Michael Ealy
| Michael Ealy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Brown August 3, 1973 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973),[1] professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.
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[edit] Personal life
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Ealy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park.
[edit] Career
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. He also appeared in Mariah Carey's music video for her hit single "Get Your Number" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi.
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 Halle Berry. The same year, he starred in the independent film Jellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning. He starred in the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell, the first season of which aired from December 4–18, 2005, and the second season, Sleeper Cell: American Terror, which aired December 10–17, 2006.
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 the male lead in Beyoncé's "Halo" music video, and as CIA Field Officer Marshall Vogel in the ABC television series FlashForward.
Ealy also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.[2][3] He is currently working on independent writing projects.
In 2009, Ealy performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[4]
In 2010, Ealy signed on to play attorney Derrick Bond in The Good Wife for at least ten episodes of the second season.[5] He co-stars in the action movie Takers as Jake Attica.
In 2011, Ealy signed on to play Travis Marks in USA Network's upcoming new original series Common Law about two cops who have to go to counseling because they argue too much. It is set to begin shooting in August and premiere in 2012.[citation needed]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kissing Jessica Stein | Greg |
| 2002 | Bad Company | G-Mo |
| Barbershop | Ricky Nash | |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Slap Jack |
| 2004 | November | Jesse |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Ricky Nash | |
| Never Die Alone | Mike | |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Tea Cake (real name: Virgible Woods) |
| Jellysmoke | Jacob | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Sgt Cummings |
| Seven Pounds | Ben Thomas | |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Himself |
| 2010 | Takers | Jake Attica |
| For Colored Girls | Beau Willie | |
| 2011 | Unconditional | Joe Bradford |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | Detective Sebastian |
| Think Like a Man | Dominic |
[edit] Television
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | Sleeper Cell | Darwyn al-Sayeed |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Marshall Vogel |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Voice of Malcolm X |
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Derrick Bond |
| 2011 | Californication | Ben |
| 2012 | Common Law | Travis Marks |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Music video | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Get Your Number" | Love interest of Mariah Carey |
| 2009 | "Halo" | Love interest of Beyoncé Knowles |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2007: Nominated—Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Sleeper Cell'
- 2005: Won—Best Actor for Their Eyes Were Watching God
African-American Film Critics Association
- 2010: Won—Best Supporting Actor for For Colored Girls
- 2011: Nominated—Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for For Colored Girls
[edit] References
- ^ "Michael Ealy Biography". Yahoo!. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808419756/bio. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ www.pixiepressworldwide.com
- ^ Metro Source LA magazine
- ^ http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/
- ^ "Michael Ealy Joins the Cast of The Good Wife". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Ealy-Wife-1020720.aspx.
[edit] External links
- Michael Ealy at the Internet Movie Database
- 'The People Speak' – article from the Los Angeles Times
- The People Speak at the Internet Movie Database
