Jharrel Jerome Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)

Jharrel Jerome is an American actor and rapper who is well known for acting in Barry Jenkins’s popular drama movie Moonlight in the year of 2016 and which earned him the Academy Award for Best Picture, and for acting as Korey Wise in When They See Us; Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries in the year of 2019.

He won the award of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in the Primetime Emmy Award. Jharrel Jerome is not only an actor and a rapper but also a producer who is known for Moonlight in the year of 2016 and Mr.Mercedes in the year of 2017 and When they See Us in the year of 2019.

Jharrel Jerome Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)

Personal Details

Full Name Jharrel Jerome
Nick Name Jharrel Jerome
Date of Birth 9 October 1997
Age 25 years as of January 2023
Birth Place The Bronx, New York, United States
Residence The Bronx, New York, United States
Ethnicity Black
Religion Christian
Nationality American
Occupations Actor
School / College Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, New York City, New York
Net Worth $ 500k USD as of 2022
Marital Status Unmarried
Debut
  • 2016 – Moonlight (Film)
  • 2017 – Tales (TV)

Physical Appearance

Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Curly Black
Chest 44 Inches
Waist 32 Inches
Biceps 16 Inches
Height 5’7″ Feet
Weight 78 kg

Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)

Father
Mother Radoyka Jerome
Sibling NA
Girlfriend/ Wife

Early life, Family, and Relationship

Jharrel Jerome was born on 9th October 1997 and was born in Bronx, New York and also was raised in the same place. He is of Dominican descent and is identified as Afro-Latino. He grew up in a loving family with his parents who he describes as loving. His mother suggested and supported him to pursue acting when he was in the eighth grade.

Later of which he joined in the Riverdale Children’s Theatre which was a youth local theatre organisation and he went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School where he also got graduated to where he used to go by train every day as it was in New York.

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Jharrel Jerome’s Success and career

After Jerome got himself enrolled in an undergraduate degree in Ithaca College, he got his very first professional acting role in the movie Moonlight in the year of 2016 in which he acted as young Kevin.

He was also praised by A.O. Scott said in The New York Times that he was excellent at getting his job done and also in an interview with the Los Angeles Times; Director Barry Jenkins stated, When you watch Jharrel in that movie, he’s not a guy who’s been over-rehearsing.

That’s a dude learning by doing. It’s amazing and these are his exact words which show his talent and skills inevitably. Starting from the year of 2017 he appeared in the Mr. Mercedes, the Audience series.

He went to audition for the Netflix miniseries When They See Us for the role of young Korey Wise in the year of 2019 and this series was based on the Central Park jogger case and got the part too.

Jharrel Jerome Movies

Year Film Name Worked as
2020 Concrete Cowboy Smush
2019 Selah and the Spades Maxxie
Robu Rob
2018 Monster Osvaldo Cruz
First Match Omari
2016 Her Coloring Book Artist
Wheels Narrator
Moonlight Teen Kevin

 

Jharrel Jerome TV Shows & Movies

Year TV Shows Worked as
TBA Full Circle
TBA I’m a Virgo Cootie
2019 When They See Us Korey Wise
Live in Front of a Studio Audience Jimmy Pearson
2017–2019 Mr. Mercedes Jerome Robinson
2017 Tales Deacon

 

Jharrel Jerome Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)

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