Hill Harper (born
Francis Harper;
) is an
American film,
television and
stage actor and an author. Harper attended Harvard Law School.
Personal life
Harper was born in
Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Harry Harper, a
psychiatrist, and Marilyn Hill, who was one of the first
black practicing
anesthesiologists in the United States.
[CSI Files - Hill Harper][Hill Harper is Much More Than Meets the Eye] He has been acting since the age of 7. Harper graduated from
Brown University and also graduated with a
J.D. from
Harvard Law School, and a
Master of Public Administration from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University. During his years at Harvard, he was a full-time member of Boston's Black Folks Theater Company, one of the oldest and most acclaimed
black theater troupes in the country.
Although Harper obtained a JD and MPA, he chose to use neither and instead moved to
Los Angeles to pursue acting. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2009 by Westfield State College.
