Robert X. Golphin

Robert X Golphin is an American awardnominated actor awardwinning filmmakerscreenwriter author motivational speakerorator and journalist from PhiladelphiaPennsylvania He is best known for his portrayal of Dunbar Reed in the The Great Debaters 2007 in which he acted opposite Denzel WashingtonNate Parker andJermaine Williams Some of Roberts other work include HBOs  The Wire 2002 and the indie featuresRounding First 2005 and The Beautiful Ordinary 2007 But it is perhaps the short film genre where Roberts range is on full display His slender physique may brand him unconventional by Hollywoods standards but thats exactly what makes him stand out from the crowd His complex and diverse roles include an Obamaesque civil rights attorney in 2009s In Heavens Court a lovestruck artist type in  Simply Untitled 2004 a heroin addict in Track Marks 2005 called Sincere and handwringing by The Philadelphia Weekly and a nobody turned superstar in the awardwinning Beautiful Man in the Buff 2008 in which he picked up a Best Actor nod at the Downbeach Film Festival Robert also starred as a young man who wrestles with his sexuality in the multiple awardwinning drama  Punch Me 2011 opposite Brian Anthony Wilson and as a young husband affected by the cycle of domestic abuse in UnPerfect 2011 oppositeChristopher Mann Both of his costars had recurring roles on HBOs The Wire 2002 Robert has been called a renaissance man And for good reason He is certainly one to watch