Harold Perrineau | |
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![]() Perrineau in 2014 | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | August 7, 1963
Other names | Harold Perrineau Jr. Harold Williams |
Alma mater | Shenandoah University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse |
Brittany Robinson (m. 2002) |
Children | 3, including Aurora |
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor. His breakout role was in the independent film Smoke (1995), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear as Mercutio in Romeo+Juliet (1996) and Link in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003). On television, he started as Augustus Hill in the HBO series Oz (1997–2003), Michael Dawson in the ABC television series Lost (2004–2010), and Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the MGM+ television series From (2022–present).
Perrineau has also appeared in the films The Edge (1997), The Best Man (1999), Woman on Top (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007). His other television credits include Sons of Anarchy (2012), Constantine (2014–2015), Claws (2017–2022), and The Rookie (2019–2021).