Blacks in Cinema and Black Theater

John Beasley will present “Blacks in Cinema and Black Theater” on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Harper Center, room 3023.

Beasley is an Omaha actor and the founder of the John Beasley Theater and Workshop. He is best known for his role as Irv Harper on the TV series Everwood and his recurring roles on CSI, Millennium and The Pretender. He also starred in The Sum of All Fears, The Apostle, The Mighty Ducks, The Rock and the remake of Walking Tall. He is currently starring on the sitcom Have Faith and will be producing a biopic of Marlin Briscoe called The Magician with Barry Josephson, Doug Falconer and others.