William Jackson Harper

Acting

William Jackson Harper

Born February 8, 1980Dallas, Texas, USA50 credits

William Jackson Harper (born William Fitzgerald Harper; February 8, 1980), is an American actor. He portrayed Chidi Anagonye on the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020).

Known For

A Man in Full
6.3

A Man in Full

TV

2024

Elsbeth
6.9

Elsbeth

TV

2024

Landscape with Invisible Hand
5.9

Landscape with Invisible Hand

Movie

2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
6.2

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Movie

2023

Sherri
2.7

Sherri

TV

2022

The Resort
6.5

The Resort

TV

2022

Filmography

A Man in Full
2024A Man in Fullas Wes JordanTV
Elsbeth
2024Elsbethas Gary PidgeonTV
Landscape with Invisible Hand
2023Landscape with Invisible Handas Mr. CampbellMovie
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaas QuazMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
The Resort
2022The Resortas Noah ReedTV
Death to 2021
2021Death to 2021as Zero FournineMovie
Dogs in Space
2021Dogs in Spaceas Loaf (voice)TV
Inside Job
2021Inside Jobas Bryan Jacobsen / Bryan Bot (voice)TV
The Underground Railroad
2021The Underground Railroadas RoyalTV
We Broke Up
2021We Broke Upas DougMovie
T
2021These Daysas WillTV
The Man in the Woods
2020The Man in the Woodsas Buster HeathMovie
David
2020Davidas DavidMovie
Blithe Spirit
2020Blithe Spiritas Charles CondomineMovie
Love Life
2020Love Lifeas Marcus WatkinsTV
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas Charles CondomineTV
Dark Waters
2019Dark Watersas James RossMovie
The Morning Show
2019The Morning Showas Ben RuschTV
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
2019Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommaras SelfMovie
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
2019The Paley Center Salutes The Good Placeas SelfMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
Midsommar
2019Midsommaras JoshMovie
Lost Holiday
2019Lost Holidayas MarkMovie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanas XanderTV
The Root of Happiness
2018The Root of Happinessas WillMovie
We Win
2018We Winas BenMovie
They Remain
2018They Remainas KeithMovie
Paterson
2016Patersonas EverettMovie
The Good Place
2016The Good Placeas Chidi AnagonyeTV
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016Full Frontal with Samantha Beeas SelfTV
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
2016How To Tell You're A Douchebagas Jake BrownMovie
The Breaks
2016The Breaksas Stephen JenkinsMovie
True Story
2015True Storyas Zak RauschMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
That's What She Said
2012That's What She Saidas HarryMovie
Person of Interest
2011Person of Interestas StrobleTV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas ArnoldTV
All Good Things
2010All Good Thingsas Moynihan's AssistantMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
30 Rock
200630 Rockas RioterTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Nathaniel (voice)TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Chayne DanforthTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Derek WaldronTV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
T
—The Life and Deaths of Wilson SheddMovie
A
—American Hostageas Ben HairstonTV
C
—Cry Wolfas ArthurTV