Hill Harper was born Francis Harper on May 17th 1966 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Hill is Hill Harper's mother's maiden name and he took that has his stage name to show her side of his family as much respect and honor as his fathers.
Both of Hill Harper's parents are doctors, in fact his mother was one of the first African-American anesthesiologists.
Hill Harper started acting at the age of 7.
Hill Harper went to Brown Univeristy for under grad and then went to Harvard for law school and to get is MPA (Master of Public Administration) while going to Harvard Hill Harper also acted in Boston's Black Folks Theater Company.
Hill Harper first acting role in the TV and Film world was on Married...with Children, where he played recurring character Aaron Mitchell. Two years later Hill Harper was in Spike Lee's Get on the Bus.
Hill Harper has had pretty a study acting career apearing in such films as Steel, The Skulls, In too Deep, He Got game, Hav Plenty, Loving Jezebel, Love, Sex and eating all the Bones, Mama I want to sing, Woman Thou Art Loosed, Lackawanna Blues and many other films.
and Hill Harper was in the TV shows Soul Food, City of Angels, The Sopranos and The 4400.
In 2006 Hill Harper co-starred and co-wrote the short film Max and Josh.
Currently Hill Harper stars in CSI: NY
