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Shemar Moore was born on April 20, 1970 in Oakland, California, United States. Shemar Moore is credited as a television actor, model and film actor. That works out to 56 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Gunn High School and Santa Clara University.
My Take
Shemar Moore is one of those guys who somehow keeps getting more watchable with age, and I mean that as genuine praise. He broke out on The Young and the Restless in the mid-90s, but it was Criminal Minds where he really locked in his career — playing Derek Morgan for over a decade with this effortless cool that made the show addictive even when the cases got grim. Then he pivoted to lead his own show with S.W.A.T., which honestly felt like the industry finally catching up to what he was capable of carrying. Born in Oakland, raised partly in Denmark and Bahrain, educated at Santa Clara University — there's clearly more going on upstairs than just the obvious charisma. He's been a CBS mainstay for basically three straight decades, which in TV terms is practically a dynasty.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shemar Moore
- Name (Japanese)
- シェマー・ムーア
- Reading
- しぇまー・むーあ
- Born
- April 20, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- Oakland, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / model / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Gunn High School
- University
- Santa Clara University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://shemarmoore.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shemarfmoore/
- Xhttps://x.com/shemarmoore
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemar%20Moore
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320941
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shemar Moore born?
Shemar Moore was born on April 20, 1970 and is 56 years old.
Where is Shemar Moore from?
Shemar Moore is from Oakland, California, United States.
What does Shemar Moore do?
Shemar Moore works as actor, television actor, model, film actor.
Where did Shemar Moore study?
Shemar Moore attended Santa Clara University.
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