Happy Anderson

Happy Anderson (born November 19, 1976) is an American actor who has worked in film, television, and on and off Broadway.

He is best known for his roles as Mr. James "Jimmy" Fester on Cinemax's The Knick, and Jerry Brudos on the Netflix series Mindhunter, from executive producer/director David Fincher.

Anderson appears in the Netflix films Bird Box as River Man and Bright as Montehugh, a human who works for the FBI's magic division.

Anderson was born in High Falls, New York.

He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1995.

He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from Ithaca College in 1999, graduating alongside Larry Teng, Kevin Deiboldt, Ben Wilson and Brantley Aufill.

He graduated with a master's of fine arts from Indiana University Bloomington in 2002.

In 2003, he moved to New York City.