Keith Hamilton Cobb (Writer/Performer) is an actor drawn mostly to the stage in his working life, but is also recognized for several unique character portrayals he has created for television. He is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in acting. His regional theatre credits include such venues as The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Shakespeare Theatre of Washington DC, and the Denver Theatre Center, performing such classical roles as Laertes in “Hamlet,” Tybalt in “Romeo and Juliet,” Tullus Aufidius in “Coriolanus,” Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as well as roles in such contemporary dramas as David Mamet’s “Race,” August Wilson’s “Jitney,” and Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined.”
American Moor is a play written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb, examining the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character, Othello.