Hill Harper
Born: 1966-05-17 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Frank Eugene "Hill" Harper is an American actor and political candidate. He is known for his roles as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in CSI: NY, Agent Spelman Boyle in Limitless, and Dr. Marcus Andrews in The Good Doctor. He is the son of two medical doctors, Harry D. Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Harper (née Hill), who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States and co-authored a book called Wearing Purple. Born Frank Eugene Harper, he adopted the name "Hill" as a tribute to both his maternal and paternal ancestors. Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1988, with a BA degree in economics and sociology and was valedictorian of his department. In 1992, he graduated with a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He received an MPA degree with honors from John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. During his years at Harvard, he was a full-time member of Boston's Black Folks Theater Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed black theater troupes in the country. While a student at Harvard, Harper befriended Barack Obama, with whom he played basketball. In 2012, Harper was appointed to The President's Cancer Panel, a three-member body assigned to work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and make recommendations to the White House around cancer policy. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He has received eight honorary degrees, including honorary doctorates from both Westfield State College and Howard University.
Filmography
2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
2024
- Junction as Ablees
- Why Trump? as Narrator
2022
- Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber as Eric H. Holder, Jr.
2020
- Alberto and the Concrete Jungle ... (Executive Producer)
- Love by Drowning as Perry
- The Prison Within as Narrator
2019
- The Sun Is Also a Star as Lester Barnes
2018
- An Interview with God as Gary
2017
- The Good Doctor as Dr. Marcus Andrews
- Destined as Mayor Jones
- How It Really Happened as Self - Host
- Third Rail with OZY as Himself
2016
- The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2015
- Limitless as Spellman Boyle
- The Boy Next Door as Principal Edward Warren
- Concussion as Christopher Jones
- Pearly Gates as Dave
2014
- Madam Secretary as Aiden Humphrey
- Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee as Self
- Parts Per Billion as Rick
2013
- Miss Dial as Political Nutcase
- 1982 as Tim Brown
- The Volunteer as Phil
2011
- Homeland as Rob Emmons
- Mama, I Want to Sing! as Jeff Andrews
2010
- Covert Affairs as Calder Michaels
- For Colored Girls as Donald
- Stonehenge Apocalypse as Joseph Leshem
- The Black List: Volume Three as Self
2009
- This Is Not a Test as Carl
2008
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find as Damion Marshall
2007
- Constellation as Errol Hickman
2006
- The Game
- The Breed as Noah
- Premium as Ed
- Whitepaddy as Marshall Evans
- 30 Days as Donnell
- Max and Josh as Max
2005
- America Brown as John Cross
- Lackawanna Blues as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
- Black in the 80s
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- The Handler as Darnell
- Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones as Michael Joseph
2002
- CSI: Miami as Sheldon Hawkes
- The Twilight Zone as John Woodrell
- The Badge as Gizmo
- The Court
2000
- The Skulls as Will Beckford
- Soul Food as Kelvin Chadway
- City of Angels as Wesley Williams
1999
- The Sopranos as Stokley Davenport, M.D.
- Loving Jezebel as Theodorous
- In Too Deep as Breezy T.
1998
- Beloved as Halle
- Park Day as Steve Johnson
- He Got Game as Coleman "Booger" Sykes
- The Nephew as Chad Egan-Washington
- Slaves of Hollywood as Fisher Lovelace
- Mama Flora's Family as Don
1997
- Hav Plenty as Michael Simmons
- Steel as Slats
1996
- Dangerous Minds
- Get on the Bus as Xavier
1995
- Murder One as Smooth G
- Zooman as Victor
- Drifting School as Sam
- Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as Peter
- Live Shot as Tommy Greer
1994
- ER as Mr. Jackson
- Breach of Conduct as MP Officer
1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger as B.J. Mays
1992
- Renegade as Clarence 'Dex' Dexter
1990
- Law & Order as Eric Ferguson
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Dana
1987
- Married... with Children as Aaron
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self