Jeremy Tardy

Jeremy Tardy (born November 7, 1990) is an American actor best known for Dear White People on Netflix and 68 Whiskey on Paramount Network.

Jeremy Tardy
Born (1990-11-07) November 7, 1990
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
Occupationactor
Years active2008-present

Career

Jeremy Tardy started acting in theater at the age of five. All throughout his school life he struggled with his grades when he began to focus on acting, saying, "I did not indulge in most things that kids my age were into...The biggest challenge I have faced was the challenge of staying on the right track as a teenager...I have had many friends get caught up in the street life and the trouble that comes with it." Jeremy's hard work earned him acceptance into Juilliard School.[1] In 2016, he was cast as Rashid Bakr in the Netflix television adaptation as Dear White People.[2] He was cast as Night Thrasher in New Warriors on Freeform,[3] but the series would remain unaired before getting cancelled.[4] On September 12, 2020, he left Dear White People and he will not appear in its final season. Tardy claims Lionsgate did not pay him and was discriminatory towards non-white actors.[5]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Waiting Room Workman Short
2009 Ward Three Male Nurse Short
2015 Bone Tomahawk Buford
2016 Guys Reading Poems Theatre Fan
2016 War Dogs Kip
2017 Boone: The Bounty Hunter Pool Party Guest
2017 Traces Jeremy
2019 Finding Phoebe Joseph Short
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Mindy Project Pramood 2 episodes
2015 Castle Julian Bailey Episode: "At Close Range"
2017-2019 Dear White People Rashid Bakr Recurring
2017 Ten Days in the Valley Aubrey Episode: "Pilot"
2018 Ballers Andrew 6 episodes
2018 New Warriors Dwayne Taylor/Night Thrasher TV Pilot
2020 68 Whiskey Staff Sergeant Mekhi Davis[6] Main role

References
  1. SENG Editorial Staff (March 2010). "Rising to Juilliard: A Profile of a Gifted Young Actor". Sengifted. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. Petski, Denise (September 21, 2016). "'Dear White People': Jeremy Tardy To Recur On Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. Goldberg, Lesley (July 10, 2017). "Marvel's 'New Warriors' Sets Its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. Polito, Thomas (September 15, 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel's 'New Warriors is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home". The GWW. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. "'Dear White People's Jeremy Tardy Announces Exit from Netflix Series, Accuses Lionsgate of Racial Discrimination; Studio Denies Bias in Cast Negotiations". 12 September 2020.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (September 4, 2019). "'68 Whiskey' Sam Keeley, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Jeremy Tardy & Nicholas Coombe To Star In Paramount Network Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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