Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Movie Actor

Birthday June 25, 1950

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Griffin, GA

DEATH DATE Oct 3, 2020 (70)

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About

Television actor who is best recognized for his role as Stokely Darling in She's Gotta Have It. He also appeared in the series The Last O.G. and Freedom's Path. On October 3, 2020, he was found unresponsive after being shot in the back multiple times. 

Before Fame

In 1992, he made his television debut in the series In The Heat Of The Night. 

Trivia

He received a Master's Degree in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Georgia. 

Associated With

He appeared alongside Denzel Washington in the 1998 film He Got Game