Cylk Cozart
{{short description|American actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| birth_name = Calvin Cylk Cozart
| name = Cylk Cozart
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1957|2|1}}
| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, director, writer, producer
| years_active = 1982–present
}}
Calvin Cylk Cozart (born February 1, 1957) is an American actor, director, writer and producer who has appeared in over 30 films and 20 television shows.
Early life
Cozart was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee.{{cite web |url= https://www.knoxville.com/news/2012/nov/01/terry-morrow-adversity-drove-actor-cylk-cozart/ |first=Terry |last=Morrow |title=Adversity drove actor Cylk Cozart to give back to Knoxville |date=November 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118030721/http://www.knoxville.com/news/2012/nov/01/terry-morrow-adversity-drove-actor-cylk-cozart/ |archive-date=November 18, 2012 }} His father is African American and his mother is Cherokee.{{cite news| url= https://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/family/2017/12/15/knoxville-actors-cylk-cozart-nikki-estridge-find-out-they-father-daughter/872084001/| title= Knoxville actors Cylk Cozart, Nikki Estridge find out they are father, daughter| first= Maggie |last= Jones| place= Knoxville| website= KnoxNews.com| date= December 15, 2017| access-date= July 30, 2020}}{{cite web| url= https://www.cci.utk.edu/cylk-cozart-named-2018-cci-diversity-award-recipient-and-keynoter| title= Cylk Cozart Named 2018 CCI Diversity Award Recipient| website= utk.edu| publisher= The University of Tennessee, Knoxville | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181003061759/https://www.cci.utk.edu/cylk-cozart-named-2018-cci-diversity-award-recipient-and-keynoter| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2018-10-03| access-date= 2020-07-30}}
In his high school years, he was a talented football and basketball player. He attended Montreat-Anderson College, in Montreat, North Carolina, for his freshman year, then transferred to King College in Bristol, Tennessee, on a basketball scholarship.
Career
After college, Cozart almost made a professional career out of basketball, but he suffered a foot injury in the NBA's Summer Pro League in Los Angeles, California. A demonstration of his basketball skills can be seen in the film White Men Can't Jump, which also starred actors Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Prior to becoming an actor, Cozart was an established and very successful model working in Miami, Florida.
Some of his most prominent roles are Detective Jimmy Mulvey opposite Bruce Willis in 16 Blocks, Eagle Eye, and the family feature film, Adrift.
Cozart co-created and produced, "Spirit of Life", for the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. "Spirit of Life" earned a Videographer Award, Aurora Award, NY Film Festival Bronze Award, and Telly Award. Cozart is the Director of Entertainment/Education for his foundation, Keeping Dreams Alive, which focuses on mentoring children and teenagers from junior high school through College. “Our Foundation is for all sports. KDA will help find Scholarships for the kids that have fallen through the cracks of life."{{citation needed|date= July 2020}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1983
| Alvin 'Wallstreet' Chandler | |
| 1988
| Big Brother/Dr. Feelgood | |
| 1989
| Wide Receiver | |
| 1990
| Dewar Proctor | |
| rowspan=3| 1991
| Drill Sergeant #1 | |
| Ricochet
| Reporter | |
| Heaven Is a Playground
| Andre | |
| rowspan=2| 1992
| Detective at Precinct | Video |
| White Men Can't Jump
| Robert | |
| 1993
| Agent Cozart | |
| rowspan=2| 1994
| 'Slick' | |
| Love Affair
| Dr. Punch | |
| rowspan=3| 1995
| A Family Divided | – {{IMDb name|0185475|Cylk Cozart}} | TV movie |
| Murder Was the Case
| Paramedic #1 | Video |
| Slam Dunk Ernest
| Barry Worth | TV movie |
| rowspan=4| 1996
| Zo Perry | TV movie |
| Eraser
| Darryl | |
| Reggie's Prayer
| Coach Bobby Fess | |
| Second Chance
| Brad | Video |
| 1997
| Agent Lowry | |
| rowspan=3| 1999
| Sergeant Sterling | TV movie |
| Three to Tango
| Kevin Cartwright | |
| Play It to the Bone
| Rudy | |
| 2000
| Cursed Part 3 | – | Short |
| 2002
| Yo Alien | Ross Tanner | |
| 2003
| King of the Ants | Perks | |
| 2005
| The Helix...Loaded | The Orafice | |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Detective Jimmy Mulvey | |
| Cattle Call
| Man on the Street | |
| 2007
| Steam | William | |
| 2008
| Sectran Courier | |
| 2009
| Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness | Man at Store #2 | |
| 2011
| Inch of Grace | Donnie | Short |
| 2012
| The Last Goodbye | Logan | Short |
| 2014
| A Fine Step | Veterinarian | |
| 2015
| Adrift | Clarence | |
| 2017
| Hotel Manager | |
| 2018
| Silver Dollar Fish | The Traveler | |
| rowspan=2| 2019
| The 3 | Pastor Reichart | |
| Drama Drama
| Mr. Trewgy | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1987
| 227 | Bailiff | Episode: "The Handwriting on the Wall" |
| rowspan=2| 1988
| Arlando | Episode: "Doo Wop" |
| Amen
| Young Groom | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |
| 1989
| Hunter | Mitchell Chadwick | Episode: "Investment in Death" |
| rowspan=2| 1990
| Lieutenant Chet Adams | Episode: "Zack's War" |
| Dream On
| Drew Barnett | Episode: "Doing the Bossa Nova" |
| 1991
| Bus Boy | Episode: "The Great Waldo" |
| 1992–93
| Quentin Tarver | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| rowspan=6| 1993
| Roc | Rob | Episode: "Time to Move On" |
| Reasonable Doubts
| Dr. Gilbert Lewis | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| Living Single
| Brad Hamilton | Episode: "Judging by the Cover" |
| Thea
| Reggie | Episode: "Artie's Party" |
| Walker, Texas Ranger
| Axel Tate | Episode: "End Run" |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
| Hank Farley | Episode: "You've Got to Be a Football Hero" |
| 1994
| Spencer Perry | Episode: "To Prey in Darkness" |
| rowspan=3| 1996
| Doug | Episode: "Paranoia on the 47th Floor" |
| Diagnosis Murder
| Lieutenant Bill Abrams | Episode: "35 Millimeter Murder" |
| Sister, Sister
| Dr. Gordon | Episode: "Kid-Napped" |
| 1999
| – | Episode: "Eyes Wide Open" |
| 2000
| Shane | Episode: "A Reason for Being" |
| 2002
| – | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005
| – | Episode: "Follow the Money" |
| 2021
| Knight's End | Kaleb | Episode: "Veritatis" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0185475}}
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