Born: November 9, 1979
Age: 44
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Cory Dezanard Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s. He has also been an executive producer for the 2007 film Neighborhood Watch.
Cory D. Hardrict was born in Chicago on November 9, 1979, and attended Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He began his career on television during the late 1990s, with appearances in weekly prime-time programs including Smart Guy, Felicity, Once and Again and ER. He made his film debut in 1999 romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, starring Drew Barrymore followed by a role in the drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). Hardrict has also appeared in Creature Unknown (2004), Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave (2005), Miles from Home (2006), and Driftwood (2006)
In 2007, he had a recurring role on the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights and executive produced the film Neighborhood Watch, in which he also starred. The following year, he had a cameo role in the movie Gran Torino directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. That same year, he appeared as singer Brandy's love interest in the music video for "Right Here".
In 2009, Hardrict co-starred in the film Hollywood Horror with wife Tia Mowry and her twin sister Tamera Mowry. Later that year, he appeared in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That into You, and the drama Dough Boys. Hardrict also had a guest appearance on the CW show The Game with wife Tia Mowry as the cable guy in the "Hill Street Blues" episode. Hardrict also appeared as Ryan in the pilot episode of the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose. However, he was subsequently replaced by Pooch Hall (his wife's co-star from The Game).
In 2014, he had a supporting role opposite Bradley Cooper in the film American Sniper, also directed by Eastwood.
In 2015, he played the older brother June, who takes care of his family by any means necessary in the film "Brotherly Love" alongside Keke Palmer and Eric D. Hill Jr.
After dating for six years, Hardrict and actress Tia Mowry were engaged on Christmas Day 2006. They married on April 20, 2008 in Santa Barbara, California. On January 11, 2011, People announced that Hardrict and Mowry were expecting their first child. The pregnancy was documented on Mowry's reality TV show called Tia & Tamera starring her and her twin sister on the Style Network. Hardrict spoke at Victor J. Andrew High School on March 9, 2011 stating, "...she's six months pregnant". Their son, Cree Taylor Hardrict, was born on June 28, 2011 in Los Angeles.
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1999 | Never Been Kissed | Packer | |
2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Wilcox | |
2004 | Creature Unknown | Lance | Alternative title: The Forest |
2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis | Cody | |
2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave | Cody | |
2006 | Miles from Home | John Conway | |
The Contract | Uncredited | ||
Driftwood | Darryl Jones | ||
2007 | Neighborhood Watch | James | |
2008 | Gran Torino | Duke | |
2009 | Hollywood Horror | Stacy | |
He's Just Not That into You | Tyrone | ||
Dough Boys | Smooth | ||
The Least Among You | Roscoe | ||
Chicago Pulaski Jones | TK | ||
Four to the Floor | Ruc | ||
2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Lockett | |
The Day | Henson | ||
Dance Fu | TK | ||
2013 | Warm Bodies | Kevin | |
Lovelace | Frankie Crocker | ||
Boulevard H | |||
2014 | Transcendence | Joel Edmund | |
Destined | |||
Brotherly Love | June | ||
American Sniper | 'D' / Dandridge | ||
2016 | Spectral | Filming | |
All Eyez on Me | Haitian Jack | ||
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1998 | Smart Guy | 1 episode | |
Felicity | R.A. No. 4 | 1 episode | |
1999 | Once and Again | James | 1 episode |
1998-2003 | ER | Lil 'Toine Curtis |
2 episodes |
2000 | Pacific Blue | Ty Davis | 1 episode |
City of Angels | Jamon | 1 episode | |
2001 | Angel | Ray | 1 episode |
Boston Public | John | 1 episode | |
Go Fish | Letterman | 1 episode | |
The Huntress | Jiks | 1 episode | |
That's Life | 1 episode | ||
2002 | Any Day Now | Mike | 1 episode |
The District | Kenny | 1 episode | |
NYPD Blue | 1 episode | ||
2003 | Strong Medicine | 1 episode | |
CSI: Miami | Darnell Jackson | 1 episode | |
The Shield | 1 episode | ||
Cold Case | Officer Joe Washington | 1 episode | |
2004 | Like Family | Tony | 2 episodes |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ross Davis, Biker | 1 episode | |
Without a Trace | Gerald Billingsley | 1 episode | |
2007 | Heroes | Hype Wilson | 2 episodes |
2007-2008 | K-Ville | Terence Jackson | 2 episodes |
Lincoln Heights | Luc Bisgaier | 10 episodes | |
2009 | The Game | Tony the Cable Guy | 1 episode |
2009 | Accidentally on Purpose | Ryan | Pilot episode only |
2010 | Dark Blue | Josh | 1 episode |
2012 | Alcatraz | Police Officer | Pilot Officer |
Let's Stay Together | Derrick | 1 episode |