Who Plays Dr. Reynolds' Dad, Horace, on 'New Amsterdam'? Details on the Tony Nominated Star

Sep. 27 2022, Published 10:05 p.m. ET

Dr. Floyd Reynolds (Jocko Sims) after all reunited along with his father Horace in the Season 4 finale of New Amsterdam. Now, the pair were slowly however for sure working on rebuilding their father-son bond from the ground up because the fifth and final season premiered.

It's no longer transparent presently what number of episodes of New Amsterdam John can be in. However, we do know needless to say that he plays an important role in Season 5, Episode 2, during which he and Dr. Reynolds cross on a father-son fishing shuttle together.

But the place might you've noticed the actor who plays Horace before? He's a seasoned veteran of stage and screen.

Who plays Horace Reynolds on 'New Amsterdam'? Here's where you'll have noticed John Earl Jelks sooner than.

John Earl Jelks has seemed in a plethora of other tv presentations sooner than he made waves as Dr. Reynolds' dad, Horace Reynolds, on New Amsterdam.

Per his IMDb page, some of his most recent notable roles include Marcus Watkins' father, Kirby, on Season 2 of Love Life and Judd Waltrip in On Becoming a God in Central Florida. He's also seemed in single episodes of a lot of our favorite cop dramas, together with Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, and True Detective.

John is in truth somewhat the prolific stage actor as neatly. He was once nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2007 for his portrayal of Sterling Johnson in Radio Golf.

The actor has additionally won Obie Awards (the Off-Broadway similar of the Tonys) for his roles within the plays Sunset Baby and Fetch Clay, Make Man.

John also recently gave the impression on Broadway within the manufacturing Birthday Candles, opposite Debra Messing. (Sadly, the play had a restricted run that ended in May 2022!)

According to John's website Najon Productions, there may be even a documentary movie in regards to the actor's life in the works titled They Call Him Jelks.

Can you in finding John Earl Jelks on social media?

John has an Instagram (you can observe him @johnearljelks) and a Twitter web page (@earljelks). According to John's Wikipedia web page his birthday is July 16th, 1959, which makes him Sixty three years old.

In addition to being a Tony Award-nominated actor and New Amsterdam guest star, John also has a critically sturdy social media recreation. You can practice the 63-year-old on Instagram and Twitter. The actor has been promoting his look on New Amsterdam in his Instagram stories.

Make certain not to leave out out on what happens between Dr. Reynolds and his dad when new episodes of New Amsterdam, air at 10 p.m. ET on NBC.

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