Jharrel Jerome

09 Oct 1997 (27 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He is of Dominican and Haitian descent, and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Known For

Credits

  • 2024 · Unstoppable as Anthony Robles
  • 2023 · Full Circle as Aked
  • 2023 · I'm a Virgo as Kuti "Cootie"
  • 2023 · Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Miles G. Morales (voice)
  • 2021 · Monster as Osvaldo Cruz
  • 2020 · Between the World and Me as Self
  • 2020 · Concrete Cowboy as Smush
  • 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Jimmy Pierson
  • 2019 · Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now as Self
  • 2019 · Robu as Rob/Robu
  • 2019 · When They See Us as Korey Wise
  • 2019 · Selah and the Spades as Maxxie Ayoade
  • 2018 · First Match as Omari
  • 2017 · Mr. Mercedes as Jerome Robinson
  • 2017 · Tales as Deacon
  • 2016 · Moonlight as Kevin Age 16
  • 2016 · Wheels as Narrator (voice)
  • 2024 · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Miles G. Morales (voice)