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Michael Ealy
Actor, ProducerBorn August 3, 1973 (52 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.
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Michael Ealy Filmography
| 2025 | The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (TV Series) · as Ish Reinhart |
| 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 | The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (TV Series) · as Douglas |
| 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 | The Signal · as Daniel Miller |
| 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 | 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 | Their Eyes Were Watching God · as Tea Cake |
| 2004 | Never Die Alone · as Michael |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Ricky |
| 2004 | November · as Jesse |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious · as Slap Jack |
| 2003 | Justice · as Woody |
| 2002 | Barbershop · as Ricky Nash |
| 2002 | Bad Company · as G-Mo |
| 2001 | Kissing Jessica Stein · as Greg |
| 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 |
| 2024 | BET Black Men's Summit · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | A Journey to Sundance · as Self |
| 2022 | Is It Cake? (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2021 | Friday Night Vibes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Celebrity Game Face (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | American Music Awards 2019 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase (TV Series) · as Michael Ealy |
| 2019 | The DL Hughley Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self |
| 2016 | Match Game (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | 24th Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | BET Awards 2015 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name Game (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | 45th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | An Un-Romantic Comedy · as Self |
| 2014 | I Love You? · as Self |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Hip Hop Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The People Speak · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 2006 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | BET Awards 2005 · as Self |
| 2005 | The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Devil You Know · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Jacob's Ladder · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | The Perfect Guy · as Executive Producer |