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Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born July 23, 1994) is an American actor.
Personal life
Harrison Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to musicians Shirlita and Kelvin Harrison Sr. He grew up in the Garden District and later moved to The Westbank. He studied studio engineering and marketing, before moving to Los Angeles, California to pursue acting, where he began taking acting classes.
Harrison Jr. is also a skilled musician, mainly playing jazz and gospel on the piano, trumpet, as well as singing. He honed his harmonious skills while studying and recording with the famed Marsalis family.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Victim 2 | |
| 2015 | A Sort of Homecoming | Eliot | |
| 2015 | Dancer and the Dame | Kenny Basset | |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Simon | |
| 2017 | Mudbound | Weeks | |
| 2017 | It Comes at Night | Travis | |
| 2018 | JT LeRoy | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Into the Badlands | Jolyon | Episode: "Chapter V: Snake Creeps Down" |
| 2016 | Underground | Teenage Runaway | Episode: "The White Whale" |
| 2016 | Chicago P.D. | Michael Ellis | Episode: "Part 4" |
| 2016 | Roots | Winslow | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2016 | StartUp | Touie Dacey | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Cadet Lieutenant Commander Max Cabral | Episode: "The Last Stand" |