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Jean-Claude La Marre
Jean-Claude La Marre speaking at press conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2009
Born (1965-10-10) October 10, 1965 (age 58)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Education Brooklyn College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
  • writer

Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American actor, writer, and director. His acting credits include the films Malcolm X and Dead Presidents. On television, he has guest-starred on New York Undercover, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue. He is also the writer and director of the independent films Gang of Roses [1] and Go for Broke.

Early life and education

La Marre was born in Brooklyn and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Brooklyn College. At 22 years old, he served as chairman of the University Student Senate at the City College of New York. LaMarre also won the 1992 National Collegiate debate tournament held in Boulder, Colorado. He was discovered by Spike Lee at a commencement brunch. He is an American of Haitian descent. [2]

Career

In 1994, La Marre appeared as Jake in Fresh. La Marre's Color of the Cross, is a film that portrays Jesus as a black man, and implies that Christ's persecution was a racially-motivated hate crime. [3] His directorial debut was the film Higher Ed. [4]

In 2007, LaMarre set up a distribution output deal for his film label, Nulite Media Group. During the period, he was credited for releasing over 60 feature films. Among the films released through the label are the revisionist western, Gang of Roses, Trapped: Haitian Nights, Broom Wedding, and Nora's Hair Salon, with a cameo by Whitney Houston in the film. In 2017, he wrote and directed "Kinky", a 50 Shades of Grey-esque erotic thriller. The film as released on 700 screens around the country. In 2018, he wrote and directed the upcoming film "Gangland" with singer Tamar Braxton and actors Wood Harris and Clifton Powell. [5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Malcolm X Benjamin 2X
1994 Fresh Jake
1995 The Walking Dead Pvt. Earl Anderson
1995 Denise Calls Up Cab Driver
1995 Sweet Nothing Beany
1995 Dead Presidents Ramsuer
1996 Basquiat Shenge
2001 Higher Ed Melvin
2002 Go for Broke Mouse
2003 Gang of Roses Baby Face Malone
2004 Nora's Hair Salon Devin
2004 Sugar Valentine Sugar Valentine
2005 Go for Broke 2 Mouse
2005 County General Craig
2005 Brothers in Arms Slim
2005 Ride or Die Lucky
2005 Pastor Jones Pastor Jones / Grandpa Slick Direct-to-video
2006 VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh Tribal Leader
2006 Pastor Jones 2: Lord Guide My 16 Year Old Daughter Grandpa Slick / Pastor Jones Direct-to-video
2006 Color of the Cross Jesus Christ
2007 Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man The Host Direct-to-video
2007 Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit Pastor Jones Direct-to-video
2008 Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed 2
2008 Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia
2008 Color of the Cross 2: The Resurrection Yeshua
2008 Nora's Hair Salon II Devin
2009 Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit 2 Pastor Jones Direct-to-video
2009 Pastor Jones: Preachin' to the Choir
2009 Pastor Jones: My Sister Loves You
2010 Trapped: Haitian Nights Detective Stewart
2010 Pastor Jones: The Complete First Season Pastor Jones Direct-to-video
2011 Kassava Jerks Trevor
2011 Bff Jacque
2011 Sugar Valentine 2 Sugar
2011 Nora's Hair Salon III: Shear Disaster Devin
2012 Gang of Roses II: Next Generation Jacob
2012 What Men Think Pastor Jones
2013 The Sins of Deacon Whyles
2014 Assistant Motives
2014 Basketball Girlfriend The Hatian
2015 Chocolate City Pastor Jones
2017 Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
2018 Kinky Dr. Richardson
2018 GangLand Detective Williams

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994, 1995 New York Undercover Issac Foweler / Dusable 2 episodes
1996 Law & Order Francis Murphy Episode: "Encore"
1996 On Seventh Avenue Darren Tyler Television film
1996 Screen Two Albert Episode: "Deadly Voyage"
1999 Seven Days Bone Episode: "The Football"
2001 NYPD Blue Vance Davis Episode: "Nariz a Nariz"

References

  1. ^ Michael Hastings (2007). "Gang of Roses". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "Jean-Claude La Marre". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Johnson, Jason B. (November 7, 2006). "What race was Jesus? 'Color of the Cross' puts a different face on..." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "Urbanworld Films Acquires 'Higher Ed'". hive4media.com. April 4, 2001. Archived from the original on April 9, 2001. Retrieved September 21, 2019 – via The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ Tamar Braxton post photo from gangland movie set on celebrityinsider.org

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