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Columbus Short

Highest Rated: 66% Cadillac Records (2008)

Lowest Rated: 7% Whiteout (2009)

Birthday: Sep 19, 1982

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

While Columbus Short kicked off his professional performing career in the late '90s as a touring ensemble dancer in "Stomp," he became a familiar face in TV and film throughout the following decade. Background roles in popular flicks like "You Got Served" (2004) and "War of the Worlds" (2005) helped land Short his breakout turn as DJ Williams in the surprise hit film "Stomp the Yard" (2007). But as his Hollywood star shone brighter, he refused to abandon his career onstage: Short collaborated with Britney Spears as a choreographer on the pop star's elaborately staged Onyx Hotel Tour in the mid-2000s. In addition to a recurring role on the short-lived, Aaron Sorkin-penned series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC, 2006-07), Short starred in such high-profile films as "Quarantine" (2008), "Armored" (2009) and "The Losers" (2010), paving the way for his crucial role as devoted lawyer Harrison Wright on the well-received political drama "Scandal" (ABC, 2012-).

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Highest rated movies

66% 65% Cadillac Records Watchlist
61% 40% The Girl Is in Trouble
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56% 81% This Christmas
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55% 44% Quarantine Watchlist 47% 54% The Losers Watchlist
44% 45% Death at a Funeral
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42% 31% Armored Watchlist
38% 72% Accepted
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27% 82% Stomp the Yard
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7% 21% Whiteout
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Tony Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 86% Prince of Detroit Unknown (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sisters Kevin (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rackades Rico (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life Without Hope: A New Chapter Life (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stay Out Unknown (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 71% Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Martin Luther King Jr. (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scott Free Todd (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet California Love Norris (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Influence Billy King (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 40% Dear Frank George (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Atone White (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 64% Armed Turell (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 58% True to the Game Quadir Richards (Character) $465.0K 2017
No Score Yet 28% American Violence Ben Woods (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 29% Definitely Divorcing Eric (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky Girl Dillon (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 14% Mr. Right Michael (Character) $25.4K 2015
61% 40% The Girl Is in Trouble August (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 34% Stomp the Yard: Homecoming DJ Williams (Character) - 2010
47% 54% The Losers Pooch (Character) $23.6M 2010
44% 45% Death at a Funeral Jeff (Character) $42.7M 2010
42% 31% Armored Ty Hackett (Character) $16.0M 2009
7% 21% Whiteout Delfy (Character) $10.3M 2009
66% 65% Cadillac Records Little Walter (Character) $8.1M 2008
55% 44% Quarantine Danny Wilensky (Character) $31.7M 2008
56% 81% This Christmas Claude (Character) $49.1M 2007
27% 82% Stomp the Yard DJ Williams (Character) $61.4M 2007
No Score Yet 49% Save the Last Dance 2 Miles (Character) - 2006
38% 72% Accepted Hands (Character) $36.3M 2006

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mind Your Business Unknown (Character) 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2009 2017
93% 72% Scandal Harrison Wright (Character) 2012-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2013
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2013
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mo'Nique Show Unknown (Character) 2013
50% No Score Yet The Wanda Sykes Show Guest 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2009
74% 90% Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Darius Hawthorne (Guest Star) 2006-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2005