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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 17, 1966
Place of Birth
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- Frank Harper
- F. Hill Harper
- Francis Harper
- Χιλ Χάρπερ
- هیل هارپر
Hill Harper
2.6 Popularity
Biography
Frank Eugene "Hill" Harper is an American actor and political candidate. He is known for his roles as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes in CSI: NY, Agent Spelman Boyle in Limitless, and Dr. Marcus Andrews in The Good Doctor. He is the son of two medical doctors, Harry D. Harper, a psychiatrist, and Marilyn Harper (née Hill), who was one of the first black practicing anesthesiologists in the United States and co-authored a book called Wearing Purple. Born Frank Eugene Harper, he adopted the name "Hill" as a tribute to both his maternal and paternal ancestors. Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1988, with a BA degree in economics and sociology and was valedictorian of his department. In 1992, he graduated with a JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He received an MPA degree with honors from John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. During his years at Harvard, he was a full-time member of Boston's Black Folks Theater Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed black theater troupes in the country. While a student at Harvard, Harper befriended Barack Obama, with whom he played basketball. In 2012, Harper was appointed to The President's Cancer Panel, a three-member body assigned to work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and make recommendations to the White House around cancer policy. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He has received eight honorary degrees, including honorary doctorates from both Westfield State College and Howard University.
Known For
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Self - Contestant
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
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Narrator
Why Trump?
2024
4.3
Ablees
Junction
2024
6.8
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
0.0
Perry
Love by Drowning
2020
0.0
Narrator
The Prison Within
2020
7.0
Lester Barnes
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
7.0
Gary
An Interview with God
2018
5.7
Mayor Jones
Destined
2017
8.5
Dr. Marcus Andrews
The Good Doctor
2017
Credits
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2025
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Why Trump?
as Narrator
2024
0.0
Junction
as Ablees
2024
4.3
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Eric H. Holder, Jr.
2022
6.8
Love by Drowning
as Perry
2020
0.0
The Prison Within
as Narrator
2020
0.0
The Sun Is Also a Star
as Lester Barnes
2019
7.0
An Interview with God
as Gary
2018
7.0
Destined
as Mayor Jones
2017
5.7
The Good Doctor
as Dr. Marcus Andrews
2017
8.5
Third Rail with OZY
as Himself
2017
7.0
How It Really Happened
as Self - Host
2017
7.2
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.0
Concussion
as Christopher Jones
2015
7.1
Limitless
as Spellman Boyle
2015
7.3
Pearly Gates
as Dave
2015
4.0
The Boy Next Door
as Principal Edward Warren
2015
4.9
Madam Secretary
as Aiden Humphrey
2014
7.0
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
2014
1.5
Parts Per Billion
as Rick
2014
4.4
1982
as Tim Brown
2013
5.6
The Volunteer
as Phil
2013
0.0
Miss Dial
as Political Nutcase
2013
4.9
Homeland
as Rob Emmons
2011
7.6
Mama, I Want to Sing!
as Jeff Andrews
2011
6.6
For Colored Girls
as Donald
2010
6.6
Covert Affairs
as Calder Michaels
2010
6.9
Stonehenge Apocalypse
as Joseph Leshem
2010
4.2
🎬
The Black List: Volume Three
as Self
2010
4.8
🎬
This Is Not a Test
as Carl
2009
4.4
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
as Damion Marshall
2008
5.3
Constellation
as Errol Hickman
2007
5.6
30 Days
as Donnell
2006
1.0
The Game
2006
7.5
The Breed
as Noah
2006
5.4
Max and Josh
as Max
2006
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Premium
as Ed
2006
4.8
Whitepaddy
as Marshall Evans
2006
5.0
America Brown
as John Cross
2005
5.7
Lackawanna Blues
as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
2005
5.7
Black in the 80s
2005
0.0
CSI: NY
as Sheldon Hawkes
2004
7.4
The 4400
as Edwin Mayuya
2004
7.2
The Handler
as Darnell
2003
6.4
Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
as Michael Joseph
2003
4.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
CSI: Miami
as Sheldon Hawkes
2002
7.7
The Twilight Zone
as John Woodrell
2002
7.2
The Badge
as Gizmo
2002
5.7
The Court
2002
10.0
Higher Ed
as Craig
2001
3.0
🎬
The Visit
as Alex
2001
7.6
Soul Food
as Kelvin Chadway
2000
7.0
The Skulls
as Will Beckford
2000
5.8
City of Angels
as Wesley Williams
2000
9.0
In Too Deep
as Breezy T.
1999
6.4
Loving Jezebel
as Theodorous
1999
4.5
The Sopranos
as Stokley Davenport, M.D.
1999
8.6
🎬
Mama Flora's Family
as Don
1998
7.3
Slaves of Hollywood
as Fisher Lovelace
1998
2.5
Beloved
as Halle
1998
5.8
The Nephew
as Chad Egan-Washington
1998
5.4
Park Day
as Steve Johnson
1998
10.0
He Got Game
as Coleman "Booger" Sykes
1998
6.7
Hav Plenty
as Michael Simmons
1997
5.5
Steel
as Slats
1997
4.3
Get on the Bus
as Xavier
1996
6.3
Dangerous Minds
1996
8.5
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Peter
1995
5.5
Murder One
as Smooth G
1995
7.8
🎬
Live Shot
as Tommy Greer
1995
0.0
Zooman
as Victor
1995
6.0
Drifting School
as Sam
1995
2.0
Breach of Conduct
as MP Officer
1994
4.3
ER
as Mr. Jackson
1994
7.8
Walker, Texas Ranger
as B.J. Mays
1993
6.9
Renegade
as Clarence 'Dex' Dexter
1992
6.7
Law & Order
as Eric Ferguson
1990
7.4
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Dana
1990
7.9
Married... with Children
as Aaron
1987
7.7
Jeopardy!
as Self
1984
6.9
Shadow Hill
as Darris Donelly
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