Person profile

Hill Harper

61%Very wokeWoke score · lower is better68% personal • 38% work

Published titles: 2
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 2
Profile updated: October 5, 2026
TMDB person ID: 57686

Personal context

Summary

Hill Harper is an actor and author known for CSI: NY, The Good Doctor, and books on mentorship, relationships, and incarceration. His work and public comments have repeatedly addressed black representation, including criticism of Hollywood’s limited range of stories about black characters. He has served as a spokesperson for the Innocence Project and One Fair Wage, campaigned for Barack Obama, and ran as a Democrat in Michigan’s 2024 U.S. Senate primary on a platform that included wage justice, climate justice, and ending the death penalty.

Known Work

Published titles

The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
as Lester Barnes
70%
An Interview with God
2018
as Gary
3%