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Birthplace:
Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Credits:
7 Total Roles

Wallace Smith

Acting

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Biography

Wallace Smith got his Broadway break playing the lead role of Simba in “Disney’s Lion King”, almost immediately afterward landing roles in “Ragtime” and “American Idiot”. From there he jumped to the role of Judas in the Broadway revival of “Godspell”. Before landing the role of Apollo Creed’s manager in Broadway’s “Rocky: The Musical”, Wallace debuted in “White Noise” (Chicago), “The Last Goodbye” (San Diego’s Old Globe), and “Pippin” (Kansas City Rep) and more. Smith is (currently) playing “Hercules Mulligan/James Madison” in the Broadway company of HAMILTON after performing the role in the original Chicago Company (2016). A triple threat, Wallace is also a singer/songwriter/recording artist, with two albums on iTunes ‘Intersections’ & ‘smithsoniAM’.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2022 Panhandle TV Dr. Otis Wright
2018 Black Lightning TV Detective Hassan Shakur
2016 The Night Of TV Holding Cell Inmate
2016 BrainDead TV Sergeant at Arm
2012 Elementary TV ESU Officer
2011 Person of Interest TV Pilot
2002 American Dreams TV Phillips

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