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John Earl Jelks

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John Earl Jelks
The life of a deaf African American woman in the early 1900s parallels with another living in the 1990s.
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Compensation (1999)
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John Earl Jelks was born on 16 July 1959 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024), New Amsterdam (2018) and True Detective (2014).
BornJuly 16, 1959
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    Known for

    André Holland and Andra Day in Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
    Exhibiting Forgiveness
    7.0
    • La'Ron
    • 2024
    Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Horace Reynolds
    Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Sam Whitehead
    Kirsten Dunst in On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
    On Becoming a God in Central Florida
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Judd Waltrip

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    Actor

    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Jessy Schram in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Dennis Washington
      • 2024–2025
    • André Holland and Andra Day in Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
      Exhibiting Forgiveness
      7.0
      • La'Ron
      • 2024
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Horace Reynolds
      • 2022
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • James Hilliard
      • 2022
    • Un Noël surprise à New York (2021)
      Un Noël surprise à New York
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Thomas
      • 2021
    • William Jackson Harper in Love Life (2020)
      Love Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Kirby Watkins
      • 2021
    • Kirsten Dunst in On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
      On Becoming a God in Central Florida
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Judd Waltrip
      • 2019
    • The I-Land (2019)
      The I-Land
      4.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Professor Verne
      • 2019
    • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
      The Good Fight
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Perry Cardwell
      • 2019
    • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
      True Detective
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Sam Whitehead
      • 2019
    • Dominique Fishback and Tatum Marilyn Hall in Long Way Home (2018)
      Long Way Home
      6.7
      • John Lamere (as John Jelks)
      • 2018
    • Tough (2015)
      Tough
      5.4
      Short
      • Larry (as John Jelks)
      • 2015
    • The Miraculous
      Short
      • Man from the Desert (as John Jelks)
      • 2014
    • Jason Priestley, Scott Bakula, Thomas Dekker, Jake Hoffman, Nikki Reed, and Gina Rodriguez in Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013)
      Enter the Dangerous Mind
      5.1
      • Lt. Ike
      • 2013
    • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
      Blue Bloods
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ray Bell
      • 2012

    Videos2

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    Exhibiting Forgiveness
    Trailer 2:32
    Exhibiting Forgiveness
    Exhibiting Forgiveness
    Trailer 2:32
    Exhibiting Forgiveness

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • John Jelks
    • Born
      • July 16, 1959
      • USA
    • Other works
      Plays Citizen Barlow in "Gem of the Ocean" play by August Wilson; on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

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