Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Born (1994-07-23) July 23, 1994
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born July 23, 1994)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Travis in the 2017 horror film It Comes at Night.

Personal life

Harrison Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to musicians Shirlita and Kelvin Harrison Sr. He grew up in the Garden District and later moved to The Westbank.[2] He studied studio engineering and marketing, before moving to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting, where he began taking acting classes.[3] Harrison Jr. is also a skilled musician, mainly playing jazz and gospel on the piano, trumpet, as well as singing. He honed his harmonious skills while studying and recording with the famed Marsalis family.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 12 Years a Slave Victim 2
Ender’s Game Salamandar Uncredited
2014 Deluge Kareem Short film
The Flight of the Bumblebee James
2015 A Sort of Homecoming Eliot
Dancer and the Dame Kenny Basset
2016 The Birth of a Nation Simon
2017 Mudbound Weeks
It Comes at Night Travis
2018 Monsters and Men Zyrick ("Zee")
Assassination Nation Mason
Monster Steve Harmon
Jinn[5] Tahir
Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy Sean
2019 Luce[6] Luce Edgar Post-production
The Wolf Hour[7] Freddie Post-production
Gully Jesse Post-production
Waves Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Into the BadlandsJolyonEpisode: "Chapter V: Snake Creeps Down"
2016UndergroundTeenage RunawayEpisode: "The White Whale"
2016Chicago P.D.Michael EllisEpisode: "Part 4"
2016RootsWinslowEpisode: "Justice"
2016Shots FiredJoey Campbell3 episodes
2016StartUpTouie Dacey8 episodes
2017NCIS: New OrleansCadet Lieutenant Commander Max CabralEpisode: "The Last Stand"

Music video

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 "One Bad Night" Main character by Hayley Kiyoko

References

  1. Bergeron, Judy (May 29, 2016). "New Orleans actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. reclaims familiar role in remake of 'Roots' miniseries". The Advocate. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. "COOLfeed Interviews with Actor: Kelvin Harrison Jr". YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. "COOLfeed Interviews with Actor: Kelvin Harrison Jr". YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. "Rising Actor KELVIN HARRISON JR. Shines Bright in Upcoming Reboot of Famed Historical Drama 'ROOTS'". Pitchengine.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (2018-03-14). "'Jinn' Director Gets Personal With Teenage Identity Defining Film – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. McNary, Dave (2017-11-10). "Film News Roundup: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth to Star in Drama 'Luce'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  7. Hipes, Patrick (2017-10-20). "Naomi Watts To Star In Psychological Thriller 'The Wolf Hour'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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