Shemar Moore

About

Shemar Franklin Moore ( shə-MAR; born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2002, 2004–05, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2026), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–17), and the lead role of Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson on S.W.A.T. (2017–25)—all on CBS. In film, he is known for playing G.U.N. Agent Randall Handel in the second and third films of the Sonic the Hedgehog film series. Moore was also the third permanent host of Soul Train from 1999 to 2003.
Moore has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless. He was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2016 for his work on Criminal Minds.

Moore was born in Oakland, California, the son of Marilyn Wilson, a teacher, and Sherrod Moore. Moore’s father was African American and his mother, who was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, was of Irish and French-Canadian descent. His mother, who had a degree in mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and Denmark. Moore moved with her to Denmark as an infant, and then…