Michael Ealy
Acting
Biography
Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973), professionally known as Michael Ealy, was born on August 3, 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended SpringbrookHigh School and the University of Maryland, College Park. 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. 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 HalleBerry. The same year, he starred in the independent film Jellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning. He starred in the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell and Sleeper Cell: American Terror. 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 CIA Field Officer Marshall Vogel in the ABC television series FlashForward. In 2010 Ealy starred in the action-thriller Takers and in the drama For Colored Girls. Also in 2010, Ealy signed on to play an attorney, Derrick Bond in the TV series, The Good Wife.
Born: August 3, 1973
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Ish Reinhart
as Damon
as Detective Joe McDonald
as Self - Judge
as Reed Broderick
as Quentin Deveraux
as Self
as Derrick Tyler
as Yusef Davis
as Dr. Jones
as Miles Hoffman
as Self
as Jacob Singer
as X
as Supreme Rameek
as Scott
as Jake Reed
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Panelist
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
as Carter Duncan
as Eric Warner
as Self
as Dominic
as Danny
as Dorian
as Ezra Clayton
as Theo Noble / Mr. Salman
as Theo Noble
as Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
as Strauss's Student
as Sam Lewis
as Theo Noble / Sam Lewis
as Joe Bradford
as Travis Marks
as Dominic
as Detective Sebastian
as Dave the Lawyer
as Beau willie
as Jake Attica
as Self
as Marshall Vogel
as Derrick Bond
as Ben's Brother
as Sergeant Bishop Cummings
as Ben
as Akmed
as Self - Guest
as Darwyn al-Sayeed
as Jacob
as Tea Cake
as Michael
as Ricky
as Jesse
as Slap Jack
as Woody
as Self
as G-Mo
as Ricky Nash
as Greg
as Rick Kendrick
as Ryan Kendrick
as Private Nelson