Lamar Richardson is an actor and producer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2015. Richardson starred as 'Sylvester' in Phylicia Rashad's award-winning production of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2016. The production won 'Best Ensemble' and received the 'McCulloh Award for Revival' at the 2017 L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, in addition to being awarded 'Best Acting Ensemble of a Play' at the 2018 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Most recently, Richardson appeared on screen in Jordan Peele produced 'Weird City,' James Sweeney's 'Straight Up,' and NBC's 'New Amsterdam.' He will be seen next in Richard Lawson's feature adaptation of Richard Wright's 'Black Terror,' which is being co-produced with Tina Knowles-Lawson, and CBS' 'FBI.' On Broadway, Richardson is making his debut as a Co-Producer of the upcoming Fall 2022 revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" starring Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, and Andre de Shields. He is also the recipient of Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey's 2022 Front Row Productions Fellowship at Columbia University and is producing Afrika Brown's new play in development, The Fight, with its support. Richardson co-founded Ivy Lion Productions to center underrepresented voices and champion empowering stories. He credits Phylicia Rashad with starting his career. Stay updated on Richardson's journey via his social media accounts @Lamar_Alphonso.
