Courtney B. Vance

Actor. Born 12 March 1960 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

12 March 1960, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Active

1990–present

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

69Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Courtney’s work 1 point above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 603

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films, 2 series
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.9bn across 5 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1990–present

Genres

Drama3
Action2
Comedy2
Science Fiction2
Thriller2
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestThe Hunt for Red October1990

42WorstDangerous Minds1995

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11950s

11970s

41980s

311990s

152000s

182010s

112020s

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won2016Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Other awards2 won · 2 nominated

Won2013Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Nominated1991Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
Won1987Theatre World Award: Theatre World Award
Nominated1987Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.