He is only child to Carolyn and Leroy Boseman. Boseman has also had roles in the television series Lincoln Heights (2008) and Persons Unknown (2010) and the films The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008), Draft Day (2014) and Message from the King (2016). Boseman A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina. This movie stars Rob Directed by Gary Fleder. The same year, Chadwick starred in his first feature film, The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. ‎The Express (2008) directed by Gary Fleder • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd With Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown, Darrin Dewitt Henson. This one is about the real-life story of college football legend, Ernie Davis, who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Chadwick Boseman was born on November 1997 in Anderson, South Carolina, the USA. His father worked in a textile industry and ran upholstery business and his mother worked He landed a regular role in Persons Unknown in 2010. Chadwick Boseman actually finds himself in quite a few sport dramas.