answers: Courtney B. Vance
context: American Gangster (film) American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is fictionally based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by detective Richie Roberts. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in their first lead acting roles together since 1995's "Virtuosity". The film also co-stars Ted Levine, John Ortiz, Josh Brolin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, </s> Louis Lombardi Louis Lombardi (born January 17, 1968) is an American actor. Lombardi was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Louis Lombardi, Sr. On television, Lombardi had a recurring role on "The Sopranos" as Agent Skip Lipari, and guest starred on such shows as "Entourage", "Heroes" and "". He was a cast member of a 1990s revival of "Fantasy Island" and played Edgar Stiles on "24". He also played Stucky Fein in the short-lived television show "Mob City". He has had roles in films including "Beer League", "The Usual Suspects", "Natural Born Killers", "Suicide Kings", "Beverly </s> Gooding Jr.) murder case as well as the combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's history with the city's African-American community that gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. The season also stars Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, Kenneth Choi as Lance Ito, Christian Clemenson as Bill Hodgman, Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti, Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro and Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran. Based on Maureen Orth's book "Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and
question: who plays johnny cochran in american crime story