No Stranger To Detective Work

Emmy Award winning actor Andre Braugher is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Det.Frank Pembleton in the 1990s drama series, "Homocide: Life on the Street."

But his detective work didn't end with that series, which went off the air several seasons ago, he explained on The Early Show. He's now fighting crime on the CBS drama "Hack," starring as police detective Marcellus Washington.

In "Hack," Washington (Braugher) is the long time friend and former partner of Mike Olshansky, (David Morse). Olshansky is an ex-cop turned taxi driver who seeks redemption by fighting and righting the wrongs of others. Washington is in Olshansky's debt and he cautiously gives him the inside information he needs to help others.

Some Facts About Andre Braugher

• Born on July 1, 1962
• Braugher is a Stanford University graduate
• He received M.F.A. from the Juilliard School's Drama Division
• The actor began his television career as the sidekick to Telly Savalas in several films based on the original "Kojak" series
• Braugher's additional television credits include an Emmy-nominated lead role in the drama series "Gideon's Crossing," an Emmy-nominated supporting role in the cable mini-series "The Tuskeegee Airmen," the title role in the film "The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson," a starring role in "Murder in Mississippi" and the cable films "Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture," "10,000 Black Men Named George" and "Passing Glory"
• Braugher also starred in and made his directorial debut in the Showtime trilogy "Love Songs"
• Among Braugher's feature film credits are "Frequency," "City of Angels," "Glory," "Primal Fear," "Duets," "All the Rage" and "Thick as Thieves"
• Braugher has also performed in front of live audiences. His theater credits include roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of "Measure for Measure" and "Twelfth Night" and in the title role of "Henry V," which earned him an Obie Award. At Joseph Papp's Public Theater, he performed in "The Way of the World" and in Shakespeare's "Richard II" and "Coriolanus"
• In 1997, Braugher was chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World"