Colson Whitehead was born on 6 November 1969 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Nickel Boys (2024), The Underground Railroad (2021) and Sag Harbor.

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Sag Harbor, Nickel Boys, The Underground Railroad, and The Wrong Side of the Bridge

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Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)

Joel Edgerton, William Jackson Harper, Aaron Pierre, and Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (2021)

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