Jernard Burks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1969
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).
Filmography
Dolemite Is My Name 2019
as Club Owner
A Stone Cold Christmas 2018
as Pastor
Imperial Dreams 2014
as Cornell
Spoken Word 2009
as Renegade
The Hangover 2009
as Leonard
Street Kings 2008
as Money Shirt
American Gun 2005
as Burly Guy
Four Brothers 2005
as Evan
Starsky & Hutch 2004
as Leon
- Just Hustle
Just Hustle 2004
as Jonah Whales
Bringing Down the House 2003
as Widow's Bodyguard
Down to Earth 2001
as Man in Wheelchair
Snake Eyes 1998
as Tyler's Bodyguard
The Preacher's Wife 1996
as Pizza Man
Vibrations 1996
as Bouncer
Devil in a Blue Dress 1995
as Dupree Brouchard
Léon: The Professional 1994
as Stansfield man
Credits from TMDB.