Justin Cornwell

Cornwell was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Sidney Cornwell and Robin Bodiford. However, he was primarily raised in Cleveland, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. At age 10, he relocated with his mother and stepfather Jackie Herring (died 2009) to Louisville where he was encouraged to pursue art after first showing an interest in grade school. He graduated from Eastern High School where he participated in chorus and school plays. He was named as a premier student artist at the Muhammad Ali Center. He attended the University of Louisville where he continued studying acting. Cornwell relocated to Chicago in 2011 to pursue his acting career.
Cornwell found work at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre where he appeared in "Othello the Remix", "A Mid Summers Night Dream" and other Chicago theatre productions shortly after being signed by Gray Talent Group. While constantly working in theater and on th…