12/31/1969
Jernard Burks (born December 31, 1969) is an American actor who graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, where he was also inducted into the Jerry Jones Athletic Hall of Fame. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City under Broadway director Gene Frankel. He has been active since 1994 and is also a theater actor and playwright, having collaborated with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson on Seven Guitars and written his own play King of the Blues (2013). His notable film credits include Léon: The Professional (1994, with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995, with Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle), Snake Eyes (1998, with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta), Random Hearts (1999, with Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas), Four Brothers (2005, dir. John Singleton, with Mark Wahlberg), The Hangover (2009, with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis), Street Kings (2008, with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019, with Eddie Murphy).
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Dolemite Is My Name (2019) as Club Owner |
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A Stone Cold Christmas (2018) as Pastor |
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Imperial Dreams (2014) as Cornell |
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Spoken Word (2009) as Renegade |
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The Hangover (2009) as Leonard |
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Street Kings (2008) as Money Shirt |
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American Gun (2005) as Burly Guy |
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Four Brothers (2005) as Evan |
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Starsky & Hutch (2004) as Leon |
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Just Hustle (2004) as Jonah Whales |
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Bringing Down the House (2003) as Widow's Bodyguard |
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Down to Earth (2001) as Man in Wheelchair |
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Snake Eyes (1998) as Tyler's Bodyguard |
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The Preacher's Wife (1996) as Pizza Man |
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Vibrations (1996) as Bouncer |
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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Dupree Brouchard |
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Léon (1994) as Stansfield man |