Hill HarperSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Although Harper earned three Ivy League degrees, he decided to pursue acting and moved to Los Angeles. He has received several honorary degrees, including honorary doctorates from both Westfield State College and Howard University. Harper's first roles in television began in 1993, in a recurring role on the Fox seriesMarried...

with Childrenwhile also making his film debut in the short filmConfessions of a Dog. He had his first acting role in a feature film with Spike Lee'sGet on the Bus, which cast him as a UCLA film student riding a bus to the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.

Harper played coroner-turned-crime scene investigator Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS crime dramaCSI: NYfor nine seasons. In February 2013 it was announced thatCSI: NYwould be ending and Harper would be joining the cast ofCovert Affairsas a series regular.

Harper is the author of several books:Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny, was published in 2006,Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny, was published in 2008;The Conversation: How (Black) Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships, was published in 2010. His books,The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its PlaceandThe Wiley Boyswere both published in 2011.

And his book,Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Oneswas published in 2013. On February 22, 2016 the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law announced that Hill Harper would be their National Spokesman.