Biography

Harold Perrineau is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Dawson on the television series Lost (2004-2008; 2010), Augustus Hill in the television series Oz (1997-2003), Link in The Matrix franchise (2003), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996). He has also starred in the films Woman on Top (2000), Smoke (1995), The Edge (1997), The Best Man (1999), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). His other television credits include Sons of Anarchy (2012), Constantine (2014-2015), Claws (2017-2022), and The Rookie (2019-2021). He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film Smoke.

Actor

From(2022)as Boyd Stevens

The Distinguished(2024)as Reverend

Unicorn Boy(2023)as Guard Pantius

The Best Man: The Final Chapters(2022)as Julian Murchison

Without Ward(2022)as Lord Voraz Esquire

Producer

From(2022)

A Meditation(2018)

Finding Hillywood(2013)

Case 219(2010)

The Killing Jar(2010)

Thanks

Lovely, Still(2008)

Soundtrack

Oz(1997)

Self

Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self

Steve Varley Show(2016)as Self - Guest

56th NAACP Image Awards(2025)as Self - Presenter

Moderated by Matt(2022)as Self - Interviewee

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations(1979)as Self

Archive Footage

Unsung Presents: Best in Black(2023)as Self

All works are good(2018)as Movie excerpt

Sabotage: Deleted Scenes(2014)as Jackson

What I Learned About... From the Movies(2007)as Self

Lost(2004)as Michael Dawson

Known for

Romeo + Juliet1996 · Actor The Edge1997 · Actor The Matrix Reloaded2003 · Actor The Matrix Revolutions2003 · Actor

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Harold Perrineau and Ricky He in From (2022)

Harold Perrineau, Hannah Cheramy, and Ricky He in From (2022)

Harold Perrineau, Chloe Van Landschoot, Kaelen Ohm, and Ricky He in From (2022)

Harold Perrineau, Phoebe Rex, and Chloe Van Landschoot in From (2022)

Shaun Majumder and Harold Perrineau in From (2022)

Credit Score: Harold Perrineau

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Lost

Michael Dawson

Wed Sep 22 2004 – Sun May 23 2010

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Lost	200.00	2004	•	8.3	10	51	671434
2	Oz	12.50	1997	•	8.7	0	2	116872
3	The Matrix Reloaded	7.50	2003	•	7.2	0	0	670163
4	The Matrix Revolutions	5.00	2003	•	6.7	0	0	574991
5	Goliath	4.00	2016		8.1	0	1	63612
6	28 Weeks Later	3.90	2007	•	6.8	0	0	362889
7	Romeo + Juliet	3.90	1996	•	6.7	0	1	260843
8	Smoke	3.75	1995	•	7.4	0	0	39975
9	Zero Dark Thirty	3.60	2013		7.4	1	5	341363
10	The Best Man	3.25	1999	•	6.7	0	0	12865