Sean Patrick Thomas

Birth Name:

Sean Patrick Thomas

Birth Place:

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

Won a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance by a Male in 2013 for "Murder on the 13th Floor․"
Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1995 with his master's degree in drama
Planned to be a lawyer, but while studying at the University of Virginia, he successfully auditioned for a part in a school production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and changed his goal in life to becoming an actor
Is best known for playing Detective Temple Page in the crime drama "The District․"
The role that first won him significant notice by teenage audiences was as the male lead in the teen romance "Save the Last Dance․"
Didn't have any dance experience when he tried out for "Save the Last Dance" and had less than a day to learn his choreography for the final audition
Some of the actors he looks up to are Andre Braugher, Joe Morton, Denzel Washington, Lynne Thigpen, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Poitier and Alfre Woodard

2001MTV Movie Award - Breakthrough Male Performance:Winner
2001MTV Movie Award - Best Kiss:Winner
2001Teen Choice Award - Film - Choice Actor:Nominated
2001Young Hollywood Award - Standout Performance - Male:Winner
2002WAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
2003Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Television:Winner
2009Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
2013Black Reel - Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Male:Winner
2026Vision Award - Best Performance - Comedy:Nominated

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