Bill Nunn's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Job Pip Phillips Traps Jack Cloud

Main Movie Roles 2007 - Firehouse Dog 2007 - Spider-Man 3 2006 - Idlewild 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2003 - Runaway Jury 2002 - Spider-Man 1999 - Foolish 1998 - He Got Game 1998 - The Legend of 1900 1997 - Mad City 1997 - Kiss the Girls 1996 - True Crime 1996 - Bulletproof 1996 - Extreme Measures 1995 - Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh 1995 - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 1995 - Money Train 1995 - Canadian Bacon 1994 - Save Me 1994 - The Last Seduction 1993 - Loaded Weapon 1 1992 - Sister Act 1991 - Regarding Henry 1991 - New Jack City 1990 - Cadillac Man 1990 - Mo' Better Blues 1989 - Do the Right Thing 1989 - Glory 1988 - School Daze 1981 - Sharky's Machine

BIOGRAPHY:

Commanding performer Bill Nunn made his feature debut in fellow Morehouse College graduate Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), but really etched himself into moviegoers' minds as a formidable screen presence in his second film with Lee, Do the Right Thing (1989), playing Radio Raheem, whose ever-present boom box is at the center of a fight that leads to his death at the hands of an overzealous white cop, the prelude to the all-out riot that follows (Nunn also acted in Mo' Better Blues (1990) and He Got Game (1998) for Lee). Though he made his initial mark playing young street toughs on screen, this veteran of the Atlanta stage showed he could use his impressive size for something other than menace with a critically acclaimed performance as Harrison Ford (I)'s sympathetic, high-spirited physical therapist in Regarding Henry (1991). Nunn subsequently has played pretty much every type there is, all the way up to nice, huggable teddy bear guys like Whoopi Goldberg's protector Eddie Souther in Sister Act (1992).

His professionalism has made him a favorite of other directors besides Lee. He portrayed a Southern police chief in Bill Condon's White Lie (1991) (TV) (USA Network), later reteaming with Condon for Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), and has also acted twice for Michael Apted (Extreme Measures (1996), HBO's Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV)) and Gary Fleder (Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Kiss the Girls (1997)).

Nunn also turned in a fine performance as Tim Roth (I)'s adoptive father in La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998), Giuseppe Tornatore's first English-language feature, released initially in Italy and then in the USA in 1999. He can also be seen in Spider-Man (2002), People I Know (2002) with Al Pacino and the prison thriller Lockdown (2000).

Nunn has also found time to do numerous television pilots and three series. He was in the CBS series "Traps" (1994) with George C. Scott, sitcom "Local Heroes" (1996) for NBC and the critically acclaimed "The Job" (2001) with Denis Leary on ABC. He has appeared on episodes of "Chicago Hope" (1994), "Touched by an Angel" (1994) (both CBS), "New York Undercover" (1994) and "Millennium" (1996/II) (both Fox), among others.

Nunn resides in Georgia with his wife Donna and daughters Jessica and Cydney.


TRIVIA:

• His father has worked for over 40 years as a scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers and he has 5 Super Bowl rings. He uncovered many players from traditionally black colleges, including Hall of Famers John Stallworth and Mel Blount.
• Did a artist-in-residence post with Spelman College in Georgia.
• Enrolled in Morehouse College as an English major. Nunn originally had his sights set on becoming a writer. Overtime he started gravitating towards acting and decided to focus on that as his future instead.
• Grew up in Pennsylvania.
• Graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1976.
• Only actor to do a television series with both 'David Keith (I)' (qv) and 'Keith David (I)' (qv). And loving it!