Julius Tennon

Julius Tennon Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: December 24, 1953

Age: 70 years old

Birth Place: Travis County, Texas

Spouses: Viola Davis

Actor Julius Tennon was featured in the miniseries "Lonesome Dove" (1988-89). He additionally landed roles in the TV movies "Adam: His Song Continues" (1986-87), "The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains" (HBO, 1987-88) and "Trapped" (USA, 1988-89). He also landed roles in movies like the drama "Riverbend" (1989) with Steve James and "Hard Promises" (1992). He also landed a role in the miniseries "John Jakes' Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III" (1993-94).

Following that project, he worked on the Dirk Benedict crime feature "Shadow Force" (1993) and the comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993) with Jason London . He also worked in television around this time, including a part on "NYPD Blue" (1993-2005). In the early 2000s and the 2010s, he then appeared in "Friday Night Lights" (2004), "Faster" (2010) and the drama "Won't Back Down" (2012) with Maggie Gyllenhaal. He also worked in television during these years, including roles in "Criminal Minds" (CBS, 2005-) and "Rizzoli & Isles" (TNT, 2009-16). Most recently, Tennon acted in the Viola Davis drama "Lila and Eve" (2015).