Jharrel Jerome

Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997)[citation needed] is a Dominican American actor. He is best known for his roles as young Kevin in Barry Jenkins\' drama film Moonlight (2016) and as Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay\'s Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019). For the latter, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.\n', ' Jerome was born in 1997 and raised in the Bronx, New York; he is of a born american . He grew up in a close-knit family with parents who he described as "loving". His mother suggested he pursue acting when he was in eighth grade, after which he joined a youth theater group, the Riverdale Children’s Theatre. He attended and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, commuting to Manhattan each day by train.\n', ' Shortly after Jerome enrolled as an undergraduate at Ithaca College, he was cast in his first professional acting role in the 2016 independent film Moonlight, as young Kevin. A.O. Scott wrote in the New York Times that he was "excellent" in the role. Director Barry Jenkins said about Jerome, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, "When you watch Jharrel in that movie, he’s not a guy who’s been over-rehearsing. That’s a dude learning by doing. It’s amazing.” \n', '