American actor
Sean Patrick Thomas
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Born
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Education
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1995?present
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Spouse
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Aonika Laurent
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m.
2006)
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Children
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Sean Patrick Thomas
is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Derek Reynolds in the 2001 film
Save the Last Dance
and as Jimmy James in
Barbershop
(2002),
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(2004), and
Barbershop: The Next Cut
(2016), as well as his television role as Detective Temple Page in
The District
and as Professor Macalester in
Vixen
(2015?2016).
Early life
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Thomas was born in Washington, D.C., the son of emigrants from
Guyana
. He was raised in
Wilmington, Delaware
, the son of Cheryl, a
financial analyst
for
DuPont
, and Carlton Thomas, an engineer who also worked for DuPont.
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Thomas, who has two younger siblings, graduated from
Brandywine High School
in
Delaware
and attended the
University of Virginia
. He originally intended to study law, but upon successfully auditioning for a role in the play
A Raisin in the Sun
, Thomas changed directions and decided to attend
New York University
's prestigious
Graduate Acting Program
at the
Tisch School of the Arts
, graduating in 1995.
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Career
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Thomas began appearing in screen roles in the mid-1990s, and had minor roles in several films, including
Conspiracy Theory
(1997),
Can't Hardly Wait
(1998), and
Cruel Intentions
(1999). His first leading role was in the teen romance
Save the Last Dance
, in which he starred opposite
Julia Stiles
. The film opened in January 2001 and became successful among teen audiences, grossing over $90 million domestically. Subsequently, Thomas appeared in supporting roles in the films
Barbershop
and
Halloween: Resurrection
, both of which were released in 2002. Thomas was a cast member on
The District
, a television crime drama that aired on
CBS
from 2000 to 2004.
Thomas played recurring character Alan Townsend on
Reaper
. He originated the recurring character of Karl Dupree on
Lie to Me
. In 2009, he took to the stage, playing the title role in
Othello
for the
Theatre for a New Audience
in New York. This production moved to the
Intiman Theatre
in Seattle for the summer. In 2012, he worked with
Ioan Gruffudd
and
Sarah Michelle Gellar
in
Ringer
. He was originally cast as Cyborg for
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
, replacing
Shemar Moore
from
Justice League: War
, who was initially not available to reprise his role. But after Sean Patrick Thomas recorded the role, Shemar Moore was available again so Andrea Romano, for the sake of continuity, recast Thomas with Shemar Moore who lip synced to the earlier performance of Thomas.
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Patrick Thomas portrayed Dr. Michael Cayle in the horror film
Deep in the Darkness
, based on the
Michael Laimo
novel with the same name
.
[5]
On
The Boys
spinoff
Gen V
, he portrayed former superhero Polarity.
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Personal life
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Thomas married actress Aonika Laurent in New Orleans on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Their original wedding date had been Saturday, November 5, 2005, but had to be postponed due to
Hurricane Katrina
. The couple met at a party thrown by
Barbershop
director
Tim Story
.
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The couple has two children.
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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- ^
"Sean Patrick Thomas profile"
. Film Reference
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
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Sean Patrick Thomas profile
Archived
May 31, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
, movies.msn.com; accessed June 18, 2009.
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"NYU Graduate Acting Alumni"
. 2011
. Retrieved
December 8,
2011
.
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Justice League
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Deep in the Darkness
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Club, Comic Book (October 1, 2023).
"What Are Polarity's Powers On Gen V?"
.
Comic Book Club
. Retrieved
October 7,
2023
.
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"Main ? Discover AOL"
. People.aol.com
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
External links
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Awards for Sean Patrick Thomas
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Breakthrough Performance
(1992?1998, 2006?2008,
2012?2016, 2018?present)
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Breakthrough Male
(1999?2005, 2009)
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Breakthrough Female
(1999?2005, 2009)
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Breakout Star
(2010?2011)
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Next Generation
(2017)
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