Portrait of Vicellous Shannon

Vicellous Shannon

Acting

Biography

Vicellous Reon Shannon is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Lesra Martin in the 1999 film The Hurricane, and Keith Palmer, the son of presidential candidate David Palmer in the Fox television series 24. Vicellous also played in the 2006 film Annapolis. Raised in Orange County, California, Shannon was a promising high school baseball player until being sidelined by a severely injured hamstring. He took an interest in acting and began taking the two-hour bus ride to Laguna Hills where he studied acting with R.J. Adams at The Actors Workshop, performing chores at the facility in lieu of tuition. His breakthrough role came a few years later in the television series Dangerous Minds.

Born: April 11, 1971

Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Filmography

2023
Come Out Fighting

as Sgt. Thomas

2018
Distorted

as Phillip Starks

2017
The Humanity Bureau

as Agent Porter

2017
The Recall

as Astronaut Jackson

2008
The Mentalist

as Jeron "Shade" Slaughter

2008
2007
Animal 2

as Darius

2006
Annapolis

as Twins

2005
Bones

as Curtis Martin

2004
House

as Carnell Hall

2004
2003
Cold Case

as Joel

2002
Without a Trace

as Probationary Fireman

2002
The Shield

as Trick

2002
Hart's War

as Lt. Lamar T. Archer

2001
24

as Keith Palmer

2001
The Guardian

as Taliek Allen

2001
Semper Fi

as Keith Maddox

2000
2000
Freedom Song

as Owen Walker

1999
Judging Amy

as Joseph Dutton

1999
The Hurricane

as Lesra Martin

1999
2 Little, 2 Late

as Seth 'Crystal' Meth

1998
1996
Dangerous Minds

as Cornelius Hawkins

1996
Early Edition

as Marcus

1996
1995
JAG

as Midshipman Kevin Dupree

1995
The Client

as Anthony Gibson

1995
Zooman

as Russell

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Jason DeLee

1994
Sister, Sister

as Anthony

1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Ski (as Vicellous Reon Shannon)

1992
Deep Cover

as 13 Year Old

1991
Roc

as Young Roc

1986
L.A. Law

as Gilbert Russell

1985
MacGyver

as Tookie