Andre Holland — American Actor born on December 28, 1979,

André Holland is an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He currently stars as Dr. Algernon Edwards on the Cinemax drama The Knick. He portrayed politician and activist Andrew Young in the 2014 film Selma and sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42... (wikipedia)

I read a lot of W.E.B. Du Bois, who wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.'
I've lost friends over texting because I'm so bad at it.
I did my undergrad at Florida State, got a Bachelor's, and then I got my Masters in Acting at NYU. So I've spent a lot of time in the classroom.
I do enjoy history. That's one of the things that I love about acting is you get a chance to really dive into history and develop a real personal opinion about it.
Theater is where I have the most experience and feel most at home, but I'm really, really loving film.