Biography - Russell Hornsby

Who is Russell Hornsby?

Russell Hornsby is an actor by profession and an American by nationality. He is best known for starring in Lincoln Heights, In Treatment, Grimm, Fences, and Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.

Russell Hornsby – Age, Parents, Siblings

Russell Hornsby’s birth took place on May 15, 1974, in Oakland, California, USA. Other details of his early life, including those of his mother, father, siblings, childhood, and the rest of the family, are kept a secret.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Russell Hornsby attended Saint Mary's College High School, where he played football. After graduation, he went on to study theater at Boston University. He graduated from the same university with a degree in performance. Hornsby continued his studies at the British American Drama Academy and then at the University of Oxford. 

He was born to parents of African-American ethnicity.

Russell Hornsby – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Russell Hornsby married his longtime girlfriend Denise Walker on 1 August 2008. He and his wife have two children together- two sons, older son was born in 2017.

Currently, the couple is in a blissful marriage without news of extra-marital affairs and divorce.

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Russell Hornsby – Career

Theatre

Hornsby’s interest in acting started when he auditioned for a spring musical and landed the role in The Wiz as the Scarecrow. After completing his education, he was cast in Off-Broadway productions of To Kill a Mockingbird as the leading role of Atticus Finch, as well as Joe Louis Blues, and Six Degrees of Separation. 

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Films, Series

In the late 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles to transition to TV and films. Since then, Russell Hornsby has starred in films Meet the Parents (2000), Big Fat Liar (2002), Something New (2006), LUV (2016), Creed II (2018), Last Seen Alive (2022), Mine (2022), The Woman in the Yard (2025), etc.

In the TV series, Hornsby has had appearances in Girlfriends (2001), Playmakers (2003), Grey's Anatomy (2005), The Good Wife (2010), Grimm (2011-2017), Seven Seconds (2018), Proven Innocent (2019), and BMF (2021-2025).

Russell Hornsby portrayed lead characters Eddie Sutton in Lincoln Heights (2007-2009) and Lincoln Rhyme in Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020).

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Co-stars

On Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Russell Hornsby starred alongside Arielle Kebbel, Brooke Lyons, Claire Coffee, Michael Imperioli, and Brían F. O'Byrne.

Russell Hornsby – Awards, Nominations

Hornsby has been nominated for 2016’s Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and has won 2018’s Black Reel Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie, or Limited Series.

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Russell Hornsby – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is estimated at around $4 million, while the figure on his annual salary/income is yet to be publicized.

Russell Hornsby – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Russell Hornsby is active with thousands of followers and counting.

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