Courtney B. Vance — American Actor born on March 12, 1960,

Courtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He is notable for his roles in the feature films Hamburger Hill and The Hunt for Red October and the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, in which he played Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He guest starred on the TNT series The Closer as Chief Tommy Delk, from 2010–2011. In 2013 he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Lucky Guy... (wikipedia)

I've done a lot of movies, but my favorite was 'Blind Faith.'
The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You're a fixer; you make things better.
I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company.
I've done a lot of theater, and I know that it's a different audience each time who doesn't know the story, and we have to tell it.
When I got out of Yale Drama School, I was completely broke.