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Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, based on his 1985 play. It stars Washington, Viola Davis , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Jovan Adepo , Russell Hornsby , Mykelti Williamson , and Saniyya Sidney .
Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's Lincoln Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences.
Her stage credits include playing Rose Maxson in South Coast Repertory's production of August Wilson's Fences. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Jennings may best known for her series regular role in the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns as Edna Barnes, which she starred from 2009 to 2011.
Fences is a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part " Pittsburgh Cycle ". Like all of the "Pittsburgh" plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations , among other themes.
The cast of Fences: Nominated Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male: Jovan Adepo: Nominated Outstanding Original Score: Marcelo Zarvos: Nominated BAFTA Award: February 12, 2017: Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis: Won [5] Chicago Film Critics Association: December 15, 2016: Best Actor: Denzel Washington: Nominated [21] Best ...
In 2016 he starred in Fences alongside Viola Davis and Denzel Washington. [13] In Fences, he stars as Cory Maxson, the son of the main characters played by Davis and Washington. [14] Adepo was "the only member of the Fences cast who did not star in the play's 2010 Broadway revival before it made the jump to feature film." [15]
Holly Marie Combs Ryan (born December 3, 1973) [2] is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Kimberly Brock in the CBS series Picket Fences (1992–1996), Piper Halliwell in The WB series Charmed (1998–2006) and Ella Montgomery in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017).
Wylie was cast as Garfield (Debbie Warden's older brother) in the Dream Street film The Biggest Fan. Wylie also appeared in the television films Under Wraps as Gilbert, Out on a Limb , Balloon Farm as Charles, and Michael Landon, the Father I Knew as the best friend to the television star's teenage son.