Che Holloway

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Che Holloway
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Chequan Tyreek Holloway

(1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 32)
OccupationActor

Chequan Tyreek Holloway (born August 5, 1990) is an American actor known for his three-season stint as Officer Amir Johnson in the comedy web series Dark Justice .

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Early life and education

Holloway was born August 5, 1990, in the city of Rochester, New York. [1]

In his teen years, Holloway majored in acting at Rochester's School of The Arts and attended the Geva Theatre Center's Summer acting academy for two sessions in 2007 and 2009. [2] As a college student, he attended New York City's American Musical and Dramatic Academy from 2010-2011. [3]

Acting career

Holloways break role happened in 2012 when he co-starred in an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Network show Unfaithful: Stories of Betrayal, [4] where he played Kacey, half of a married couple struggling to save their relationship after it's jeopardized by infidelity. [3] Afterward, Holloway appeared on stage in roles such as that of Tom Robinson in a stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird at the Bristol Valley Theatre in Naples, New York. [3] Holloway has starred in multiple web series including his role as a reformed criminal forced to keep his family afloat by taking on a potentially fatal last job in the 2014 crime drama short PRESSURE, directed by Reginald Altidor. [3]

In 2016, Holloway started the first of a three-season run on the social issues-focused satire Dark Justice, written and created by Mike Gerbino where he appeared as Amir Johnson, who as the only Black cop on an all-white local police force deals with its inherent racial discrimination while trying to serve and protect his community. [5] Holloway's performance in the series earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the ROC Awards. [6]

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