Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau
Perrineau in 2014
Born	(1963-08-07) August 7, 1963 (age 60) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Harold Perrineau Jr. Harold Williams
Alma mater	Shenandoah University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Brittany Robinson ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	3, including Aurora

Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Augustus Hill in the HBO series OZ, which ran for six seasons from 1997. This followed his performance as Mercutio in the 1996 film adaptation Romeo+Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. He later appeared as the character Link in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003) and Michael Dawson in the ABC television series Lost (2004–2010). His breakout role was acting opposite William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, and Forrest Whitaker in the 1995 Wayne Wang film Smoke, for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Harold appeared in The Edge (1997), The Best Man (1999), Woman on Top (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007). His other television credits include Sons of Anarchy (2012), Constantine (2014–2015), Claws (2017–2022),The Rookie (2019–2021) and since 2022 as Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the MGM+ television series From.