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Columbus Keith Short Jr. (born September 19, 1982) is an American actor and choreographer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman (of So You Think You Can Dance fame). He is best known for his roles in the films Stomp the Yard, Cadillac Records, Armored, and The Losers. He previously starred on Scandal as Harrison Wrightfor the first 3 seasons.
In 2006, he appeared in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as novice show-writer Darius Hawthorne. He was among the presenters at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards. In 2007, Columbus appeared in the movie This Christmas also starring Chris Brown and Lauren London. In 2008, Short appeared in the movie Quarantine, co-starring Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician Little Walter in Cadillac Records (2008), with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. In 2010, he played "Pooch" in the film The Losers, based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain White (who had already directed Short in Stomp the Yard).
Short also avoided jail by pleading no contest to a felony assault charge after throwing "a running punch" at his in-law during a family gathering at a bar. Short stated he was being taunted and acted in self-defense, and the victim admitted he took off his jersey and was prepared to fight Short before the punch caused a concussion and fractured eye socket.
In an interview with Access Hollywood Live, Short said that substance abuse, both alcoholism and cocaine use due to the stress of family issues and personal loss, led to his departure from Scandal.
| 2004 | You Got Served | Dancer | |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | War of the Worlds Soldier | |
| 2006 | Accepted | Hands Holloway | |
| Save the Last Dance 2 | Miles Sultana | Video | |
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | DJ Williams | |
| This Christmas | Claude Whitfield | ||
| 2008 | Quarantine | Officer Danny Wilensky | |
| Cadillac Records | Little Walter | ||
| 2009 | Whiteout | Delfy | |
| Armored | Ty Hackett | ||
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Jeff Barnes | |
| The Losers | Pooch | ||
| DJ Williams | |||
| 2014 | The End Again | Joe Maxwell | Short |
| 2015 | Fear Files | City Councilman Harvey Jordan | TV movie |
| The Girl Is in Trouble | August | ||
| Mr. Right | Michael | ||
| Rocko Presents Food | Ceegee | Short | |
| Lucky Girl | Dillon | ||
| 2016 | Definitely Divorcing | Eric | |
| 2017 | American Violence | Ben Woods | |
| True to the Game | Quadir Richards | ||
| 2018 | Armed | Turell | |
| 2019 | Atone | White | |
| Dear Frank | George | ||
| 2020 | Influence | Billy King | |
| For NYC | Himself | Short | |
| True to the Game 2: Gena's Story | Quadir Richards | ||
| 2021 | The Fight That Never Ends | Norris | TV movie |
| True to the Game 3 | Quadir Richards | ||
| 2022 | Scott Free | Todd | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | |||
| 2023 | The Bargain | Tunde Seymour | |
| Life Without Hope 2: A New Chapter | Life | Replacing Andra Fuller: Tubi release | |
| Prince of Detroit | Harlow Black | ||
| Sisters | Kevin | ||
| Stay Out | Coffee Guy | TV movie | |
| 2024 | Finding Tony | Detective Hash | |
| 2025 or early 2026 | The Prince of Detroit 2 | Harlow Black | Pre—production |
| 2005 | ER | Loose | Episode: "Skin" |
| Judging Amy | Thomas McNab | Episode: "The Paper War" | |
| 2005–06 | That's So Raven | Trey | Guest Cast: Seasons 3-4 |
| 2006–07 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Darius Hawthorne | Recurring Cast |
| 2012–14 | Scandal | Harrison Wright | Main Cast: Seasons 1-3 |
| 2020 | Casting the Net | Hector | Episode: "A Purse Full of Dollars" |
| 2022 | Himself | Episode: "New Teams, Same Dreams" | |
| Wicked City | The Handler | Episode: "A Debt Owed" |
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