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Jensen Atwood

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Jensen Atwood
Jensen Atwood, July 2007
Born
Jensen Atwood

(1976-08-25) August 25, 1976 (age 48)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer
Years active1999–present

Jensen Atwood (born August 25, 1976) is an American actor from South Central, Los Angeles. Atwood is best known for roles in television productions such as Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Noah's Arc, and Dante's Cove.

Early life

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Atwood was born and raised in South Central, Los Angeles where he currently resides. He has two younger sisters Monica Jones and Ashley Atwood and two older brothers Gilbert (Andy) Atwood and Jason (String) Atwood. He studied acting at California State University, Long Beach, at Playhouse West in Los Angeles,[1] and with Eric Morris.

Career

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Since beginning his show business career, Atwood has appeared in numerous music videos and stage productions. As a model, Atwood was featured on the cover of Krave, Bleu, and Ballroom Rockstar and appeared in a layout for Flaunt Magazine.[2] He has appeared in advertisements for brands such as Walmart, Corona, Coors Light, KFC, K-Swiss, AT&T and has also sang backup for Tyrese.

In 2005 Atwood played Johnny Taylor, the love interest to Halle Berry in the ABC television film Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God. He also historically played Wade Robinson on Logo television series Noah's Arc [1] The critically-acclaimed Noah's Arc was the first TV series featuring Black gay men as main characters. In interviews, Atwood says that playing Wade was his most challenging role. . He reprised the role of Wade in the show's 2008 spin-off film, Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom. In 2007, Atwood joined the cast of Here TV's Dante's Cove in its third season, playing the role of Griffen, a mage.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Johnny Taylor Movie
2005–2006 Noah's Arc Wade Robinson TV series
2007 Dante's Cove Griffen TV series
2008 Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom Wade Robinson Movie
2011 The Truth Carter Short Film
2015 Quiet As Kept Charles Movie
2016 Before 'I Do' Caleb Abrams Movie
2021 Once Upon A Life Time Joseph Conley Movie
2021 Velvet Jesus Carl Movie
2023 Sisters Trae Movie
2024 The Family Business: New Orleans

Music videos

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Year Music video Artist
2001 "Superwoman Pt. II" Lil' Mo
2003 "I Wish I Wasn't" Heather Headley
2004 "Soldier" Destiny's Child
2010 "Hands Tied" Toni Braxton

References

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  1. ^ a b Jawn Murray (2006-08-14). "Inside the Buzz". BlackVoices.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  2. ^ "Issue 72".
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