Jharrel Jerome

Biography

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

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Miles G. Morales (voice)

Moonlight

as Kevin Age 16

When They See Us

as Korey Wise

Mr. Mercedes

as Jerome Robinson

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Concrete Cowboy

as Smush

First Match

as Omari

Unstoppable

as Anthony Robles

Monster

as Osvaldo Cruz