Russell Hornsby

Acting

Russell Hornsby

Born May 15, 1974Oakland, California, USA50 credits

Russell Hornsby is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his portrayal of Detective Hank Griffin in the television series "Grimm". He holds an BFA in Theatre from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University.

Known For

Be Happy
7.7

Be Happy

Movie

2026

Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy
6.5

Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy

Movie

2026

Macbeth in Compton

Macbeth in Compton

Movie

2025

The Woman in the Yard
5.7

The Woman in the Yard

Movie

2025

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
6.6

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Movie

2024

Indulgence

Indulgence

Movie

2023

Filmography

Be Happy
2026Be Happyas RossMovie
Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy
2026Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happyas RossMovie
Macbeth in Compton
2025Macbeth in Comptonas DuncMovie
The Woman in the Yard
2025The Woman in the Yardas DavidMovie
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eatas Richmond BakerMovie
Indulgence
2023IndulgenceMovie
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Mike
2022Mikeas Don KingTV
Last Seen Alive
2022Last Seen Aliveas Detective PatersonMovie
BMF
2021BMFas Charles FlenoryTV
R♥️J
2021R♥️Jas Captain PrinceMovie
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
2020Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collectoras Lincoln RhymeTV
Proven Innocent
2019Proven Innocentas Easy BoudreauTV
Creed II
2018Creed IIas Buddy MarcelleMovie
The Hate U Give
2018The Hate U Giveas Maverick CarterMovie
Lost in Space
2018Lost in Spaceas Grant KellyTV
Fevah
2018Fevahas JelaniMovie
Seven Seconds
2018Seven Secondsas Isaiah ButlerTV
Fences
2016Fencesas Lyons MaxsonMovie
The Breaks
2016The Breaksas SampsonMovie
The Affair
2014The Affairas Carl GatewoodTV
LUV
2013LUVas Detective PrattMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas Hank GriffinTV
Suits
2011Suitsas Quentin SainzTV
R
2011Remigrationas KayaMovie
Shameless
2011Shamelessas Tony's PartnerTV
Salvation Road
2010Salvation Roadas KearnMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Dr. Shawn WesleyTV
Fear Itself
2008Fear Itselfas Sergeant WiliamsTV
In Treatment
2008In Treatmentas LukeTV
Stuck
2007Stuckas RashidMovie
Lincoln Heights
2007Lincoln Heightsas Eddie SuttonTV
Edmond
2006Edmondas ShillMovie
Something New
2006Something Newas Dr. BrocktonMovie
Forgiven
2006Forgivenas Ronald BradlerMovie
In Justice
2006In Justiceas Luther CainTV
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'as OdellMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Digby OwensTV
Train Ride
2005Train Rideas EllisMovie
Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy
2005Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joyas NarratorMovie
After the Sunset
2004After the Sunsetas Jean-PaulMovie
Playmakers
2003Playmakersas Leon TaylorTV
Haunted
2002Hauntedas Marcus BradshawTV
Big Fat Liar
2002Big Fat Liaras Marcus DuncanMovie
Gideon's Crossing
2000Gideon's Crossingas Dr. Aaron BoiesTV
Meet the Parents
2000Meet the Parentsas Late Night CourierMovie
Girlfriends
2000Girlfriendsas Antoine ChildsTV
Wonderland
2000Wonderlandas ParisTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Alvin DutchTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Danny RuizTV