Jharrel Jerome Opens Up On 'When They See Us' Role, Emmy Nomination & Spits A Freestyle! 

He is not the next Denzel Washington. He is the next Jharrel Jerome.

Man his portrayal of Korey Brought me to tears. He is a phenomenal actor. I continue to wish him success in his career.

what confuses me is how he played a 16 year old AND a 30 year old. LIKE DAMN. no but fr he’s amazing

No more Central Park Five! It's the Exonerated Five now! They were proven innocent. Jharrel Jerome will become a sought after actor if he continues. He played the hell out of that part.

the only time i cried was during the oprah interview, when antron was talking about how his life was ruined and seeing the actors crying as well.

Jharrel BODIED that role!! Excellent job keep it up bro!!

Jharelle Jerome is the first afro-latino and Dominican person to win an Emmy.💕🙌🏻🇩🇴

He deserve the EMMY...hands down. He was superb

He’s very handsome 😍😭

I love Jharrel. So humble and personable. He deserves all favor back to him.

Just pure talent. He got a Kendrick vibe in him

He seems really down to earth and humble. He will go far.

the whole series was so heartbreaking but Korey's episode is some of the heaviest tv I've ever seen. could barely make it through

He was my favorite part of Moonlight!!! I took notice then!!! One of my favorite young actors

He's multi-talented. I hope he continues to win!

I’m starting to develop a lil crush on this guy lmaoo 😂😂 Edit: I’m in love with him now 😂😂

My Dude!!! His portrayal took me in and out at the same time. He deserves an Oscar. The Exonerated are true Heroes!!!

Definitely something there...that freestyle was off the dome. He is so talented and so pure, deserves all of the success.

I love watching jharrel interviews. He's such an amazing person. I really would like to meet him one day.

Jharrel is ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!! He's so down to earth and humble!!! I just love him so much!! I just absolutely love Everything about him!!! Especially his personality!!! I have been waiting for this all morning!! 😁😘😍❤🙏💕✨

Jharrel did a phenomenal job as "korey wise" those prison scenes was so intense & so impactful that for the next 3 days it was hard for me to eat or drink water.."💦" because i was so emotional & distraught over the abusive torturous treatment that korey was subjected too it gave me chills.😔if you watched this mini series & didn't tear up something is extremely wrong with you, the real korey wise is so sweet it warms my heart yo.💕

I am obsessed with this dude. He been killing every performance he’s been in. And I just love how humble and down to earth he is. I’m so excited for Concrete Cowboys! This man is a legend in the making 🙌🏾

I fall in LOVE with this YOUNG KING every single time I see or hear him!!!!!!!! He's humble & calm and he got BARS too 🔥🔥🔥!!!! His parents & family should be BEYOND PROUD!!!!! Nothing but God's GRACE, PROTECTION & LOVE for him!!!!! CONTINUED BLESSINGS ON BLESSINGS!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

💞I love this guy... He's so empathetic and sympathetic and a great actor. 🖤 I've seen all of his interviews and I know he's a great person with a GREATER spirit. #HUMBLE 🖤💯💙 #PhillyChick

The way he played that role reminded me of Loco in the South Central movie.This guy deserves and Oscar for that performance!

This brother's acting got me shedding tears non stop at the scene where he was told his brother passed away.

Well spoken young man. So proud of him 🇩🇴

This young man is incredible! He has a God given talent. So natural. He’s been in two incredible films and he’s only 21. Imagine what’s to come? Brilliance.

He needs every Emmy idc 😂

So glad you guys had Jharrell on the show!! He’s such a talented actor! And that freestyle though🔥🔥

I have no words for this guy he is just absolutely phenomenal ❤ his portrayal was just so heartbreaking 💔

This man is so talented God bless his career. He’s going crazy far. He ATE korey wise.

he deserves all the awards he can get!! he’s sooooo good. deserving of all the recognition! ❤️

Talented, down-to-earth and fine as hell... I stan 🥺

Are we not going to talk about the fact that this man can lyrically spit off the top? Once he said he used to rap by having people throw him some words I knew you could freestyle but I still wasn't expecting that. Sound/flow reminded me of Kendrick,

I absolutely Love Jharrel so much ☻👏🏾💕 He better win some award for his performance💜👍🏾

He did an amazing job. I’m looking forward to seeing him in more roles, hopefully on the big screen.

He’s very well mannered, smart and talented! He has success and is on his way to be waaayy more successful. Great 👍🏿 job brother JJ!!!!

His work had me really emotional at the end. Pure talent & epic performance.

Rosenberg: nobody has ever transitioned from an actor to a rapper Drake: hold my owl

We should all know our rights even though we might sometimes be deprived of them. I was stopped by a cop when I was 15 or 16 as I walked to a neighborhood store. He put me in his squad car and I heard the description of someone who had snatched a woman's purse. Somehow I knew that this was the crime that I had been stopped for. The police radio gave a description that was the wrong height, weight and everything else. The clothes and footwear were different. However, the cop radioed that he had a suspect and he requested backup. Several more cops arrived and they told him that I was the wrong guy. Despite this, he put me in the back of a police wagon and took me miles away to the home of the woman who was robbed. At the scene more cops laughed at him and told him that he had the wrong guy. As we approached the woman's house I began to get nervous, believing that if she indicated that I might be guilty that there was nothing I could do. All of the cops I saw that night were white. As we were going onto the lady's porch, another cop was walking down the steps. He laughed and said that I was not the perpetrator. The idiot who had detained me got angry at this point and cursed as he asked "How do you know it's not him?!" The laughing cop said "because I saw the guy who did it; I chased him down the alley! That's not the guy!" The bullheaded idiot insisted upon parading me in front of the victim anyway. Until now I'd been unconcerned; I was an A student who had never been in any kind of trouble. But now I knew in my heart that if the victim indicated that I might be guilty, not one of the many cops who had vouched for my innocence would open his mouth to prevent me from being railroaded for the crime. Philadelphia, like New York and most (if not all) of urban America had (and has) the reputation for having many brutal policemen who are dishonest and criminal. Only a few years ago I told this story to a black officer who told me that my rights were violated when Barney Fife took me from my neighborhood to the victim's house. Legally, he was obligated to bring the victim to my location if he thought she needed to see me. I was deeply moved by the events portrayed in "When They See Us"; it was extremely hard for me to watch. I know that there are thousands of people incarcerated who are totally innocent of the crimes for which they've been accused and/or convicted. Then there are the hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders and mentally ill who should not be imprisoned.

He’s in the category of great humble talents with people like Jason Weaver.

As a Haitian woman... I can appreciate this DR man. We need to support each other more. Kudos to him and the cast. Much love 💕👏🏾

18:25 “No one has ever transitioned from being an actor to a rapper” If Donald Glover was able to transition to Childish Gambino, then so can jharrel.

What a beautiful spirit. Good things are on his road even after the Emmy win. He is what we need in the public space, a thoughtful, gifted young black man who sees his art as a mission beyond entertainment. Well done hermanito 👍

This young man is very talented. I’m excited to witness his future successes.

bet, ima cop the album when it drops. the man’s actually can spit as well as he can act, i wasn’t expecting that fr

Jharrel Jerome,s performance was next level, I felt every raw emotion. Just amazing.

Was waiting for this! Jharrel is 🔥🔥🔥

I wanna see this man in way more movies!

This guy can ACT! Wow! He really brought Wises’ character to life. Such a sad story. I’m so glad they got the justice they deserved! ❤️🗣

Proud of him👏👏👏👏 There’s also a passion in the way he raps. This young man is on his way. Emmy nominated & hopefully winner, Jharrel Jerome👏👏💕💕💕💕

i really cried watching his scenes the way he just taps in SO WELL😩

Jharrel Jerome=AWESOME....he is great...he better win something...🙌🏽🙌🏽

I love to see my people winning,especially coming from my borough,because I know how hard it is to get out...

This dude is a SERIOUS actor!!!!

Now he’s Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome! Congrats! Well deserved.

This brother right here has a bright future ahead of him 💯 A Young King in the making 👑🏆

Congrats on your Emmy Jerrell!!! You definitely deserve it.✊🏾🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉

Props to Jharell Jerome. I remember his name and face and acting reel came across our table to play the lead actor in my In The Streets video. But I wanted someone to look undisputably young....so you can feel it through their teenage eyes. I don't regret it. They are both good actors. But Still....props to Jharell. Doing big things now. Keep doing ya thang bro.

He kind of sounded like Kendrick when he was freestyling

Dang bra only 21??!? Wow

I remember exactly when u posted on IG I was so excited... I watched it 8 times.. y’all are so amazing 🙏🏽

god bless this guy im so proud and wish him much success #TheExonerated5

He is so handsome 😫🤤

I’m so glad you all gave him a platform to express who he is his works!

The work he did in this film speaks for him. A good talented and cute actor. I wish him the best in his career and I know he will do well. He did that! Job well done. Job well done

“I’m nice nice...” 😍😍

Necesito escuchar a este nene hablar español😭.. Tan bello😍❤

Talented humble black man!!! Salute to his mama

He is fwine. I loved him on in the netflix special

I get the impact of When They See Us but this dude has been doing some dope work for a lil while now.

Loved this interview! He's sooo talented! Congrats on the Emmy!

Damn he is a great actor frl, especially to be so young. God given talent!!!

He really brung out a different side of the story that wouldn’t know if he did not potray Korey this man is godly 😌❤️

Jharell Is such a great actor‼️

The multi talented Emmy nominated Jharrel Jerome

Brilliant actor, look forward to seeing him in some big roles.

Freestyle was flames man

One of my favorite interviews yet! Ebro was trying to think of something slick to say at the end 😂😂😂

He's a good guy. We need to support him

His laugh is the sweetest thing🥺😌

He did such an excellent job. Cried a lot.

Can everyone just take a moment to appreciate his freestyle. Man that dude is on fire🔥🔥. Extraordinary TALENT!!!. I salute you Jharrel

He did a great job capturing the pain. I felt it.

Congratulations!!!! Well deserved winning👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Definitely my kind of Rap/Hip Hop 👏🏾👏🏾 He’s a star

What an actor his portrayal and the whole story really affected/disturbed me especially my sleep dreams etc I watched the series im a 41 year old guy from Glasgow i dont mind admitting I had to fight back tears it reached in my chest and poked my fucking heart I cant imagine what these men went through as kids and as men when they got out I take my hat of to all of them this would break harder tougher people than them and i next time I am struggling with life these guys especially korey is what I will think off to get through it, I hope they know that they have supporters around the globe the more people see this the more eyes will be opened, respect n love to the ECP5 ✌👍👊

Hi is pure Talent! His Character made me cry a River!!!! Excellent Job! Emmy💕

Man I now is just a movie, but I want to have this dude! Really teached me :(

All I was thinking when seeing the movie. "...I want to see more of him..."

He is amazing. Very talented.

Amazing guy! Jharrell is a damn good actor and Rapper❤️❤️

“acápoco” 😂 I thought it was acapella! LOL

I hope that he gets his well desrved Emmy!!

Great actor. He played the character of Corey so perfect!!

I predict great things to come from this young prince!

What a contrast from Shameik Moore in his interview. So interesting how different they're personalities are

Wow such a humble and talented soul! God bless him!!!

Well spoken black young man. I love it