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Michael Ealy Born Michael Brown
August 3, 1973
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 1990s–present Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973),[1] professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.
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Personal life
Ealy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park.
Career
Ealy started his acting career in the late-1990s, appearing in a number of off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first film roles were Bad Company and Kissing Jessica Stein. His breakout role came in 2002's Barbershop, in which he plays reformed street thug Ricky Nash, a role that he reprised in the 2004 sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2003, he played the role of Slap Jack in the second installment of the Fast and the Furious film series, 2 Fast 2 Furious. Later in 2004, Ealy appeared in Never Die Alone with DMX. He also appeared in Mariah Carey's music video for her hit single "Get Your Number" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi.
In 2005, Ealy co-starred in the telefilm version of Their Eyes Were Watching God, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, and starring Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry. The same year, he starred in the independent film Jellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning. He starred in the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell, the first season of which aired from December 4–18, 2005, and the second season, Sleeper Cell: American Terror, which aired December 10–17, 2006.
On December 14, 2006, Ealy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Sleeper Cell: American Terror in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
In December 2008 he was featured in the movie Seven Pounds alongside Will Smith as Ben Thomas. He also starred as the male lead in Beyoncé's "Halo" music video, and as CIA Field Officer Marshall Vogel in the ABC television series FlashForward.
Ealy also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.[2][3] He is currently working on independent writing projects.
In 2009, Ealy performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[4]
In 2010, Ealy signed on to play attorney Derrick Bond in The Good Wife for at least ten episodes of the second season.[5] He co-stars in the action movie Takers as Jake Attica.
In 2011, Ealy signed on to play Travis Marks in USA Network's upcoming new original series Common Law about two cops who have to go to counseling because they argue too much. It is set to begin shooting in August and premiere in 2012.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role 2001 Kissing Jessica Stein Greg 2002 Bad Company G-Mo Barbershop Ricky Nash 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Slap Jack 2004 November Jesse Barbershop 2: Back in Business Ricky Nash Never Die Alone Mike 2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Tea Cake (real name: Virgible Woods) Jellysmoke Jacob 2008 Miracle at St. Anna Sgt Cummings Seven Pounds Ben Thomas 2009 The People Speak Himself 2010 Takers Jake Attica For Colored Girls Beau Willie 2011 Firebird Joe Bradford 2012 Underworld: Awakening Detective Sebastian Television
Year Film Role 2005–2006 Sleeper Cell Darwyn al-Sayeed 2009–2010 FlashForward Marshall Vogel 2009 The People Speak Voice of Malcolm X 2010 The Good Wife Derrick Bond 2011 Californication Ben 2012 Common Law Travis Marks Music videos
Year Music video Role 2005 "Get Your Number" Love interest of Mariah Carey 2009 "Halo" Love interest of Beyoncé Knowles Awards and nominations
Golden Globe Awards
- 2007: Nominated—Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Sleeper Cell
- 2005: Won—Best Actor for Their Eyes Were Watching God
African-American Film Critics Association
- 2010: Won—Best Supporting Actor for For Colored Girls
- 2011: Nominated—Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for For Colored Girls
References
- ^ "Michael Ealy Biography". Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808419756/bio. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ www.pixiepressworldwide.com
- ^ Metro Source LA magazine
- ^ http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/
- ^ "Michael Ealy Joins the Cast of The Good Wife". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Ealy-Wife-1020720.aspx.
External links
- Michael Ealy at the Internet Movie Database
- 'The People Speak' – article from the Los Angeles Times
- The People Speak at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1973 births
- Actors from Maryland
- African American actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Silver Spring, Maryland
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