Aurora Perrineau
‘Prodigal Son’ star Aurora Perrineau stops by HollywoodLife’s New York City studio. She plays Dani on the hit FOX series. She stars alongside Tom Payne, Bellamy Young, Halston Sage, Lou Diamond Phillips, Keiko Agena, Frank Harts, and Michael Sheen. ‘Prodigal Son’ currently airs Mondays on FOX and recently got a full series order. Before ‘Prodigal Son,’ Aurora notably played Shana Elmsford in the 2015 film ‘Jem and the Holograms,’ the live-action film adaptation of the 1980s animated television series. She also played Celeste in the Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt movie ‘Passengers’ and Giselle Hammon in the horror film ‘Truth or Dare.’ Aurora was one of the many stars of the critically-acclaimed Netflix miniseries ‘When They See Us.’ She played Tanya. Aurora is the daughter of actor Harold Perrineau, who notably starred in ‘Lost,’ ‘Claws,’ and ‘Romeo + Juliet.’ See more exclusive portraits of Aurora Perrineau in our gallery now.
‘Prodigal Son’s Aurora Perrineau
Aurora plays Dani Powell on the hit FOX series. Dani is a no-nonsense cop who begins working with Malcolm Bright.
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Aurora talks about exploring Dani’s past: ‘I think the things that we’ll learn about Dani is why she has this tough exterior or why she’s drawn to Malcolm and drawn to his traumas and his night terrors and why that makes her like him more and trust him more.’
Actress Aurora Perrineau
Before ‘Prodigal Son,’ Aurora notably played Tanya in the Netflix miniseries ‘When They See Us.’ She also starred opposite Aubrey Peeples, Hayley Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott in ‘Jem and the Holograms.’
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Aurora loves the dynamic between Dani and Malcolm. ‘There can be such great chemistry without it having to cross another barrier. They can be great friends, they could be in relationship, you never know,’ she said.