Jeorge Bennett Watson
Jeorge Bennett Watson (born October 4, 1965) is an American Film/TV and theatre actor who has appeared as Thomas Wilson in ABC's "For Life" (Season 2), Pete in the Hallmark Channel's movie Holiday for Heroes., Mark Higgins in Netflix’ "Luke Cage" (Season 2), Lifetime Movie Network’s pilot "My Sordid Affair", as Officer Ahearn, FX series "Justified", Showtime’s "Shameless", CBS’ "The Defenders", "Cold Case", and NBC’s "". He is best known for his recurring role in the first season of HBO’s "The Wire" as Marvin Browning. He resides in New York City . Early life. Watson was born in Windsor, NC to his biology teacher mother, Kertrina Watson. He graduated from Bertie County High School in North Carolina and attended Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, Md., on a scholarship to study graphic design, illustration and painting. He left school after one year to pursue acting. Watson has trained with the Atlantic Acting School, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, UK, Studio Acting Conservatory in Washington, D.C., Ivana Chubbuck and Baron Brown Studios in Los Angeles and ESPA, William Esper and TK Studios in New York City. Career. In  1989, Watson won the lead role in the first play he auditioned for; Baltimore community theatre Arena Players' production of Charles Fuller's Zooman and the Sign. Notable theaters he has worked at include, among others, Theatre at St. Clement's (NYC), Huntington Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), Arena Stage, Studio Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, El Centro Theatre (LA), JACK (Brooklyn), Moving Arts (LA), Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble (LA), Capital Repertory Theatre, Triad Stage, Pioneer Theatre Company, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, and Portland Stage Company. In 2018 he made his Off -Broadway debut in director Karin Coonrod’s production of "Babette’s Feast", as General Loewenhielm/Player 4.