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.
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 |
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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 |
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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)
