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- 1963-01-01
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Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He recently starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks.
Known for
- Getting LOST — Self (archive footage)2024
- Unicorn Boy — Guard Pantius (voice)2023
- LOST: Circle — Michael Dawson2023
- Without Ward2022
- FROM — Boyd Stevens2022
- The Best Man: The Final Chapters — Julian Murch2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- Cold Brook — Gil Le Deux2019
- Losers — Self2019
- Dumplin' — Lee Wayne / Rhea Ranged2018
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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 has starred as Augustus Hill in the HBO prison drama Oz (1997–2003), Michael Dawson in the ABC series Lost (2004–2010), and Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the MGM+ horror series From (2022–present).
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