Biography
André Holland is an American actor. He was born on 28 December 1979 in Bessemer, Alabama, and trained at Florida State University and New York University, where he received an MFA in 2006.
Holland is known for his role as Kevin in the 2016 film Moonlight, Andrew Young in Selma (2014), and Wendell Smith in 42 (2013). On television he has appeared in The Knick (2014–2015) as Dr. Algernon Edwards, American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016) as Matt Miller, and Castle Rock (2018) as Henry Deaver. He played Ray Burke in the 2019 film High Flying Bird and has performed in stage productions including August Wilson’s Jitney on Broadway in 2017.
