 30 Days as Donnell
- 2006 · The Game as
- 2006 · The Breed as Noah
- 2006 · Premium as Ed
- 2006 · Whitepaddy as Marshall Evans
- 2005 · America Brown as John Cross
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
- 2005 · Black in the 80s as
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Sheldon Hawkes
- 2004 · The 4400 as Edwin Mayuya
- 2003 · The Handler as Darnell
- 2003 · Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones as Michael Joseph
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Sheldon Hawkes
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as John Woodrell
- 2002 · The Badge as Gizmo
- 2002 · The Court as
- 2001 · Higher Ed as Craig
- 2001 · The Visit as Alex
- 2000 · Soul Food as Kelvin Chadway
- 2000 · The Skulls as Will Beckford
- 2000 · City of Angels as Wesley Williams
- 1999 · In Too Deep as Breezy T.
- 1999 · Loving Jezebel as Theodorous
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Stokley Davenport, M.D.
- 1998 · Mama Flora's Family as Don
- 1998 · Slaves of Hollywood as Fisher Lovelace
- 1998 · Beloved as Halle
- 1998 · The Nephew as Chad Egan-Washington
- 1998 · Park Day as Steve Johnson
- 1998 · He Got Game as Coleman "Booger" Sykes
- 1997 · Hav Plenty as Michael Simmons
- 1997 · Steel as Slats
- 1996 · Get on the Bus as Xavier
- 1996 · Dangerous Minds as
- 1995 · Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as Peter
- 1995 · Murder One as Smooth G
- 1995 · Live Shot as Tommy Greer
- 1995 · Zooman as Victor
- 1995 · Drifting School as Sam
- 1994 · ER as Mr. Jackson
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as B.J. Mays
- 1992 · Renegade as Clarence 'Dex' Dexter
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Dana
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Aaron
- 1984 · Jeopardy! as
- Future · Shadow Hill as Darris Donelly