Acting
Jernard Burks
EN, FR cinema · 17 credits
Born
31 December 1969 (age 56)
Also known as Jernard Burkes
Jernard Burks (born December 31, 1969) is an American actor who graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, where he was also inducted into the Jerry Jones Athletic Hall of Fame. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City under Broadway director Gene Frankel. He has been active since 1994 and is also a theater actor and playwright, having collaborated with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson on Seven Guitars and written his own play King of the Blues (2013). His notable film credits include Léon: The Professional (1994, with Jean Reno and Gary Oldman), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995, with Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle), Snake Eyes (1998, with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta), Random Hearts (1999, with Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas), Four Brothers (2005, dir. John Singleton, with Mark Wahlberg), The Hangover (2009, with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis), Street Kings (2008, with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019, with Eddie Murphy).
Known for
Filmography
Dolemite Is My Name
as Club Owner
A Stone Cold Christmas
as Pastor
Imperial Dreams
as Cornell
The Hangover
as Leonard
Spoken Word
as Renegade
Street Kings
as Money Shirt
Four Brothers
as Evan
American Gun
as Burly Guy
Just Hustle
2004
Just Hustle
as Jonah Whales
Starsky & Hutch
as Leon
Bringing Down the House
as Widow's Bodyguard
Down to Earth
as Man in Wheelchair
Snake Eyes
as Tyler's Bodyguard
The Preacher's Wife
as Pizza Man
Vibrations
as Bouncer
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Dupree Brouchard
Léon: The Professional
as Stansfield man