---
name: "André Holland"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andre-holland"
fi1m_id: "andre-holland"
imdb_id: "nm2428245"
tmdb_id: 459980
wikidata_id: "Q4754805"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 December 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-03T02:14:24.712205+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# André Holland

## Identity

André Holland

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andre-holland
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andre-holland
- **IMDb ID:** nm2428245
- **TMDB ID:** 459980
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4754805
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Holland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754805, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2428245/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/459980

Actor. Born 28 December 1979 in Bessemer, Alabama, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 December 1979, Bessemer, Alabama, USA
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** Андре Холлэнд
- **Frequently works with:** [Dede Gardner](https://film.one/person/dede-gardner.md), [Jeremy Kleiner](https://film.one/person/jeremy-kleiner.md), [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 83 (4), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 78 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, History 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $132m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Holland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754805, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2428245/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/459980

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Selma*](https://film.one/film/selma.md) (84), [*Passing*](https://film.one/film/passing.md) (80), [*High Flying Bird*](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Moonlight*](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md) (89)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Knick*](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on André Holland

> André Holland makes quick thinking and careful listening worth watching. We value his restraint, and *High Flying Bird* gives it a particularly good use: a man whose livelihood depends on staying ahead of the conversation.

In *High Flying Bird* (2019), André Holland's sports agent Ray Burke has his corporate card declined while buying lunch for a rookie client. The league is in a lockout, and the agency has stopped paying for lunches. Ray talks his way through it without raising his voice. We warmed to him at once because Holland makes an embarrassing setback look manageable. His delivery suggests a man who has already worked out the next few answers, and that is an absorbing thing to watch.

Steven Soderbergh had already given him a demanding professional to play in *The Knick* (2014–2015): Dr Algernon Edwards, whose ambition meets institutional resistance. In Ava DuVernay's *Selma* (2014), he plays Andrew Young; our admiration for that film comes with a reservation about exchanges that sound too prepared. Wider recognition came with Kevin in Barry Jenkins's *Moonlight* (2016), which gave his understated acting a more intimate setting. He is particularly good at suggesting that a man is choosing his next words carefully.

*High Flying Bird* gives that care a faster pace. Tarell Alvin McCraney writes conversations with a second negotiation underneath, and Holland delivers them as if waiting impatiently for everyone else to catch up. Soderbergh directs, shoots on a phone and edits, keeping the talk to a brisk ninety minutes. We recommend the film for that verbal agility, though it is a little cold and stops a scene early. Holland's composure makes Ray persuasive, but it cannot make the abrupt finish satisfying.

Holland also helped conceive *High Flying Bird* and served as executive producer; he had a hand in creating the sort of substantial part he suits. His subsequent work includes leading roles in *Exhibiting Forgiveness* (2024) and *The Actor* (2025). We would like to see more scripts put that composure under pressure, giving him people who can interrupt his thinking as well as follow it. Start with Ray Burke if an evening of negotiation sounds agreeable; there is little basketball to distract from it.

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Passing* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Brian Redfield — [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *High Flying Bird* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Ray Burke — [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md)
- *Moonlight* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Kevin — [page](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md)
- *Selma* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Andrew Young — [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *The Knick* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Algernon Edwards — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *They Fight* (2026), as Walt
- *The Revisionist* (2026), Actor
- *The Dutchman* (2026), as Clay · Executive Producer
- *Love, Brooklyn* (2025), as Roger · Producer
- *A Love Letter to M* (2025), as Max
- *The Actor* (2025), as Paul Cole · Executive Producer
- *Exhibiting Forgiveness* (2024), as Tarrell
- *The Big Cigar* (2024), series, as Huey P. Newton
- *Shirley* (2024), as Walter Fauntroy
- *Lost Nation* (2023), as Tyrone
- *Killing County* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Bones and All* (2022), as Maren's Father
- *Once Again... (Statues Never Die)* (2022), as Alain Locke
- *Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *Passing* (2021), as Brian Redfield — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/passing.md)
- *The Blinding of Isaac Woodard* (2021), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Eddy* (2020), series, as Elliot Udo · Co-Executive Producer
- *Battle at Big Rock* (2019), as Dennis
- *High Flying Bird* (2019), as Ray Burke · Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md)
- *Castle Rock* (2018), series, as Henry Deaver
- *The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall 'Major' Taylor* (2018), as Narrator
- *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018), as Principal Jenkins
- *August 28: A Day in the Life of a People* (2017), Actor
- *Moonlight* (2016), as Kevin — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/moonlight.md)
- *Black or White* (2015), as Reggie Davis
- *Selma* (2014), as Andrew Young — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/selma.md)
- *The Knick* (2014), series, as Dr. Algernon Edwards — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *42* (2013), as Wendell Smith
- *1600 Penn* (2012), series, as Marshall Malloy
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Matt Miller
- *Friends with Benefits* (2011), series, as Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
- *Small, Beautifully Moving Parts* (2011), as Leon
- *Bride Wars* (2009), as DJ Jazzles
- *Last Call* (2008), as Pete
- *Miracle at St. Anna* (2008), as Private Needles
- *Sugar* (2008), as Brad
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Bank Manager — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Dion Carver
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as David Sachs — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator
- *Delphi*, series, as Teddy 'T-Bone' Parker
- *The Rule of Nines*, Actor
- *Lincoln in the Bardo*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![André Holland](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-01dfa4144ff7.jpg) André Holland — Gordon  Correll
Derivative work MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Andre_Holland_%2832992815392_cut_out%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cassandra Freeman and André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn"](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-af22f55f87e0.jpg) Cassandra Freeman and André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn" — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-26_Full.jpg/1280px-2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-26_Full.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn"](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-52f4481759fc.jpg) André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn" — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-27_Full.jpg/1280px-2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-27_Full.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn"](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-efda452d80ab.jpg) André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn" — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-27_Full_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-27_Full_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![André Holland](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-e7763f4e09f8.jpg) André Holland — Image via TMDB
- ![André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn"](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-c94ff3baeac2.jpg) André Holland at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn" — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-28_Full.jpg/1280px-2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-28_Full.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Liza Zusman, Kate Sharp, André Holland, and Patrick Wengler at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn"](https://film.one/media/person/9309/gallery-95d9c983053b.jpg) Liza Zusman, Kate Sharp, André Holland, and Patrick Wengler at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for the premiere of "Love, Brooklyn" — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-30_Full.jpg/1280px-2025_01_27_Sundance_Film_Festival-30_Full.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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