The Resume

(December 7, 1965- )
Acted in ‘Syriana,' ‘Broken Flowers,' ‘Lackawanna Blues,' ‘Angels In America,' ‘The Manchurian Candidate,' ‘Ali,' ‘Boycott,' ‘Shaft,' ‘Hamlet,' ‘Ride With the Devil,' ‘Basquiat' and ‘Presumed Innocent'
Appeared on Broadway in ‘Top Dog/Underdog,' ‘Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk' and ‘Angels In America'

Why he might be annoying:

He has a deep, gravelly voice.
He left NYU's acting program after two months to try his hand at an acting career.
He believes there is a lot of ‘selfishness' and ‘greed' in today's pop culture.
He landed his role in ‘Basquiat' partly because the director wanted an obscure actor who audiences wouldn't be familiar with.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony awards for ‘Angels In America.'
He was Tony Award nominated for his performance in ‘Top Dog/Underdog (2002).'
Several film critics acclaim him as an underrated, under appreciated and ‘versatile' actor.
Entertainment Weekly magazine named him to their ‘It List (2000).'
He graduated Amherst with a political science degree.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Born on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7th] (Ranked: 1965)
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Die Hard [Series]
• D's Profiles [Series 03]
• Entertainment Weekly's It List [2000]
• Finding Your Roots
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by a Supporting Actor [TV] (Ranked: 2003)
• Hunger Games [Series]
• I Attended Amherst College
• I Attended NYU
• I Portrayed a Junkie
• I Portrayed Martin Luther King, Jr.
• I Publicly Defended Jussie Smollett
• In Town for the Democratic National Convention [2008 - Denver]
• Independent Spirit: Best Lead Performance Award (Ranked: 2024)
• One.Org Commercial Participants
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Emmy (Ranked: 2004)
• Profiles 17251-17500 (Ranked: 17421)
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1994)
• USA Today Pop Candy's 100 People of the Year [2003] (Ranked: 84)
• USA Today Pop Candy's 100 People of the Year [2005] (Ranked: 45)
• Wes Anderson Films

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 63 Votes: 46.03% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 60 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 135 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 207 Votes: 44.44% Annoying