Johnnie Cochran — American Crime Story Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Courtney B. Vance

Appears in

American Crime Story (2016)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Johnnie Cochran — Client & Defense Strategist — O. J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.)

  Strategic legal maneuvering defining the trial's racial and cultural dimensions.

• Johnnie Cochran — Legal Rivals — Christopher Darden (Sterling K. Brown)

  Intense courtroom rivalry defining the trial's ideological and strategic clashes.

• Johnnie Cochran — Professional Rivals — Robert Shapiro (John Travolta)

  Competing legal philosophies and courtroom strategies.

• Johnnie Cochran — Legal Partners — F. Lee Bailey (Nathan Lane)

  Collaborative investigation to secure critical evidence.

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