Andre Holland
Andre Holland
André Hollandis an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He currently stars as Dr. Algernon Edwards on the Cinemax drama The Knick. He portrayed politician and activist Andrew Young in the 2014 film Selma and sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 December 1979
CityBessemer, AL
CountryUnited States of America
artist people want
I definitely want to work with people who are artists and who are interested in being their best version of themselves.
dream people roles
People sometimes say, "What is your dream role?" I don't really have a dream role. I'll know it when I see it.
reading people levels
Things maybe take longer usually when it comes to TV - especially network TV. There are usually multiple levels that you have to go through in terms of the casting director, the producers, the studio, the network, reading with other people.
business knows people reference
A lot of people in the movie business don't have a point of reference for me; nobody really knows who I am.
I think that's what makes characters interesting - when you paint a person into a corner, and you see what they do to get out of that corner. It's what makes drama drama.
man
I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.
family
If someone wanted to do a biopic about me, I would like for them to consult my family.
wrote
I read a lot of W.E.B. Du Bois, who wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.'
cutting hospital nurses surgeons takes york
'The Knick' is set in New York during the 1990s, and it takes place around a hospital called The Knickerbocker. It's about a team of surgeons and nurses who are on the cutting edge of medicine.
projects situations time work
I need to find those projects more often: the ones that really, really speak to me. I do better work in those situations and have a better time.
romantic women
I'm the old-school, letter-writing romantic. I know it's out of style, and not a lot of women go for that these days, but that's what I go for.
consciousness equality racial sort whereas
In '42,' it's like the '40s where racial equality had come into the consciousness of a lot of people, whereas in the 1900s it was sort of a new thing.
acting chance develop dive enjoy history love opinion personal
I do enjoy history. That's one of the things that I love about acting is you get a chance to really dive into history and develop a real personal opinion about it.