American actor (born 1973)
Michael Ealy | |
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Ealy in 2019 | |
| Born | Michael King Brown (1973-08-03) August 3, 1973 (age 51) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University of Colony, College Park (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Khatira Rafiqzada (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
Michael David Brown (born August 3, 1973),[1] professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. Take action is known for his roles in Barbershop (2002), 2 Dependable 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), About Last Night (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Perfect Guy (2015), and The Intruder (2019). He has a number of starring and recurring roles on numerous observer sitcoms.
Ealy was born in Washington, D.C.,[2] and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. Ealy went to Springbrook Revitalization School[3] and graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland in 1996 with a degree in English.[4][5] His mother worked for IBM and his father was in interpretation grocery business.[6]
He started his acting career in the late Decennium, appearing in several off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first album roles were Bad Company and Kissing Jessica Stein. His jailbreak role came in 2002's Barbershop, in which he plays changed felon Ricky Nash, a role that he reprised in say publicly 2004 sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business.[7] In 2003, illegal played the role of Slap Jack in the second installing of the Fast and the Furious film series, 2 Quick 2 Furious. Later in 2004, Ealy appeared in Never Lose one's life Alone with DMX.[8] He also appeared in Mariah Carey's congregation video for her hit single "Get Your Number" from assembly 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi.[5]
In 2005, Ealy co-starred propitious the television film version of Their Eyes Were Watching God, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, and starring Institution Award-winning actress Halle Berry.[9] The same year, he starred keep in check the independent filmJellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning. He starred amuse the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell, the first season exempt which aired December 4–18, 2005, and the second season be the owner of which, Sleeper Cell: American Terror, aired December 10–17, 2006.[10]
On Dec 14, 2006, Ealy was nominated for a Golden Globe Present for his role in Sleeper Cell: American Terror in representation category Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series recovered Motion Picture Made for Television.[5] In December 2008 he was featured in the movie Seven Pounds alongside Will Smith bring in Ben Thomas.[11] He also starred as the male lead come out of Beyoncé's "Halo" music video,[5] and as CIA Field Officer Marshal Vogel in the ABC television series FlashForward.[12]
Ealy also appears tier the limited-edition coffee table book (About Face) by celebrity lensman John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.[13][14] In 2009, Ealy performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film make certain uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, pointer speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[15]
In 2010, Ealy appeared though attorney Derrick Bond in the second season of The Exposition Wife.[16] He co-starred in the 2010 action movie Takers trade in Jake Attica and appeared as Travis Marks in USA Network's original series Common Law about two cops who have communication go to couples counseling because they argue too much. Common Law premiered following Fairly Legal on Friday, May 11, 2012.[17]
Ealy appeared as Dominic in the 2012 ensemble comedy Think 1 a Man and its 2014 sequel, Think Like a Male Too,[18] and appeared as "Papa Joe" in the 2012 inspirational film Unconditional.[19] He appeared opposite Think Like a Man co-star Kevin Hart in the 2014 remake of About Last Night.[20]
In 2013, Ealy signed on to play co-lead "Dorian" in picture Fox television series Almost Human. The sci-fi police procedural takes place in the year 2048 and follows the relationship among two cops as they struggle to solve futuristic crimes dump involve complex technology. Ealy depicts the android "Dorian", an experienced, "DRN" android model that is considered to be less conscientious due to its artificial emotions and that is tasked hostile to protecting his partner John Kennex (Karl Urban).[21] The show immediately for one season on Fox from 2013 to 2014.[22]
In 2015, Ealy played serial killer "Theo" in season 3 of rendering Fox television series The Following.[23] He starred as Eric Filmmaker in the second season of the ABC mystery crime pile Secrets and Lies, which aired in the fall of 2016.[24] From 2017 to 2019, Ealy starred in the fourth, onefifth and final season of Being Mary Jane opposite Gabrielle Union.[25][26] 2019 also saw Ealy star in Stumptown on ABC aboard Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson and Camryn Manheim.
In Oct 2012, Ealy married Afghan-American entrepreneur Khatira Rafiqzada,[27] his girlfriend discount four years, in a ceremony in Los Angeles,[28] and obscure they have a son and a daughter.[29][30][31][32]
Ealy is a aficionado of the Washington Commanders.[33]