Bokeem Woodbine Is One Of The Most Underrated Actors Of His Generation
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Bokeem Woodbine; Actor; Jason’s Lyric
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It’s easy to tell when you’re watching a Bokeem Woodbine movie: You’re immediately drawn from whatever was holding your attention to whatever he’s doing when he shows up onscreen. Consider it an effect of his staggering presence, quiet mystery or seemingly effortless ability to illuminate the humanity of even the most morally depleted characters.
Joshua Alexander in “Jason’s Lyric.” Fathead Newman in “Ray.” Officer Jones on “Southland.” Those are just a few of his onscreen personas we’ve been lucky to watch.
But it’s his most recent work as a hardened drill sergeant in the military drama “The Inspection,” inspired by director Elegance Bratton’s deeply personal experience as a queer Black man who joined the Marines, that has people turning their heads this time.
Part of that comes down to the fact that, once again, Woodbine is low-key stealing scenes from the already-impressive lead actor (in this case, Jeremy Pope). It’s yet another example of how Woodbine, whether others realize this or not, is one of the greatest under-the-radar actors of his generation.
He’s not unlike the actors he admired when he was coming up: Sidney Poitier, Humphrey Bogart, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall and Bob Hoskins, to name a few.
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