Curtiss Cook

Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in House of Cards, Manifest, Mayans M.C., Luke Cage, Narcos, and others.

Early life and education

Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1968. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. As a teenager, he danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.

Career

After college, Cook moved to New York, and appeared on Broadway in The Lion King and Miss Saigon. He also appeared in the films The Interpreter (2005) and Arbitrage (2012), and the television series House of Cards, Manifest, Mayans M.C., Luke Cage, Narcos and The Chi, among others. He plays Abe in the Steven Spielberg film adaptation of West Side Story.

Filmography

Film

Television

Videogames

References

External links

Stage credits

20th-century American male actors

21st-century American male actors

African-American male actors

American male film actors

American male television actors

American male stage actors

Living people

Male actors from Ohio

20th-century African-American people

21st-century African-American people

1968 births