![]() Smith was also the voice of Bao-Dur in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords. Also in 2003, Smith read in the HBO documentary, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives the film, based on interviews conducted by the WPA in the 1930s with formerly enslaved African Americans, is a compilation of slave narratives with actors emulating the original conversation with the interviewer. In 2003, he had a starring role in the Steven Soderbergh/ George Clooney TV series K-Street on HBO. In addition to his performances in major studio productions, Smith continues to work in and support independent film projects. Smith received an Obie Award, and a performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001. ![]() Newton Story, a one-man theatre performance based on the life of Black Panther Party founder Huey P. In 1996, he starred in the self-written and produced A Huey P. During the 1990s, he had a recurring role on A Different World. Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Get on the Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam. He has appeared in films such as School Daze, Do the Right Thing, King of New York, In film, Smith has collaborated with Spike Lee on several works. Additionally, Smith studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London, England. He then studied at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned for the Drama School and switched his pursuit of a graduate degree in history. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles,and graduated from Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles. Smith was born on July 27, 1955, in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge. Most recently he played the role of "Isaiah" in the 2016 film The Birth of a Nation, a film about the life of Nat Turner.Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee. Smith was in the 2007 film American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, in which he played the role of "Nate", Frank Lucas's army connection in Vietnam. In 2006, he played the main villain in the straight-to-video actioner Mercenary for Justice, opposite Steven Seagal. In 2000, he portrayed Agent Screck in the first installment of the Final Destination horror films. He also played a villain in All About the Benjamins (2002) with Ice Cube. Smith starred with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum in the 1992 film Deep Cover. He portrayed a corrupt detective in the martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior, alongside Ho-Sung Pak and Sherilyn Fenn. ![]() Newton, for which Smith received an Obie Award, a performance was later filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001. He has appeared in films such as School Daze, Do the Right Thing, King of New York, Deep Cover, Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Get On The Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam. He attended Loyola high school in Los Angeles, Occidental College (American Studies) in Los Angeles and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he successfully auditioned for the Drama School, switching from his pursuit of a graduate degree in History. Smith was born in 1955 in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge. ![]()
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