Andre Braugher is an American actor. He is best known for his Emmy-winning role as Detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1998 and again in the 2000 made-for-TV film, as well as his roles as Owen Thoreau Jr. on the TNT show Men of a Certain Age, and Captain Raymond Holt on the Golden Globe-winning comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

As a film actor, Braugher is best known for his supporting roles in successful movies like Glory (1989), Primal Fear (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), Poseidon (2006), The Mist (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and The Gambler (2014).