Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13 1973) is an American film and television actor.

Woodbine was born in Harlem, New York to an actress mother. He attended the prestigious Dalton School in New York City, as well as the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.

Woodbine is known for his portrayal of characters in films such as Panther, Dead Presidents, Jason's Lyric, Crooklyn, Life, Ray, and Gridlock'd. His television work includes The X-Files, The Sopranos, CSI: Miami, and Blade: The Series.

Woodbine is pursuing a music career and is generally considered a fairly talented blues-rock singer and musician. He has made appearances in the Wu-Tang Clan video clips "Gravel Pit", "Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)", "Careful (Click, Click)" and in RZA's "Ching Kung". He has also appeared in Busta Rhymes video "Light Yo Ass On Fire" and Tupac video, "I aint mad at cha".

Bokeem "Bo" Woodbine, who grew up in the Harlem section of New York, was born April 13, 1973. He made his debut at age 20 in the film Strapped (1993) (TV), which also starred Forest Whitaker. Woodbine has amassed an impressive string of credits in a variety of film projects: comedies such as director Christopher Guest (I)'s Almost Heroes (1998); dramas such as Mario Van Peebles's' Panther (1995); Jason's Lyric (1994); and director Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994). Woodbine has also given memorable television performances in the award-winning shows "Sopranos, The" (1999) and "City of Angels" (2000). He is also a talented rock musician who both composes songs and plays the guitar. A formidable martial artist, he studied Kung Fu in Asia.