Chadwick Boseman

QUICK FACTS
NAME
Chadwick Boseman
OCCUPATION
Actor, Director, Screenwriter
BIRTH DATE
1977
EDUCATION
British American Drama Academy, Howard University
PLACE OF BIRTH
South Carolina
AKA
Chad Boseman
FULL NAME
Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman is an American actor known for his performances of Jackie Robinson in '42' and James Brown in 'Get on Up'. He also plays the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel movie universe.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Born in South Carolina in 1977, Chadwick Boseman enjoyed early success as a theater actor, writer and director, before playing concerts on television shows such as Lincoln Heights. Boseman broke with his big-screen portraits of two African-American icons: baseball player Jackie Robinson in 42 and soul singer James Brown in Get on Up. Later, Boseman took on the role of Black Panther for a series of superhero movies of Marvel, including the immensely successful Black Panther at the beginning of 2018.

Photo of Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman attends the Oscar Vanity Fair of 2018 organized by Radhika Jones - Arrivals at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA.

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Starring roles on television
Boseman began making a name for himself on television in the mid-2000s, with guest spots in crime dramas such as Third Watch and CSI: NY, and in the soap opera All My Children. In addition, he was one of the artists of the award-winning audio version of the 2005 Upstate novel by Kalisha Buckhanon.

In 2008, Boseman landed a recurring role as Nathaniel Ray in the ABC Family drama Lincoln Heights, which focused on a suburban family that moved to the urban community where the patriarch police officer was raised. The series lasted four seasons, with Boseman in the last two. During this period, he also had guest roles in ER, Lie to Me, The Glades and Cold Case.

Films
The year 2008 also saw Boseman appearing in Gary Fleder's The Express, a biopic about the famous runner Ernie Davis, who played for Syracuse University during the civil rights era. The film was starred by Rob Brown and Dennis Quaid, with Boseman as his compatriot Floyd Little.


Boseman would get his next prominent role as Graham McNair, a Muslim sergeant, in the 2010 NBC summer thriller, Persons Unknown. In the series, seven people are kidnapped and trapped in a city by an unknown entity. The following year, Boseman got places for additional guests at Justified shows, Detroit 1-8-7, Fringe and Castle.

In 2012, Boseman played the lead role in the movie The Kill Hole, directed by Mischa Webley. The independent production revolves around the life of a taxi driver from Portland, Oregon, who is also a veteran of the Iraq War, pursued by memories of his past and recruited for a new mission by a private company.

Playing Jackie Robinson in '42'
Almost at the same time, Boseman won the lead role in Jackie Robinson's biopic 42, which tells the story of the legendary baseball player who broke racial barriers by becoming the first African-American to play in the majors in the 20th century. The film, written and directed by Brian Helgeland, and co-starring Harrison Ford as Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey, premiered in 2013.


"I'm overwhelmed by that," Boseman told the online publication Madame Noire about his role as a baseball legend. "It's just a big responsibility, I get up every morning, I've been working and getting ready, and I'm having the best time of my life, playing baseball ... studying pictures, it's the opportunity of my life to do what I do." Love. "The film audiences seemed impressed with all of Boseman's hard work on the project: the movie earned $ 95 million on its initial release.

After his starring role in 42, Boseman's career continued to take off. He was named the Male Star of Tomorrow by the National Association of Theater Owners in February 2014. Boseman appeared in the 2014 football film Draft Day, starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner.

Facing James Brown in 'Get on Up'
Meanwhile, Boseman was working on another high-profile project: he teamed up to play music legend James Brown in Get on Up, a story that producer Brian Grazer had spent years trying to bring to the big screen. Finally he was able to start the movie with the help of Mick Jagger.

Directed by Tate Taylor, Get on Up follows Brown through his personal struggles and successes. Boseman had to master the fast and furious footwork for which the Godfather of the soul was famous in the film. According to an interview with Moviefone.com, becoming James Brown was "a great challenge" but also "a very intense and rewarding experience". Go to the cinema in August 2014.