Julian Rozzell

Julian Rozzell Jr. is a Brooklyn-based actor, visual artist, and multidisciplinary creator whose work spans theater, film, television, and documentary. Onstage, he appeared in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-nominated revival of The Skin of Our Teeth and in Merry Wives at the iconic Delacorte Theater. Rozzell was also a member of the original cast of Father Comes Home from the Wars, written by Suzan-Lori Parks, where he performed opposite Sterling K. Brown. He later portrayed Hagrid and the Sorting Hat in the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

His screen credits include roles on Boardwalk Empire, FBI: Most Wanted, Harlem, Luke Cage, Bull, Law & Order, and multiple independent films.

Rozzell is the co-writer and star of the France 2 documentary Selma: Songs of the Crossing, created for the 60th anniversary of the Selma marches. As a visual artist, his collage-based brutalist work—rooted in Black history, memory, and spiritual resilience—has been featured in exhibitions, festivals, and international broadcast.