Justin Cornwell
Born
Justin Michael Cornwell

(1988-11-05) November 5, 1988 (age 35)
Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Louisville
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, musician
Years active2011–present

Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie Jingle Jangle, Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig in the CBS crime drama, Training Day, based on the 2001 film of the same name.

Early life and education

Cornwell was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Sidney Cornwell and Robin Bodiford.[1] However, he was primarily raised in Cleveland, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky.[2] At age 10, he relocated with his mother and stepfather Jackie Herring (died 2009) to Louisville where he was encouraged to pursue art after first showing an interest in grade school. He graduated from Eastern High School where he participated in chorus and school plays. He was named as a premier student artist at the Muhammad Ali Center. He attended the University of Louisville where he continued studying acting. Cornwell relocated to Chicago in 2011 to pursue his acting career.[1]

Career

Cornwell found work at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre where he appeared in "Othello the Remix", "A Mid Summers Night Dream" and other Chicago theatre productions shortly after being signed by Gray Talent Group.[1][3] While constantly working in theater and on the crew of TV shows Justin booked appearances in commercials for Walmart and the Ohio Lottery. In 2014, Cornwell appeared in an episode of the NBC crime drama, "Chicago P.D". In 2015, he appeared in an episode of Fox's hit musical drama, Empire and later had an uncredited appearance in Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq".[1] In March 2016, Cornwell was cast in the pilot for the CBS drama "Training Day", based on the 2001 film of the same name. It went to series but was cancelled after the untimely death of Cornwell's co-lead Bill Paxton, airing all 13 episodes of its sole season.[4] In 2017 Cornwell was cast in the TNT limited series "I Am the Night", produced by Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine, which aired its limited run in January 2019. That same year also saw Cornwell star in the NBC supernatural crime drama, "The InBetween", which ended its run after only one season. In the fall of 2020 Cornwell appeared in the event musical "Jingle Jangle" for Netflix as young Jeronicus Jangle performing the opening song This Day in the film. In January of 2021 it was announced that Cornwell would be joining the season 3 of hit Netflix series "The Umbrella Academy (TV series)" as the leader of an alternate group of super powered siblings called the Sparrow Academy.[5] As of June 2021 Cornwell was announced as a lead in Gareth Evans Netflix action thriller "Havoc" starring alongside Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker. In 2023 Cornwell appeared in season 2 of "Bel-air" as Lamarcus Alton.

Personal life

Justin married his longtime girlfriend Lindsey Jones on 7 September 2019.[citation needed]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2018 We Are Boats Freddie
2020 Jingle Jangle Young Jeronicus
2024 Havoc Charlie Filming
2024 Million Dollar Bet Jack Post Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Chicago P.D. James Grant Episode: "Prison Ball"
2015 Empire Songwriter Episode: "The Devil Quotes Scripture"
2017 Training Day Kyle Craig Lead
2019 I Am the Night Terrence Shye Limited series
2019 The InBetween Damien Asante Lead
2022 The Umbrella Academy Marcus Hargreeves / Sparrow Number One Recurring role (season 3)
2023 Bel-Air LaMarcus Alton Recurring role (season 2)

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Watch Dogs Viceroys Additional voices

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography". Justin Cornwell Official Fan Club. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Training Day Cast: Justin Cornwell". CBS. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Justin Cornwell". Gray Talent Group. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2016). "'Training Day' Finds Its Young Lead: Justin Cornwell To Star In CBS Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "'The Umbrella Academy' casts its Sparrow Academy: Cazzie David, Genesis Rodriguez, a floating cube, and more". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-06-09.

6. Timothy Olyphant, Justin Cornwell and Others Join Tom Hardy in Netflix Action Thriller ‘Havoc’ (EXCLUSIVE) By Rebecca Rubin, Patrick Frater

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