William Jackson Harper
Acting Born Feb 8, 1980 Dallas, Texas, USA 52 credits
Biography
William Jackson Harper is an American actor born William Fitzgerald Harper on February 8, 1980. He is known for his portrayal of Chidi Anagonye on the NBC comedy The Good Place, a role he held from 2016 to 2020.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
ElsbethA Man in Full
Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaLandscape with Invisible Hand
SherriThe Resort
Inside JobDogs in SpaceThe Underground RailroadDeath to 2021We Broke Up
Stars in the HouseLove LifeLove Life · Executive ProducerDavidThe Man in the Woods
The Kelly Clarkson ShowThe Morning ShowMidsommarDark WatersLost Holiday
Tom Clancy's Jack RyanThe Root of HappinessThey RemainWe Win
The Good PlaceFull Frontal with Samantha BeePatersonThe BreaksHow To Tell You're A Douchebag
True Story
Late Night with Seth Meyers
That's What She Said
Person of InterestUnforgettable
ConanAll Good Things
30 Rock
American Dad!American Dad!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Daily Show
Law & Order
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Full filmography
- Elsbeth (2024) as Gary Pidgeon
- A Man in Full (2024) as Wes Jordan
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) as Quaz
- Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) as Mr. Campbell
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- The Resort (2022) as Noah Reed
- Inside Job (2021) as Bryan Jacobsen / Bryan Bot (voice)
- Dogs in Space (2021) as Loaf (voice)
- The Underground Railroad (2021) as Royal
- Death to 2021 (2021) as Zero Fournine
- We Broke Up (2021) as Doug
- These Days (2021) as Will
- Stars in the House (2020) as Charles Condomine
- Love Life (2020) as Marcus Watkins
- Love Life (2020) Executive Producer
- David (2020) as David
- The Man in the Woods (2020) as Buster Heath
- Blithe Spirit (2020) as Charles Condomine
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Morning Show (2019) as Ben Rusch
- Midsommar (2019) as Josh
- Dark Waters (2019) as James Ross
- Lost Holiday (2019) as Mark
- The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place (2019) as Self
- Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar (2019) as Self
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) as Xander
- The Root of Happiness (2018) as Will
- They Remain (2018) as Keith
- We Win (2018) as Ben
- The Good Place (2016) as Chidi Anagonye
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016) as Self
- Paterson (2016) as Everett
- The Breaks (2016) as Stephen Jenkins
- How To Tell You're A Douchebag (2016) as Jake Brown
- True Story (2015) as Zak Rausch
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- That's What She Said (2012) as Harry
- Person of Interest (2011) as Stroble
- Unforgettable (2011) as Arnold
- Conan (2010) as Self
- All Good Things (2010) as Moynihan's Assistant
- 30 Rock (2006) as Rioter
- American Dad! (2005) as Nathaniel (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as General Store Cashier (voice)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Chayne Danforth
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Law & Order (1990) as Derek Waldron
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Cry Wolf as Arthur
- American Hostage as Ben Hairston
- The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd