Rob Morgan (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Rob Morgan -Close-Up (48705781497) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Morgan in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|24}}
| birth_place = New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
| nationality =
| birth_name =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2004–present
}}
Rob Morgan (born
February 24, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Turk Barrett in all six of Marvel's Netflix television series (2015–2019), Hap Jackson in Mudbound (2017), Officer Powell in Stranger Things (2016–present), and Teddy Oglethorpe in Don't Look Up (2021).
In 2020, Morgan was ranked #20 on the New York Times list "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century".{{cite news |last1=Dargis |first1=Manohla |last2=Scott |first2=A.O. |date=November 25, 2020 |title=The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html |work=The New York Times |location=NYC |access-date=December 4, 2020}}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2006
| Sorry Ain't Enough | Cinque | |
2009
| Pro-Black Sheep | Alex | |
2010
| Conspiracy X | Gee Pa | |
2011
| Pariah | "Sock" | |
rowspan="3" | 2013
| The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | Curtis, Cuffed Man | |
Full Circle
| Lomatic | |
Waltz for Monica
| Uncredited |
rowspan="3" | 2014
| Early Light | Calvin | |
Shelter
| Franklin | |
Other Plans
| Gerry | |
rowspan="3" | 2015
| Frederick | |
Anesthesia
| Parnell | |
All Hale
| Patrice Barker | |
rowspan="5" | 2017
| Mudbound | Hap Jackson | |
Fair Market Value
| "Kwik-D" | |
Wetlands
| Sergeant Walker | |
Brawl in Cell Block 99
| Jeremy | |
Steps
| Brian Coleman | |
rowspan=2 | 2018
| Will Morris | |
The Week Of
| Cousin Marvin | |
rowspan="3" | 2019
| The Last Black Man in San Francisco | James Sr. | |
Bull
| Abe | |
Just Mercy
| Herbert Richardson | |
rowspan="3" | 2020
| Isaac Jefferson | |
Greyhound
| Cleveland | |
Cut Throat City
| Courtney | |
rowspan="3" | 2021
| The United States vs. Billie Holiday | Louis McKay | |
The Unforgivable
| Vincent Cross | |
Don't Look Up
| Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe | |
2022
| Smile | Robert Talley | |
2025
| | Post-production |
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
2009
| 30 Rock | Cab Driver | Episode: "Audition Day" |
2011
| Guy In The Crowd | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
2012
| Evil, I | Episode: "The Sunday Morning Slasher" |
rowspan="4" | 2013
| Nathan Delaney | Episode: "The Career Girl Murders" |
For Colored Boys, Redemption
| Benjamin Boyd Sr. | |
Zero Hour
| Guest #1 | Episode: "Weight" |
The Married Bachelor
| Dana Wallace | Pilot |
rowspan="4" | 2014
| In Dice We Trust | Detective Riley | |
Believe
| Parker | 4 episodes |
The Knick
| Diggs Man | 2 episodes |
Person of Interest
| Howard | Episode: "Point of Origin" |
2015
| Chief Tullen | Episode: "Gut Check" |
2015–2016
| Turk Barrett{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/11/marvel-adds-six-more-cast-members-netflix-daredevil-series |title=Marvel's Netflix series Daredevil adds Peter Shinkoda, Dexter and SVU alums |last=Hatchett |first=Keisha |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 11, 2015 |access-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311221454/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/11/marvel-adds-six-more-cast-members-netflix-daredevil-series |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |url-status=live}} | 7 episodes |
2016–present
| Officer Powell | 16 episodes |
2016–2018
| Turk Barrett | 3 episodes |
rowspan=2 | 2017
| Godless | John Randall | 4 episodes |
The Defenders
| rowspan=4 | Turk Barrett | Episode: "Mean Right Hook" |
2017–2019
| 2 episodes |
rowspan=2 | 2018
| Episode: "AKA Pray for My Patsy" |
Iron Fist
| Episode: "War Without End" |
2018–2019
| Councilman Sol Brown | 5 episodes |
2018–2020
| Damien | 2 episodes |
rowspan=2 | 2019
| Harvey | Main cast |
Bull
| Gerald Washington | Episode: "Her Own Two Feet" |
2022
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Earvin Johnson Sr. | Main cast |
2023
| Ramsey | 5 episodes |
2024
| Teacup | McNab | Main cast |
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |
rowspan="2" |2017
|Best Ensemble Performance {{Small|(shared with the cast)}} |{{Won}} |
rowspan="2" |Screen Actors Guild Awards
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |{{Won}} |
rowspan="2" |2018
|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | rowspan="2" |Mudbound |{{Nominated}} |
Independent Spirit Awards
|{{Won}} |
2019
|Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series |{{Won}} |
2020
|Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture |{{Nominated}} |
rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="2" |Bull |{{Nominated}} |
Independent Spirit Awards
|{{Nominated}} |
rowspan="2" |2022
|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |{{Nominated}} |
Black Reel TV Awards
|Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series |Stranger Things |{{Nominated}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{IMDb name|1726032}}
{{Black Reel Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors