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Michael Ealy

Actor, ProducerBorn August 3, 1973 (51 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Following
  • The Devil You Know

Known For

  • Seven Pounds
  • Underworld: Awakening
  • Think Like a Man
  • 2 Fast 2 Furious
  • Almost Human
  • The Intruder
  • Takers
  • Last Vegas
  • About Last Night
  • Think Like a Man Too
  • Miracle at St. Anna
  • Sleeper Cell
  • Fatale
  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
  • Common Law (2012)
  • The Perfect Guy
  • Barbershop
  • Stumptown
  • Secrets and Lies (2015)
  • Jacob's Ladder
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business
  • Unconditional
  • Never Die Alone
  • November

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2022
    Reasonable Doubt (2022) (TV Series) · as Damon
    2022
    The Devil You Know · as Detective Joe Mcdonald
    2022
    Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Reed Broderick
    2022
    The Afterparty (TV Series) · as Quentin Deveraux
    2022
    2020
    Fatale · as Derrick Tyler
    2020
    Really Love · as Yusef Davis
    2020
    Power Book II: Ghost (TV Series) · as Detective Don Carter
    2020
    aTypical Wednesday · as Dr. Jones
    2019
    Stumptown (TV Series) · as Miles Hoffman
    2019
    Jacob's Ladder · as Jacob Singer
    2019
    Stucco · as X
    2019
    A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Supreme Rameek
    2019
    The Intruder · as Scott
    2016
    Westworld (TV Series) · as Jake Reed
    2015
    The Perfect Guy · as Carter Duncan
    2015
    Secrets and Lies (2015) (TV Series) · as Eric Warner
    2014
    Think Like a Man Too · as Dominic
    2014
    About Last Night · as Danny
    2013
    Almost Human (TV Series) · as Dorian
    2013
    Last Vegas · as Ezra Clayton
    2013
    Being Mary Jane (TV Series) · as Justin Talbot
    2013
    The Following (TV Series) · as Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
    2012
    Unconditional · as Joe Bradford
    2012
    Common Law (2012) (TV Series) · as Travis Marks
    2012
    Think Like a Man · as Dominic
    2012
    Underworld: Awakening · as Detective Sebastian
    2011
    Margaret · as Dave The Lawyer
    2010
    For Colored Girls · as Beau Willie
    2010
    Takers · as Jake Attica
    2009
    FlashForward (TV Series) · as Marshall Vogel
    2009
    The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Derrick Bond
    2009
    HawthoRNe (TV Series) · as Dr. Alan Phillips
    2008
    Beyoncé: Halo · as Love Interest
    2008
    Seven Pounds · as Ben's Brother
    2008
    Miracle at St. Anna · as Sergeant Bishop Cummings
    2007
    Californication (TV Series) · as Ben
    2007
    Suspect · as Det. Marcus Tillman
    2005
    Sleeper Cell (TV Series) · as Darwyn Al-Sayeed
    2005
    2005
    2004
    Never Die Alone · as Michael
    2004
    2004
    November · as Jesse
    2003
    2 Fast 2 Furious · as Slap Jack
    2003
    Justice · as Woody
    2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
    2002
    Barbershop · as Ricky Nash
    2002
    Bad Company · as G-Mo
    2001
    2000
    Madigan Men (TV Series)
    2000
    Soul Food (TV Series) · as Steve
    2000
    Metropolis · as Calvin Mcdade
    1996
    Lush Life (TV Series)
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Ryan Kendrick
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Private Nelson

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