Jharrel Jerome (born October 9, 1997) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Jharrel Jerome. Actor: Moonlight. Jharrel Jerome was born on 9 October 1997 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and When They See Us (2019).

Feb 16, 2017 · A late-night spliff is passed between an adolescent Chiron and his only apparent friend Kevin (played by Jharrel Jerome), as the two engage in a dreamy exchange at the beach. By the time their...

Actor: Moonlight. Jharrel Jerome was born on 9 October 1997 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Moonlight (2016), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and When They See Us (2019).

Mar 8, 2023 · Jharrel Jerome made his feature debut with his portrayal of Teen Kevin in Moonlight. Jerome then starred on Mr. Mercedes, followed by a gut-wrenching turn as Korey Wise in Ava...

May 9, 2017 · “Moonlight” actors Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome made history Sunday night when they became the first to win Best Kiss at the MTV Movie & TV Awards for portraying a kiss between two black...

Feb 24, 2017 · In the second section of the film, Jharrel Jerome plays Kevin, a high school classmate and friend of Chiron, the film’s protagonist. Both characters are painfully unsure of themselves at times—as all young people are—though …

Jan 17, 2025 · JHARREL JEROME: Don dada. DON CHEADLE: You’re looking good as always. ... But it was the audition for Moonlight. CHEADLE: Wow! JEROME: It was just one of seven or eight auditions I did that week alone, and it was my birthday. I don’t want to say it was my laziest audition because I put in the thought, but it was my least prepared.

5 hours ago · Now he’s played by Moonlight star and When They See Us Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome, his mother is Jennifer Lopez, and his coaches are Don Cheadle and Michael Pena, in a movie that works really ...

Jun 3, 2019 · Jerome was attending his freshman year at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, when he was cast as Kevin, a bisexual teenager, in Oscar-winning film Moonlight, according to L.A. Times.