Larenz Tate is known for his role as Bart "Black Shawn" Johnston on the FX TV show "Rescue Me (2004-2011)".

He played Curtis Royal on the CBS TV sitcom "The Royal Family (1991-1992)", Andre Mosely on the Fox TV show "South Central (1994)", Dr. Alex Burke on the USA Network TV medical show "Rush (2014)" and Shawn Cook on the NBC TV show "Game of Silence (2016)".

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "The Twilight Zone", "Hunter", "Frank's Place", "Amen", "The Women of Brewster Place", "21 Jump Street", "The Wonder Years", "Matlock", "New Attitude", "Family Matters", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Waterfront", "Love Monkey", "Justified", "The Mindy Project", "House of Lies" and "Power".

He played O-Dog i the movie "Menace II Society (1993)", Anthony Curtis in "Dead Presidents (1995)", Ford Lincoln Mercury in "The Postman (1997)", Wood in "Biker Boyz (2003)", Demetrius Hicks in "A Man Apart (2003)" and Quincy Jones in "Ray (2004)".

Some other movies he appeared in are "Seeds of Tragedy (1991)", "The Inkwell (1994)", "Love Jones (1997)", "Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)", "Love Come Down (2000)", "Crash (2004)", "Waist Deep (2006)", "Gun Hill (2011)", "White Water (2015)", "Beta Test (2016)", "Dueces (2016)" and "Girls Trip (2017)".

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