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Courtney B. Vance to play Johnnie Cochran in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson

February 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

FX has found its Johnnie Cochran for American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, with Courtney B. Vance (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) signing on to play O.J.’s defense attorney in the upcoming miniseries.

Based on O.J.’s 1995 trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, The People v. O.J. Simpson will star Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, with David Schwimmer playing attorney Robert Kardashian, Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark and John Travolta as lawyer Robert Shapiro.

Source: THR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszH_jfuJoo8HCG1-lGjvfH2F&v=lXOAy1VNGBA&feature=player_embedded

Originally published February 8, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, Courtney B. Vance

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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