Justin Cornwell

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Justin Cornwell
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Born
Justin Michael Cornwell

(1988-11-05) November 5, 1988 (age 35)
Alma mater University of Louisville
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, musician
Years active2011–present

Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the Netflix original movie Jingle Jangle, Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig in the CBS crime drama, Training Day , based on the 2001 film of the same name.

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Early life and education

Cornwell was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Sidney Cornwell and Robin Bodiford. [1] However, he was primarily raised in Cleveland, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. [2] At age 10, he relocated with his mother and stepfather Jackie Herring (died 2009) to Louisville where he was encouraged to pursue art after first showing an interest in grade school. He graduated from Eastern High School where he participated in chorus and school plays. He was named as a premier student artist at the Muhammad Ali Center. He attended the University of Louisville where he continued studying acting. Cornwell relocated to Chicago in 2011 to pursue his acting career. [1]

Career

Cornwell found work at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre where he appeared in Othello the Remix, A Midsummer Night's Dream and other Chicago theatre productions shortly after being signed by Gray Talent Group. [1] [3] While constantly working in theater and on the crew of TV shows, he booked appearances in commercials for Walmart and the Ohio Lottery. In 2014, Cornwell appeared in an episode of the NBC crime drama, Chicago P.D . In 2015, he appeared in an episode of Fox's musical drama, Empire and later had an uncredited appearance in Spike Lee's Chi-Raq . [1] In March 2016, Cornwell was cast in the pilot for the CBS drama Training Day , based on the 2001 film of the same name. It went to series but was cancelled after the untimely death of Cornwell's co-lead Bill Paxton, airing all 13 episodes of its sole season. [4] In 2017, Cornwell was cast in the TNT limited series I Am the Night , produced by Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine, which aired its limited run in January 2019. That same year also saw Cornwell star in the NBC supernatural crime drama, The InBetween , which ended its run after only one season. In the fall of 2020, Cornwell appeared in the event musical Jingle Jangle for Netflix as young Jeronicus Jangle performing the opening song This Day in the film. In January 2021, it was announced that Cornwell would be joining the season 3 of Netflix series The Umbrella Academy as the leader of an alternate group of super powered siblings called the Sparrow Academy. [5] As of June 2021, Cornwell was announced as a lead in Gareth Evans Netflix action thriller Havoc starring alongside Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker. [6] In 2023, Cornwell appeared in season 2 of Bel-Air as Lamarcus Alton. [7]

Personal life

Cornwell married his longtime girlfriend Lindsey Jones on 7 September 2019. [8]

Filmography

Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 We Are Boats Freddie
2020 Jingle Jangle Young Jeronicus
2024 Havoc CharlieIn production
Million Dollar BetJackPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Chicago P.D. James GrantEpisode: "Prison Ball"
2015 Empire SongwriterEpisode: "The Devil Quotes Scripture"
2017 Training Day Kyle CraigLead
2019 I Am the Night Terrence ShyeLimited series
The InBetween Damien AsanteLead
2022 The Umbrella Academy Marcus Hargreeves / Sparrow Number OneRecurring role (season 3)
2023 Bel-Air Lamarcus AltonRecurring role (season 2)

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Watch Dogs ViceroysAdditional voices

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