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Braugher starred alongside Andy Samberg in the police satire
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" for eight seasons from 2013 through 2021 in
the role of Captain Ray Holt, for which he received four Emmy
nominations and two Critics Choice awards for best supporting
actor in a comedy series.
He had previously established himself as a dramatic actor
playing Detective Frank Pembleton in "Homicide" from 1992 to
1998, a breakout role for which he won his first Emmy in 1998,
for lead actor in a drama series.
Braugher also won an Emmy for lead actor in a miniseries in 2006
for the role of Nick Atwater in "Thief."
In all, he had 11 Emmy nominations, according to the Television
Academy's website, and 67 acting credits, according to IMDB.com.
Braugher was also a regular on stage at the New York Shakespeare
Festival, winning an off-Broadway Obie Award in 1997 for the
title role in "Henry V." He also played in "Measure for
Measure", "Twelfth Night" and "As You Like It."
His most recent film role was as New York Times Editor Dean
Baquet in "She Said," a dramatization of the newspaper's
Pulitzer Prize-winning work on the sexual abuse and harassment
of leading figures in show business and the media.
Born and raised in Chicago, Braugher earned a B.A. from Stanford
University and an M.F.A. from Juilliard, according a biography
provided by publicist Jennifer Allen.
He is survived by his wife, actress Ami Brabson; sons Michael,
Isaiah and John Wesley; brother Charles Jennings and his mother,
Sally Braugher.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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