Cory Hardrict | |
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 Hardrict in 2013 | |
| Born | November 9, 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Cory Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) [1] is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s. [2]
Hardrict was born in Chicago, Illinois. After dating for six years, he and actress Tia Mowry became engaged on Christmas Day 2006. [3] On April 20, 2008, they married in Santa Barbara, California. [4] In 2011, Mowry's first pregnancy was chronicled on the reality TV show Tia & Tamera starring her and her twin sister on the Style Network. [5] Hardrict and Mowry have a son named Cree Taylor born on June 28, 2011, [6] [7] [8] and a daughter named Cairo Tiahna who was born on May 5, 2018. [9] [10] On October 4, 2022, it was announced that the pair had separated due to irreconcilable differences. [11] They finalized their divorce in April 2023. [12]
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Hardrict began his career on television during the late 1990s, with appearances in weekly prime-time programs including Smart Guy , That's So Raven, Felicity , Once and Again and ER . He made his film debut in the 1999 romantic comedy Never Been Kissed , starring Drew Barrymore, followed by a role in the drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). Hardrict has also appeared in Creature Unknown (2004), Miles from Home (2006), and Driftwood (2006).
In 1999, Hardrict co-starred in the film Hollywood Horror with his future wife Tia Mowry and her twin sister Tamera Mowry. In 2007, he had a recurring role on the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights and executive produced the film Neighborhood Watch, in which he also starred. [13] The following year, Hardrict had a supporting role in the movie Gran Torino directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. [14] That same year, he was cast as singer Brandy's love interest in the music video for her song "Right Here (Departed)". [15]
In 2009, he appeared in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You , and the drama Dough Boys. Hardrict also had a guest appearance on the CW show The Game (alongside then-wife Tia Mowry) as the cable guy in the "Hill Street Blues" episode. Hardrict later appeared as Ryan in the pilot episode of the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose . However, he was subsequently replaced by Pooch Hall (his then-wife's co-star from The Game). [16]
In 2014, Hardrict had a role in the film American Sniper , which reunited him with director Clint Eastwood. [17] In 2015, he played June, the older brother who takes care of his family by any means necessary, in the film Brotherly Love co-starring Keke Palmer and Eric D. Hill Jr. [18] In 2017, he portrayed Jacques Agnant in the Tupac Shakur biopic titled All Eyez on Me , alongside Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira and Money-B. [19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Packer | |
| 2001 | Soul Searching | Cory | Short |
| Crazy/Beautiful | Wilcox | ||
| 2004 | Creature Unknown | Lance | |
| 2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis | Cody | |
| Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave | Cody | ||
| Hollywood Horror | Stacy | ||
| 2006 | Miles from Home | John Conway | |
| The Contract | - | ||
| Driftwood | Darryl Jones | ||
| 2007 | Neighborhood Watch | James | |
| 2008 | Gran Torino | Duke | |
| 2009 | The Least Among You | Roscoe | |
| He's Just Not That Into You | Tyrone | ||
| Dough Boys | Smooth | ||
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Lockett | |
| The Day | Henson | ||
| Dance Fu | TK | ||
| 2013 | Warm Bodies | Kevin | |
| Lovelace | Frankie Crocker | ||
| Free.Lunch | - | Short | |
| 2014 | Transcendence | Joel Edmund | |
| American Sniper | 'D'/Dandridge | ||
| 2015 | Brotherly Love | June | |
| 2016 | Car Dogs | Boyd | |
| Destined | Sheed/Rasheed | ||
| Spectral | Sgt. Alessio | ||
| 2017 | Walk of Fame | Nate | |
| All Eyez on Me | Nigel | ||
| Naked | Drill | ||
| November Criminals | D Cash | ||
| 2018 | 211 | Officer Hanson | |
| City of Lies | Kelly Jamerson | ||
| 2020 | The Outpost | Sgt. Vernon Martin | |
| 2021 | Karen | Malik | |
| 2023 | To Live and Die and Live | Akil | |
| Young. Wild. Free. | Desmond | ||
| American Outlaws | Agent Morely | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Kid | Episode: "Dateline" |
| 1998 | Felicity | R.A. No. 4 | Episode: "Drawing the Line: Part 1" |
| ER | Lil 'Toine | Episode: "Split Second" | |
| 1999 | Once and Again | James | Episode: "Outside Hearts" |
| 2000 | Chicago Hope | Joe Williams | Episode: "Painful Cuts" |
| Pacific Blue | Ty Davis | Episode: "A Thousand Words" | |
| City of Angels | Jamon | Episode: "Nathan's Hot Dog" | |
| 2001 | Angel | Ray | Episode: "The Thin Dead Line" |
| Boston Public | John | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two" | |
| Go Fish | Letterman | Episode: "Go Wrestling" | |
| The Huntress | Jiks | Episode: "Showdown" | |
| That's Life | Carl Morris | Episode: "The Devil and Miss DeLucca" | |
| 2002 | Any Day Now | Mike | Episode: "Just the Beginning: Part 2" |
| The District | Kenny | Episode: "Payback" | |
| NYPD Blue | - | Episode: "Death by Cycle" | |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | - | Episode: "PMS, Lies and Red Tape" |
| CSI: Miami | Darnell Jackson | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" | |
| The Shield | Louis | Episode: "Coyotes" | |
| ER | Curtis | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" | |
| Cold Case | Officer Joe Washington | Episode: "The Runner" | |
| Law & Order | Henry Lift | Episode: "Blaze" & "Identity" | |
| 2004 | Like Family | Tony | Episode: "My Two Moms" & "Ladies Night" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ross Davis, Biker | Episode: "Early Rollout" | |
| Without a Trace | Gerald Billingsley | Episode: "Trials" | |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Billy Jr. | Episode: "Gone" |
| 2006 | Shark | Marcus Jones | Episode: "LAPD Blue" |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Luther Fields | Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral" |
| Heroes | Hype Wilson | Episode: "Truth & Consequences" & "Powerless" | |
| K-Ville | Terence Jackson | Episode: "Critical Mass" & "Game Night" | |
| 2007-08 | Lincoln Heights | Luc Bisgaier | Recurring cast: season 2-3 |
| 2009 | The Game | Tony the Cable Guy | Episode: "Hill Street Blues" |
| NCIS | Officer Porter | Episode: "Legend: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Dylan Putnam | Episode: "Am I Gonna Die Today?" |
| Dark Blue | Josh | Episode: "Shell Game" | |
| 2012 | Let's Stay Together | Derrick | Episode: "The Choice Is Yours" |
| 2013 | Eastbound and Down | Walter | Episode: "Chapter 22" |
| 2018-19 | The Oath | Cole Hammond | Main cast |
| 2019-20 | S.W.A.T. | Nate Warren | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2020-21 | The Chi | Dante | Guest: season 3, recurring cast: season 4 |
| 2021 | All American | Coach Marcus Turner | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2022 | All American: Homecoming | Coach Marcus Turner | Main cast [20] |
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