Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, film director, and television director. He is well-known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope and as Ben Urich in the Netflix TV series Daredevil. Curtis-Hall also wrote and directed the cult film Gridlock'd. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he is the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. He has a brother, fashion designer Kevan Hall, and a sister, Sherrie. Curtis-Hall began his career as a stage actor and was part of the original cast of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. He has appeared in numerous films, including One Good Cop, Passion Fish, Sugar Hill, and Coming To America.