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Carl Kennedy(IV)

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Carl Kennedy
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With a list of stage and screen credits that can be likened to his towering frame, Carl is best known for his Guest Star recurring role as Officer Gordon on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots. His recent TV credits include roles on CBS, Disney+, Paramount, Peacock, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, with his second guest star stint at Tyler Perry Studios set to take a comedic turn on one of Tyler's popular sitcoms. Carl also holds two degrees in Acting: a BA in Theatre (UNCW) and an MFA in Acting (UW - Seattle).
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    Known for

    Weapons (2025)
    Weapons
    • Grown Up
    • 2025
    She the People (2025)
    She the People
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Attorney Lind
    Melissa Fumero, AnnaSophia Robb, Ben Rappaport, and Aja Naomi King in Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025)
    Grosse Pointe Garden Society
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Lawyer
    Elarica Johnson in P-Valley (2020)
    P-Valley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Sherrod

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    Actor



    • P-Valley
      • Sherrod
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • Weapons
      • Grown Up
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • She the People
      • Attorney Lind
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Murdaugh Murders
      • Pastor
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Singing for Freedom
      • Calvin Winters (credit only)
      • Pre-production



    • Melissa Fumero, AnnaSophia Robb, Ben Rappaport, and Aja Naomi King in Grosse Pointe Garden Society (2025)
      Grosse Pointe Garden Society
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Lawyer
      • 2025
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Principal
      • 2024
    • Christopher Briney, Lola Tung, and Gavin Casalegno in The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
      The Summer I Turned Pretty
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Grieving Man
      • 2023
    • Giulio Berruti and Melanie Zanetti in Gabriel's Redemption: Part One (2023)
      Gabriel's Redemption: Part One
      5.5
      • Robert Grant
      • 2023
    • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
      A Friend of the Family
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cop #3
      • 2022
    • Mike (2022)
      Mike
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Lennox Referee
      • 2022
    • Clayne Crawford and Robert Machoian in The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2022)
      The Integrity of Joseph Chambers
      5.5
      • Doug
      • 2022
    • Josh Lucas, Rose Rollins, Rachel Ann Kearns, and Ian Harding in Long Slow Exhale (2022)
      Long Slow Exhale
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Sergeant
      • 2022
    • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
      Dopesick
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • M.S.H.A. Inspector
      • 2021
    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Dennis
      • 2021
    • Olrick Johnson and Stephanie P. Green in Cracked Foundation (2021)
      Cracked Foundation
      Short
      • Oscar Ferguson
      • 2021
    • Paradise Lost (2020)
      Paradise Lost
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Lawrence Green
      • 2020
    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Phoenix Tech
      • Tall Phoenix Tech
      • 2017–2019
    • Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, John Schneider, Gavin Houston, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Tika Sumpter, Aaron O'Connell, and Tyler Lepley in The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
      The Haves and the Have Nots
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Officer Gordon
      • 2017–2018
    • The Quad (2017)
      The Quad
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Antwon
      • 2018

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      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)

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      • Straight
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      • Black / African American

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      Received an MFA from the University of Washington - Seattle School of Drama (PATP).

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