caption years_active children birth_place name parents birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
vance in march 2007 1983 & ndash ; present 2 detroit , michigan , u.s. courtney b. vance conroy -rrb- vance -lrb- father -rrb- leslie vance -lrb- mother 12 march 1960 angela bassett 1997 courtney vance by david shankbone.jpg courtney b. vance
 courtney bernard vance actor yale university , yale school of drama
courtney b. vance

courtney bernard vance -lrb- born march 12 , 1960 -rrb- is an american actor .
he is notable for his roles in the feature films `` hamburger hill '' and `` the hunt for red october '' and the television series '' '' , in which he played assistant district attorney ron carver .
he guest starred on the tnt series `` the closer '' as chief tommy delk , from 2010 -- 2011 .
in 2013 he won a tony award for best featured actor in a play for his role in `` lucky guy '' .
