Early life

Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager.

Designer Kevan Hall is the brother of Vondie. They also have a sister, Sherrie. All of them attended Presentation Our Lady of Victory grade school in Detroit where they were taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the only all African-American order of nuns in the United States.

Career

Curtis-Hall has appeared in numerous films including One Good Cop, Passion Fish, Sugar Hill, Coming To America, Crooklyn, Drop Squad, Eve's Bayou, Turn It Up and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. His credits as a director include the films Gridlock'd, Glitter, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, Waist Deep, as well as episodes of television shows The Shield, Firefly, Chicago Hope, and MDs. In 2000, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Danny Glover (who portrayed Marty in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls) both appeared in the TNT made-for-television movie Freedom Song.

He has had recurring roles on TV series such as Soul Food, I'll Fly Away, and ER. His one-time role as a suicide patient on ER earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, later in that series he appeared in a recurring role as Roger McGrath.

His most prominent role as an actor to date is as supporting character Dennis Hancock on the medical drama Chicago Hope. Curtis-Hall portrayed Ben Urich in the Netflix series Daredevil. He also appeared in an episode of The Sopranos.

Personal life

He is married to actress/director Kasi Lemmons, and they have a son, Henry Hunter, and a daughter, Zora. He also appeared in Lemmons's 2013 film Black Nativity.

Filmography

Director

• Gridlock'd (1997)
• Glitter (2001)
• Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
• Waist Deep (2006)
• Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)

Actor

• Coming to America (1988)
• Die Hard 2 (1990) as Miller
• Sugar Hill (1994) as Mark Doby
• Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Prince Escalus (Capt. Prince)
• Freedom Song (2000) as Daniel Wall
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as James Brasser
• Chasing Life (2014) as Lawrence
• Cymbeline (2015) as Caius Lucius
• Daredevil (2015) as Ben Urich

[ Source: Wikipedia ]