Susan Kelechi Watson - Biography

Who is Susan Kelechi Watson?

Susan Kelechi Watson is an actress, writer, singer, and dancer by profession, and American by nationality. She is well known for starring in the TV series Louie and This Is Us.

Susan Kelechi, Louis C.K. in Louie (Business Insider)

Susan Kelechi Watson – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

Susan Kelechi Watson’s birth took place on November 11, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was born to parents of Jamaican heritage and has 6 siblings. Not many details are available about her mother, father, siblings, early life, and childhood.

Education, Ethnicity

For education Watson attended Uniondale High School in Uniondale, graduating in 1994. She went on to study at Howard University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Susan Kelechi Watson continued her studies under scholarship at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she graduated from the acting program with a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Her ethnicity is Jamaican.

Susan Kelechi Watson – Boyfriend, Husband, Children

Susan Kelechi Watson got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jaime Lincoln Smith in September 2019, which was announced via her social media. The proposal had taken place at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes.

The couple is known to be extremely private when it comes to their relationship and dating history. She and her soon-to-be husband are yet to share the details of their upcoming wedding and their plans to have children. However, in November 2020, it was reported that they had broken up.

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Susan Kelechi, Jaime Lincoln Smith in 2019 (Zimbio)

Susan Kelechi Watson – Career

Minor Roles

Susan Kelechi Watson began landing recognizable roles in 2004. In the same year, she was cast in the TV series Hack (2004), The Jury (2004), and Third Watch (2004-2005). She had minor appearances in Law & Order (2004, 2005, 2009), Kidnapped (2007), Private Practice (2007), NCIS (2007-2008), and Golden Boy (2013).

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Guest appearances

Other TV series in which Susan Kelechi Watson has had guest appearances are Louie (2012-2014), The Blacklist (2013-2016), The Following (2014), Happyish (2015), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). Overall she is best known for starring in the comedy-drama TV series This Is Us (2016-present) as Beth Pearson.

Co-stars

Susan Kelechi Watson starred in This is Us alongside Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan, Hannah Zeile, and Niles Fitch.

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Susan Kelechi, Sterling K. Brown (Instagram)

Susan Kelechi Watson – Awards, Nominations

Watson has won the 2017’s and 2018’s Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Susan Kelechi Watson – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth is estimated to be around $4 million while her salary is known to be between $40k to $60k per episode.

Susan Kelechi Watson – Facebook, Twitter, Facebook

On social media, Susan Kelechi Watson is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with thousands of followers. She mostly uploads posts of her professional life rather than her personal life.

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