Star File

Jeremy Pope

An established recording artist and photographer, Pope was nominated for the prestigious Drama League Award for his lead role as Pharus in Choir Boy, written by Oscar-winning playwright/screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Trip Cullman at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2013. Pope also recreated the role in both Atlanta and Los Angeles and went on to receive a 2019 Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway production. He has also performed in the original musicals Invisible Thread; The View Upstairs; and currently stars as Eddie Kendricks in Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, for which he has been nominated for a 2019 Tony Award. He has a lead in the film, The Ranger, directed by Jenn Wexler. The film premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. His most recent single 'New Love' can be heard in the Netflix film Step Sisters and is also available on iTunes & Spotify.