Chadwick Boseman

ABOUT CHADWICK BOSEMAN

Film actor known for his portrayals of R&B singer James Brown in the 2014 film Get On Up and as baseball player Jackie Robinson in the movie 42 . He also portrayed the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most notably in the 2018 film Black Panther . In 2019, he starred in 21 Bridges .

After graduating from Howard University , he made early television appearances in episodes of Third Watch , Law & Order , and CSI: NY .

A dramatist as well as an actor, he wrote a play called Deep Azure that premiered in Chicago in 2005.

He was born to Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, a businessman and a nurse. He wed his longtime partner Taylor Simone Ledward .

He co-starred with Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o in the 2018 blockbuster Black Panther.