# Cory Hardrict

Cory Hardrict (born November 9, 1979) is an American actor. He has appeared in film and television since the late 1990s.

## Personal life

Hardrict was born in Chicago, Illinois. After dating for six years, he and actress Tia Mowry became engaged on Christmas Day, 2006. On April 20, 2008, they married in Santa Barbara, California. In 2011, Mowry's first pregnancy was chronicled on the reality TV show Tia & Tamera starring her and her twin sister on the Style Network. Hardrict and Mowry have a son named Cree Taylor born on June 28, 2011, and a daughter named Cairo Tiahna who was born on May 5, 2018. On October 4, 2022, it was announced that the pair had separated due to irreconcilable differences. They finalized their divorce in April 2023.

## Career

Hardrict began his career on television during the late 1990s, with appearances in weekly prime-time programs including Smart Guy, That's So Raven, Felicity, Once and Again and ER. He made his film debut in the 1999 romantic comedy Never Been Kissed, starring Drew Barrymore, followed by a role in the drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). Hardrict has also appeared in Creature Unknown (2004), Miles from Home (2006), and Driftwood (2006).
In 1999, Hardrict co-starred in the film Hollywood Horror with his future wife Tia Mowry and her twin sister Tamera Mowry. In 2007, he had a recurring role on the ABC Family series Lincoln Heights and executive produced the film Neighborhood Watch, in which he also starred. The following year, Hardrict had a supporting role in the film Gran Torino directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. That same year, he was cast as singer Brandy's love interest in the music video for her song "Right Here (Departed)".
In 2009, he appeared in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You, and the drama Dough Boys. Hardrict also had a guest appearance on the CW show The Game (alongside then-wife Tia Mowry) as the cable guy in the "Hill Street Blues" episode. Hardrict later appeared as Ryan in the pilot episode of the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose. However, he was subsequently replaced by Pooch Hall (his then-wife's co-star from The Game).
In 2014, Hardrict had a role in the film American Sniper, which reunited him with director Clint Eastwood. In 2015, he played June, the older brother who takes care of his family by any means necessary, in the film Brotherly Love co-starring Keke Palmer and Eric D. Hill Jr. In 2017, he portrayed Jacques Agnant in the Tupac Shakur biopic titled All Eyez on Me, alongside Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira and Money-B.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | Never Been Kissed | Packer |
| 2001 | Crazy/Beautiful | Wilcox |
| 2004 | Creature Unknown | Lance |
| 2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis | Cody |
| 2005 | Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave | Cody |
| 2005 | Hollywood Horror | Stacy |
| 2006 | Miles from Home | John Conway |
| 2006 | The Contract | - |
| 2006 | Driftwood | Darryl Jones |
| 2007 | Neighborhood Watch | James |
| 2008 | Gran Torino | Duke |
| 2009 | The Least Among You | Roscoe |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Tyrone |
| 2009 | Dough Boys | Smooth |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | Lockett |
| 2011 | The Day | Henson |
| 2011 | Dance Fu | TK |
| 2013 | Warm Bodies | Kevin |
| 2013 | Lovelace | Frankie Crocker |
| 2014 | Transcendence | Joel Edmund |
| 2014 | American Sniper | 'D' / Dandridge |
| 2015 | Brotherly Love | June |
| 2016 | Car Dogs | Boyd |
| 2016 | Destined | Sheed / Rasheed |
| 2016 | Spectral | Sgt. Alessio |
| 2017 | Walk of Fame | Nate |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Nigel |
| 2017 | Naked | Drill |
| 2017 | November Criminals | D Cash |
| 2018 | 211 | Officer Hanson |
| 2018 | City of Lies | Kelly Jamerson |
| 2020 | The Outpost | Sgt. Vernon Martin |
| 2021 | Karen | Malik |
| 2023 | To Live and Die and Live | Akil |
| 2023 | Young. Wild. Free. | Desmond |
| 2023 | American Outlaws | Agent Morely |
| 2024 | Divorce in the Black | Dallas |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Kid | Episode: "Dateline" |
| 1998 | Felicity | R.A. No. 4 | Episode: "Drawing the Line: Part 1" |
| 1998 | ER | Lil 'Toine | Episode: "Split Second" |
| 1999 | Once and Again | James | Episode: "Outside Hearts" |
| 2000 | Chicago Hope | Joe Williams | Episode: "Painful Cuts" |
| 2000 | Pacific Blue | Ty Davis | Episode: "A Thousand Words" |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Jamon | Episode: "Nathan's Hot Dog" |
| 2001 | Angel | Ray | Episode: "The Thin Dead Line" |
| 2001 | Boston Public | John | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two" |
| 2001 | Go Fish | Letterman | Episode: "Go Wrestling" |
| 2001 | The Huntress | Jiks | Episode: "Showdown" |
| 2001 | That's Life | Carl Morris | Episode: "The Devil and Miss DeLucca" |
| 2002 | Any Day Now | Mike | Episode: "Just the Beginning: Part 2" |
| 2002 | The District | Kenny | Episode: "Payback" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | - | Episode: "Death by Cycle" |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | - | Episode: "PMS, Lies and Red Tape" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Darnell Jackson | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" |
| 2003 | The Shield | Louis | Episode: "Coyotes" |
| 2003 | ER | Curtis | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Officer Joe Washington | Episode: "The Runner" |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Henry Lift | Episodes: "Blaze" & "Identity" |
| 2004 | Like Family | Tony | Episodes: "My Two Moms" & "Ladies Night" |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ross Davis, Biker | Episode: "Early Rollout" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Gerald Billingsley | Episode: "Trials" |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Billy Jr. | Episode: "Gone" |
| 2006 | Shark | Marcus Jones | Episode: "LAPD Blue" |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Luther Fields | Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral" |
| 2007 | Heroes | Hype Wilson | Episodes: "Truth & Consequences" & "Powerless" |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Terence Jackson | Episodes: "Critical Mass" & "Game Night" |
| 2007–2008 | Lincoln Heights | Luc Bisgaier | Recurring cast: seasons 2–3 |
| 2009 | The Game | Tony the Cable Guy | Episode: "Hill Street Blues" |
| 2009 | NCIS | Officer Porter | Episode: "Legend: Part 1 & 2" |
| 2010 | Saving Grace | Dylan Putnam | Episode: "Am I Gonna Die Today?" |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | Josh | Episode: "Shell Game" |
| 2012 | Let's Stay Together | Derrick | Episode: "The Choice Is Yours" |
| 2013 | Eastbound and Down | Walter | Episode: "Chapter 22" |
| 2018–2019 | The Oath | Cole Hammond | Main cast |
| 2019–2020 | S.W.A.T. | Nate Warren | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2020–2021 | The Chi | Dante | Guest: season 3, recurring cast: season 4 |
| 2021 | All American | Coach Marcus Turner | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2022–2024 | All American: Homecoming | Coach Marcus Turner | Main cast |