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A face you won’t forget
Dr. Algernon Edwards
Played by Ellis Miles Sorensen
Dr. Algernon Edwards is the Harvard-educated Black surgeon who must fight for respect among the all-white staff of the Knickerbocker Hospital in the Cinemax drama The Knick. Inside Amy Schumer's "The Knick Jr." credits a child as Kid…
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Dr. Algernon Edwards is the Harvard-educated Black surgeon who must fight for respect among the all-white staff of the Knickerbocker Hospital in the Cinemax drama The Knick. Inside Amy Schumer's "The Knick Jr." credits a child as Kid Algernon among its pint-sized surgical staff.
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