Jharrel Jerome

Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his on screen film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. In 2023, he starred in the lead role of Cootie in Boots Riley's limited series I'm a Virgo.

9 October 1997

Born on the same birth day (9 October): Edward Andrews • Einojuhani Rautavaara • Jodelle Ferland • Joe Sewell • John Rose (businessman) • Jorge Burruchaga • Michael Palmer (novelist) • Reginald Dyer • Robert Wuhl • Rod Temperton • Steve Burns • Vernon Fox • Walter O'Malley • Ōnokuni Yasushi

Born in the same month (October 1997): Bella Thorne • Bron Breakker • Charles Leclerc • Claudia Fragapane • Federico Chiesa • Georgia Godwin • Marcus Rashford • Rhenzy Feliz • Siobhán Haughey • Tage Thompson • Taylor Fritz • Yuju (singer) • Élie Okobo