Courtney Bernard Vance was born on the 13th March 1960, in Detroit, Michigan USA, and is an actor perhaps best known for his regular role in the television series “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (2001 – 2011) as NCO Prosecutor Ron Carver. He was also a permanent actor in the television series “FlashForward” (2009 – 2010). In 2011, he was cast in the television series “The Closer” as Police Chief Tommy Delk. Vance is a member of the board of directors of The Actors Center in New York City. Courtney B. Vance has been active in the entertainment industry since 1983.
How much is the wealth of the actor? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of Courtney B. Vance’s net worth is as much as $4 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016.
Courtney B. Vance Net Worth $4 Million
To begin with, Vance was raised in Detroit, was educated at Detroit Country Day School, and later matriculated at Harvard University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While still a student, he was also working as an actor at the Boston Shakespeare Company. Later, he graduated from Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Concerning his professional career, Vance has been nominated for a Tony Award three times, winning the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Hap Hairston in “Lucky Guy” directed by Nora Ephron. He was nominated as the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Corey in August Wilson’s play “Fences”, and for the Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Paul in “Six Degrees of Separation” by John Guare. In 1987, he won a Clarence Derwent Award for his role of Cory Maxson in “Fences”.
The actor made his film debut in the war movie “Hamburger Hill: Hill 937” (1987) directed by John Irvin. Later, he took part in such films as “The Hunt for Red October” (1990), “The Last Supper” (1995), “Dangerous Minds” (1995) and “The Preacher’s Wife” (1996). In addition to films he worked on television, participating as a guest star in several television productions. The role that made him famous was as the assistant District Attorney Ron Carver in “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (2001 – 2011), which added significantly to his net worth.
Courtney also took part in the fifteenth and final season of “ER” in which he played Russell Banfield, the husband of Catherine Banfield. In 2009, he joined the cast of the ABC television series “FlashForward”, in which he created the character of Stanford Wedeck. In 2013, he participated in the pilot episode of the television series “Graceland”, in which he played the role of Agent Sam Campbell. In 2015, he portrayed Miles Dyson in “Terminator Genisys”, and in 2016 the role of Johnnie Cochran in FX’s “American Crime Story”, which tells the story of the murder case of O. J. Simpson; the series received critical acclaim for its writing, directing, and acting, including Vance’s performance. Currently, he is working on the set of the upcoming film “The Mummy” (2017) directed and co-produced by Alex Kurtzman.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Vance has been married to actress Angela Bassett since 1997, and they have twins.
