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Harold Perrineau Jr.: Harold Williams
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Harold Perrineau made his feature film debut in SMOKE for which he was an IFP Spirit Award Nominee. Perrineau's film credits include WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, BLOOD AND WINE, THE EDGE, LULU ON THE BRIDGE, THE BEST MAN, WINGS AGAINST THE WIND, A DAY IN BLACK AND WHITE.
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Perrineau is his mother's maiden name, and his father is Harold Williams Sr. His parents never married, so he used both names growing up, eventually settling on Williams. However when he joined the Screen Actors Guild, because there was already a Harold Williams he changed his stage name to Harold Perrineau Jr. so that he had Perrineau from his mother, and Jr. from his father.
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Harold Perrineau is the son of Aurora Perrineau and Harold Williams. When joining the Screen Actors Guild, there was already a Harold Williams, so he used his mother’s last name instead of his father’s.
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