
Harold Perrineau
Department: Acting
Biography
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television series Oz, and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He recently starred in ABC's comedy-drama television series The Unusuals, playing NYPD homicide detective Leo Banks.
Known For

Romeo + Juliet
1996

The Matrix Reloaded
2003

The Matrix Revolutions
2003

Smoke
1995

28 Weeks Later
2007

Flirt
1993

Blood and Wine
1996

The Edge
1997

Prison Song
2001

Woman on Top
2000

Lulu on the Bridge
1998

30 Days of Night: Dark Days
2010

The Killing Jar
2010

The Best Man
1999

Ball Don't Lie
2008

Gardens of the Night
2008

Flirt
1995

A Day in Black and White
2001

Garfield Gets Real
2008

Transit
2012

Seeking Justice
2011

On_Line
2002

Zero Dark Thirty
2012

Sabotage
2014

The Tempest
1998

Without Ward
2022

The Best Man Holiday
2013

Snitch
2013

Sexy Evil Genius
2013

Your Name Here
2008

The Bachelors
2017

Sunset Stories
2012

Taking the Edge Off
2012

Starwater
2001

King of New York
1990

Go for Sisters
2013

Felon
2008

Unicorn Boy
2023

Case 219
2010

I'm Not Here
2017

Overnight Sensation
2000

Dumplin'
2018

Shakedown
1988

Stephanie
2017

Cold Brook
2019

The Matrix Recalibrated
2004

The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load
2003

...And Out Comes the Wolf
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Law & Order
1990

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

The Cosby Show
1984

The View
1997

Lost
2004

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

ER
1994

FROM
2022

The Unusuals
2009

Growing Up Fisher
2014

Saturday Night Live
1975

Oz
1997

Georgia
2012

Constantine
2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Losers
2019

Dead Like Me
2003

Wedding Band
2012

Law & Order
1990

New York News
1995

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987

The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022

Claws
2017

Goliath
2016

The Rookie
2018

Star
2016

Sons of Anarchy
2008

The Good Doctor
2017

The Mysteries of Laura
2014

Z Nation
2014

Criminal Minds
2005

Sherri
2022

LOST: Circle
2023

Unsung Hollywood
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HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003