Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance is an award-winning actor on stage, on film and in television. His credits include historically noteworthy films such as Hamburger Hill, The Hunt for Red October, The Preacher’s Wife, and The Adventures of Huck Finn. Courtney’s portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in FX’s The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, of “Uncle George” in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and of Rev. C.L. Franklin in NatGeo’s Genius: Aretha have earned him two EMMYs, a Critics Choice Award, a Black Reel TV Award, and multiple NAACP Image Awards, as well as SAG, Golden Globe, and Hollywood Critics Association nominations. He won a TONY for his performance of Hap Hairston on Broadway in Lucky Guy and is the recipient of the Bounce Trumpet Award for Excellence in Entertainment and the ABFF Honors Award for Excellence in the Arts. Courtney earned a Grammy nomination for his narration of Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s ACCESSORY TO WAR. His starring role in the criminal justice TV drama 61st Street earned him an African American Film Critics Association TV Honor. Courtney is set to star in the live action feature film Lilo & Stitch as well as the hit TV series Percy Jackson & the Olympians. He is co-founder of Bassett Vance Productions with his wife, Angela Bassett. Bassett Vance Production’s first original movie titled Heist 88 was one of the most watched original movies on the Showtime Network in 2023 and earned three NAACP Image Award nominations. He co-authored with Dr. Robin L. Smith THE INVISIBLE ACHE: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power, written by Charisse Jones and published by the GCP Balance imprint at Hachette Books Group. Courtney is also Chairman and President of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.