| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | Previously worked with current CSI: NY (2004) co-star, Anna Belknap in the television series, The Handler (2003). |
| 2 | A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, incorporated since 2008. |
| 3 | He and president Barack Obama, were classmates at Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Obama National Finance Committee. |
| 4 | Author of a book of advice for teens, Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. The book won the American Library Association's 2007 prize for Best Book for Young Adults. |
| 5 | Appears with William Petersen in The Skulls (2000). He is currently one of the stars of CSI: NY (2004), the spin-off of Petersen's series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). |
| 6 | The 13th Annual Inner City Awards honored him with the W.E.B. DuBois Scholar Award. |
| 7 | He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, as well as with a Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government. |
| 8 | Was a part of "The New Harmony Project" in the summer of 1997. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Light | | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Ok! TV | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Steve Harvey | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Complex Conversations | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| At This Hour | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unsung Hollywood | 2015-2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2016 Election Night Viewing Party | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| How It Really Happened with Hill Harper | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Rachael Ray | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Black Friday | 2015/IV | Documentary | Himself |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chew | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Real | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Covert Affairs |
| BET Awards 2014: Genius Talks | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Datzhott | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself -Guest |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Talk | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Access Hollywood Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Politics Nation with Al Sharpton | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - guest |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| CBS Cares | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Don't Sleep! Hosted by T. J. Holmes | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| CSI: NY - Season 8: A New York Halloween | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| CSI: NY - Season 8: Honoring Our Heroes | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| The Magic Eight | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 43rd NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Live Life and Win! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Verses & Flow | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Hot 10 | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| 42nd NAACP Image Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fair Game? | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Curb: The Discussion | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jeopardy! | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant / Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| 41st NAACP Image Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| The BET Honors | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hannity | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Straight from the Horses Mouth | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Séries express | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Game | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| President Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 11-04-08: The Day of Change | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bring Your 'A' Game | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself - Actor |
| 2008 American Music Awards | 2008 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| Leading Men | 2008 | TV Series documentary | |
| Geraldo at Large | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Barack Obama: The Power of Change | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Dr. Phil | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's at Stake? | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Baisden After Dark | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Barack Obama: Who Is This Guy? | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The BET Honors | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 39th NAACP Image Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Lessons from Little Rock: A National Report Card | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Will.i.am: Yes We Can | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Truth with Jeff Johnson | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| BET Hip-Hop Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2007 Trumpet Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| 38th NAACP Image Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| 37th NAACP Image Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tyra Banks Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Black Movie Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 36th NAACP Image Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Black in the 80s | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| I Love the '90s: Part Deux | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| BET Comedy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dennis Miller | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| 4th Annual BET Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Vibe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Casting for Glinda | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| Spotlight on Location: The Skulls | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Lift Every Voice | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest (2014) |
| Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / host |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2013 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2011 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Short Film | The Truth (2011) |
| 2011 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2007 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2006 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2005 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | CSI: NY (2004) |
| 2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama | The Handler (2003) |
| 2001 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | City of Angels (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | The Visit (2000) |
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