SEAN PATRICK THOMAS

'Sean Patrick Thomas' (born December 17 1970) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in the 2001 film, ''Save the Last Dance''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Selected filmography

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

Thomas was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Carlton Thomas (an engineer for DuPont) and Cheryl (a financial analyst who also worked for DuPont), both of whom immigrated from Guyana. Thomas, who has two younger siblings, went to St. Mary Magdalen and then graduated from Brandywine High School in Delaware and attended the University of Virginia. He originally intended to study Law, but upon unsuccessfully auditoning for a role in the film ''A Raisin in the Sun'', Thomas changed directions and decided to attend New York University.

Career

Thomas began appearing in screen roles in the mid 1990s, and had minor roles in several films, including ''Conspiracy Theory'' (1997), ''Can't Hardly Wait'' (1998) and ''Cruel Intentions'' (1999). His first leading role was in the teen romance, ''Save the Last Dance'', where he starred opposite Julia Stiles. The film opened in January of 2001 and became successful among teen audiences, grossing over $90 million domestically. Subsequently, Thomas appeared in supporting roles in the films ''Barbershop'' and '', both of which were released in 2002. Thomas was a cast member on ''The District'', a television crime drama that aired on CBS from 2000 to 2004. He will appear in the 2008 horror film ''The Burrowers''.

Personal life

Thomas married actress Aonika Laurent in New Orleans on Saturday, April 22, 2006. Their wedding had been postponed due to Hurricane Katrina. The couple met at a party thrown by ''Barbershop'' director, Tim Story.^[1]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	''Cruel Intentions''	Ronald Clifford
2001	''Save the Last Dance''	Derek Reynolds
2002	''Barbershop''	Jimmy James
	''	Rudy Grimes
2004	''	Jimmy James
2006	''The Fountain''	Antonio
2008	''The Burrowers''	Callaghan

Footnotes

1. http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1185158,00.html

External links

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★ interview, 9/16/02, Hollywood Insider

★ interview, 2001, PopMatters