Rob Morgan Signs With Innovative Artists in All Areas — SkimNews
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- Rob Morgan signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment in all areas; he continues to be represented by Elysian Heights, Fox Rothchild and Bespoke Publicity.
- Mudbound: Morgan's scene-stealing performances in the Oscar-nominated film, alongside Warner Bros.' Just Mercy, A24's The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Adam McKay's Don't Look Up and HBO's Winning Time, are what he is best known for.
- Bull: Morgan received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead and a Special Jury Award for his leading performance in the 2019 Annie Silverstein drama, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.
- Frank & Louis: Morgan's latest of seven Sundance films over the past decade is a prison drama opposite Kingsley Ben-Adir; it won the Audience Award at this year's Locarno Film Festival and more recently closed the San Quentin Film Festival.
- Chicago Fire: earlier this year, Morgan joined the cast in a recurring arc as Fire Chief Battalion Chief Andre Hopkins.
- The Rivals of Amziah King: Morgan starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in the Black Bear film.
- Mini War: up next, Morgan stars alongside Luke Wilson and Vanessa Hudgens in the comedy.
Why it matters: Innovative Arts adds an actor with an Oscar-nominated film, an Independent Spirit nomination and seven Sundance appearances to its roster, while Morgan adds representation in all areas to a year that already includes a Locarno Audience Award for Frank & Louis, a recurring Chicago Fire arc and the comedy Mini War.
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