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CSI: NEW YORK
“Dr. Sheldon
Hawkes” (Hill
Harper)
As Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Sheldon Hawkes feels perfectly at ease in
a room filled with death. Raised in Harlem, Dr. Hawkes was a child
prodigy who graduated college at eighteen. By twenty-four, he was a
board-licensed surgeon. Young and socially inexperienced, his education
could not shield him from the pressure of saving lives. Two years later,
Dr. Hawkes left the operating room, retreating to the safety of the
medical examiner’s office. In season two, he
moved out of the coroner's office and into the field as a "CSI"
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As an accomplished film, television and stage actor, Hill Harper
captivates audiences with his charismatic and authentic style, which he
dedicates to each dramatic character he portrays. A Magna Cum Laude
graduate and valedictorian from Brown University and recipient of
graduate degrees in both law and public administration from Harvard,
Harper continues to excel by receiving praise and countless awards for
his acting in independent film, international film, and television
projects. Selected as one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive”
(2004) and People magazines “Sexiest Bachelor” (2006) Harper emits the
classic “guy next door” image, but also exudes a seriousness that
commands roles embodying depth and intelligence rarely offered to young
black actors.
Harper recently wrote a motivational book titled “Letters to a Young
Brother.” The book, inspired Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young
Poet, published on April 20. His goal is to provide inspirational
lessons and guidance for today’s youth.
Last summer, Harper worked tirelessly on several independent films
including The Breed, Executive Produced by Wes Craven and also starring
Michele Rodriguez and Taryn Manning.
In 2001 the NAACP Image Awards nominated Harper as Best Supporting Actor
for his performance in the CBS series, “City of Angels” and as
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for “CSI: NY” in 2005 and 2006.
Prior to CSI: NY, Harper co-starred as an ambitious undercover FBI
operative on the CBS series, “The Handler,” alongside Emmy Award winner
Joe Pantoliano. The role earned him a 2004 Golden Satellite Award
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
In February 2005, Harper starred in the HBO movie “Lackawanna Blues,”
which was based on the critically acclaimed stage play by Ruben Santiago
Hudson. Other recent film roles include the lead in the independent
film, “Love, Sex and Eating the Bones,” which was accepted into the
Toronto International, Palm Springs, and Pan African film festivals.
This intriguing film won “Best Canadian First Feature Film” in the 2003
Toronto International Film Festival and both “Best Feature” and
“Audience Favorite” in the 2004 Pan African Film Festival. He has also
completed work on the independent film “America Brown,” which was
accepted into the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
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