Short Biography

Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr. (b. July 1, 1970 in Stamford, Connecticut) is an African-American actor.

Simmons is one of three children; he has a sister who is his twin. Simmons earned a basketball scholarship at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire, where he earned a business degree. After graduating from college, he briefly worked at a Fortune 500 company in Stamford. Unhappy with his job, Simmons began to study acting and after a few bit roles, he landed a recurring role on the soap opera, Another World. Simmons is best known for playing Detective Baldwin Jones on the ABC drama, NYPD Blue. He also played Queen Latifah`s boyfriend in the 2004 action/comedy film Taxi. He has recently appeared in episodes of the new CBS legal drama Shark starring James Woods.

Simmons was engaged to local news anchor/television personality Lauren Sanchez; they broke off the engagement in 2003.

Partly due to his appearance on `Shark` Simmons has become a fan-favorite to play the role of Marvel comic book hero Luke Cage aka Power Man, despite Tyrese Gibson`s attachment to the role.

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