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Film & TV
Oakland, California, USA
Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an actor, producer, and former fashion model. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless, Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds, and the lead role of Hondo on S.W.A.T. all on CBS. Moore was also the third permanent host of Soul Train, from 1999 to 2003. He also starred in films including Diary of a Mad Black Woman and The…
Known for
- S.W.A.T. Exiles — Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson Jr.2026
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Randall2024
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — Randall2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War — Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)2020
- The Death of Superman — Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)2019
- Reign of the Supermen — Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)2019
- The Death and Return of Superman — Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- S.W.A.T. — Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Shemar Franklin Moore , ( 1970-04-20 ) April 20, 1970 (age 56) , Oakland, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Santa Clara University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actor producer model presenter
- Years active
- 1994–present
- Partner
- Jesiree Dizon (2020–2025)
- Awards
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2000) NAACP Image Awards (8)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Moore
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Official website
- shemarmoore.com
- Image
- Criminal Minds at Paley (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Shemar Moore
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- date of birth
- 1970-00-00
- name in native language
- Shemar Franklin Moore
- social media followers
- 900141
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Shemar Franklin Moore (/ʃəˈmɑːr/ shə-MAR; born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2002, 2004–05, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2026), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–17), and the lead role of Sergeant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson on S.W.A.T. (2017–25)—all on CBS. In film, he is known for playing G.U.N. Agent Randall Handel in the second and third films of the Sonic the Hedgehog film series. Moore was also the third permanent host of Soul Train from 1999 to 2003.
Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless. He was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2016 for his work on Criminal Minds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shemar Moore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.