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LOS ANGELES – OCT 29: Hall arrives for the “Harriet” Los Angeles Premiere on October 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, DFree/Bigstock.com
Date of Birth: c. 1997
Ethnicity: African-American, some English
Henry Hunter Hall is an American actor. His roles include the films Waist Deep , Selah and the Spades , Harriet , Rosaline (2022), and War of the Worlds (2025), and the series When They See Us , Hunters , and The Watcher . He has also been billed as Henry Hunter-Hall.
He is the son of actor and director Vondie Curtis-Hall and actress, director, and screenwriter Kasi Lemmons (born Karen Kasi Lemmons), who directed the films Eve’s Bayou , which she wrote, and Harriet , which she co-wrote. His uncle is fashion designer Kevan Hall.
Henry’s paternal grandfather was named Curtis Hall. Curtis was a construction company owner.
Henry’s paternal grandmother was named Angeline. Angeline was a nurse.
Henry’s maternal grandfather was Milton Francis Lemmons (the son of William Luther Lemmon and Fannie Ann Williams). Milton was a biology teacher and gunnery trainer for the Tuskegee Airmen. William was the son of William Lemons and Mary Annie Creeley/Bridges. Henry’s great-great-great-grandfather was Primus Lemons, a slave. Primus was the son of a native African, Jim Lemons. Henry’s great-grandmother Fannie was the daughter of Thomas Henry Williams and Lucile A. Cumings.
Henry’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Othello Stallworth (the daughter of Elbert Stallworth and Martha Cornelia Johnson). Dorothy was born in Americus, Georgia, and was a counselor, therapist, and psychologist. Elbert was the son of Willis Stallworth and Rachel Andress.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2021) stated that Henry’s mother Kasi’s genetic ancestry is:
*51% African *47% European *2% Asian/ Native American
*51% African *47% European *2% Asian/ Native American
DNA testing on the show stated that Henry’s mother descends from Joseph Andress, a white, possibly English-born man of the first half of the 1700s.
Genetically, Henry’s mother was found to have a common ancestor with actor Kevin Bacon , through shared European ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Henry Hunter Hall – https://www.geni.com
Obituaries of Henry’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Othello (Stallworth) Lemmons Frauenhofer – https://www.bostonglobe.com https://www.legacy.com