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): Andreas Zuber • Brian Roberts (baseball) • David Tyrrell (rugby league) • Dennis Stratton • Don Garber • Horst Wessel • Jake Lamb • Jens Bjørneboe • Jody Williams • John Entwistle • Joseph Friedman • Lucy Akello • Sally Burgess • Samantha Murray Sharan • Thami Tsolekile • Wesley So

Born in the same month (October 1997): Bella Thorne • Bron Breakker • Charles Leclerc • Federico Chiesa • Holly Taylor • Jade Bird • James TW • Kasper Dolberg • Marcus Rashford • Naomi Osaka • Rhenzy Feliz • Rishabh Pant • Robert Williams III • Siobhán Haughey • Stetson Bennett • Sydney Park (actress) • Taylor Fritz