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Black Hollywood live host Jesse Janedy interviews Justin Cornwell. Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor best known for playing Kyle Craig in the CBS crime drama, Training Day, based on the 2001 film of the same name. Cornwell was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Sidney Cornwell and Robin Bodiford. However, he was primarily raised in Cleveland, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. At age 10, he relocated to with his mother and stepfather Jackie Herring (died 2008) where he fist showed an interest in the arts in middle school. He graduated from Eastern High where he participated in chorus and school plays. In addition, Justin was named as a premier student artist at the Muhammad Ali Center where some of his artwork still hangs today. He attended the University of Louisville where he continued studying acting. Cornwell relocated to Chicago in 2011 to pursue his acting career.