William Jackson Harper

Biography

William Jackson Harper (born William Fitzgerald Harper; February 8, 1980), is an American actor. He portrayed Chidi Anagonye on the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020).

Career Overview

William Jackson Harper has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 1 titles. Signature works include The Good Place, Midsommar, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1980-02-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dallas, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  The Good Place
• 

  Midsommar
• 

  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• 

  Dark Waters
• 

  David
• 

  They Remain

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• MCU (1 titles)
• Death to Collection (1 titles)
• Ari Aster Films (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kristen Bell (1 collaborations)
• Ted Danson (1 collaborations)
• Jameela Jamil (1 collaborations)
• Manny Jacinto (1 collaborations)
• D'Arcy Carden (1 collaborations)
• Florence Pugh (1 collaborations)
• Jack Reynor (1 collaborations)
• Will Poulter (1 collaborations)
• Vilhelm Blomgren (1 collaborations)
• Isabelle Grill (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (40 credits)

  • The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Elsbeth

    - Poetic Justice (2025) ... Gary Pidgeon actor actors
    2024
  • Landscape with Invisible Hand

    Mr. Campbell

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Quaz

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Sherri

    - William Jackson Harper, Chef Anne Burrell, Eve Plumb (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2022
  • Death to 2021

    Zero Fournine

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • We Broke Up

    Doug

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Inside Job

    - Sex Machina (2021) ... Bryan Jacobsen / Bryan Bot (voice) actor actors
    2021
  • The Man in the Woods

    Buster Heath

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • David

    David

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Blithe Spirit

    Charles Condomine

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Dark Waters

    James Ross

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Midsommar

    Josh

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Lost Holiday

    Mark

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Julia Roberts/William Jackson Harper/Rad Human/Bill & Guiliana Rancic (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Lea Michele, William Jackson Harper (2019) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • The Morning Show

    - Knowing Violation (2025) ... Ben Rusch actor actors

    - Un Bel Di (2025) ... Ben Rusch actor actors

    - Person of Interest (2025) ... Ben Rusch actor actors

    - Amari (2025) ... Ben Rusch actor actors

    - The Revolution Will Be Televised (2025) ... Ben Rusch actor actors
    2019
  • The Root of Happiness

    Will

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • We Win

    Ben

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • They Remain

    Keith

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    - Blue Gold (2019) ... Xander actor actors

    - Cargo (2019) ... Xander actor actors
    2018
  • Paterson

    Everett

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Good Place

    Chidi Anagonye

    actor

    actors

    - Whenever You're Ready (2020) ... Chidi Anagonye actor actors

    - Patty (2020) ... Chidi Anagonye actor actors

    - Mondays, Am I Right? (2020) ... Chidi Anagonye actor actors

    - You've Changed, Man (2020) ... Chidi Anagonye actor actors

    - The Answer (2019) ... Chidi Anagonye actor actors
    2016
  • How To Tell You're A Douchebag

    Jake Brown

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Breaks

    Stephen Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • True Story

    Zak Rausch

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Lester Holt, William Jackson Harper, Kevin Smith (2020) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • That's What She Said

    Harry

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Person of Interest

    - Control-Alt-Delete (2015) ... Stroble actor actors
    2011
  • Unforgettable

    - Incognito (2013) ... Arnold actor actors
    2011
  • All Good Things

    Moynihan's Assistant

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Conan

    - Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto (2019) ... Self actor actors
    2010
  • 30 Rock

    - Plan B (2011) ... Rioter actor actors
    2006
  • American Dad!

    - The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler (2020) ... General Store Cashier (voice) actor actors

    - American Data? (2020) ... Nathaniel (voice) actor actors
    2005
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - David Harbour, William Jackson Harper, Half Alive (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    - Self-made (2007) ... Chayne Danforth actor actors
    2001
  • The Daily Show

    - December 2, 2021 - William Jackson Harper (2021) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Law & Order

    - Boy on Fire (2010) ... Derek Waldron actor actors
    1990
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    - Katie Lowes, William Jackson Harper, Monica Mangin & Steve Patterson (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1988