Vicellous Reon Shannon

Vicellous Reon Shannon
Born	(1971-04-11) April 11, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Other names	Vicellous Shannon
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1991–present

Vicellous Reon Shannon (born April 11, 1971) is an American actor 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. Shannon also appeared in the 2006 film Annapolis.

Background

Shannon was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Orange County, California. He was a promising high school baseball player until he was sidelined by a severely injured hamstring. As a result, he took an interest in acting and began taking the two-hour bus ride to Laguna Beach where he studied drama, performing chores at the facility in lieu of tuition. His breakthrough role came a few years later in the television series Dangerous Minds.

Personal life

He has two daughters, Sierra (b. 2000) and Serena (b. 2003).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Deep Cover	13 Year Old
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	James
1998	Senseless	Carter
	Can't Hardly Wait	Reddi Whip Kid
1999	The Hurricane	Lesra
	2 Little, 2 Late	Seth 'Crystal' Meth
2000	Dancing in September	James
2002	Hart's War	Lt. Lamar T. Archer
2004	Last Flight Out	Jim
2005	Shackles	Sammy One
2006	Annapolis	Twins
2008	Animal 2	Darius
2017	The Recall	Astronaut 2
	The Humanity Bureau	Agent Porter
2018	Distorted	Phillip Starks

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	MacGyver	Tookie	Episode: "Gunz 'n Boyz"
1992	L.A. Law	Gilbert Russell	Episode: "Zo Long"
1993	Roc	Young Roc	Episode: "Up in the Attic
	Crime & Punishment	Mario Wilson	Episode: "Right to Bear Arms"
	Dream On	Manny	Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape"
	Banner Times	Monty	Television film
1994	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Ski
	Sister, Sister	Anthony	Episode: "The Pimple"
	Picket Fences	Black Kid #1	Episode: "Elective Conduct"
	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Trey	Episode: "Revelation"
1995	Chicago Hope	Lannie Sutton	Episode: "Great White Hope"
	Zooman	Russell	Television film
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Juwan	Episode: "Squash It"
	Party of Five	Andy Hughes	Episode: "Have No Fear"
1995 & 1997	The Parent 'Hood	Sleep / The Mad Gatter	2 episodes
1996	Moesha	Darnell	Episode: "Pilot"
	The Client	Anthony Gibson	Episode: "The High Ground"
	L.A. Firefighters	Bobby Grimes	3 episodes
	Don't Look Back	Drug Dealer #2	Television film
1996–1997	Dangerous Minds	Cornelius Hawkins	Main role
1997	Touched by an Angel	Jason DeLee	Episode: "At Risk"
	NYPD Blue	Jamal	Episode: "A Draining Experience"
	Early Edition	Marcus	Episode: "Angels and Devils"
1998	David and Lisa	Tyrone	Television film
	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Chris Johnson	Episode: "Vertigo"
2000	Freedom Song	Owen Walker	Television film
	City of Angels	Marvell Preston	Episode: "Deliver the Male"
	Judging Amy	Joseph Dutton	Episode: "Gray vs. Gray"
2001	Semper Fi	Keith Maddox	Television film
2001–2002	24	Keith Palmer	Recurring role
2003	Without a Trace	Probationary Fireman	Episode: "Trip Box"
2003–2004	The Guardian	Taliek Allen	4 episodes
	JAG	Midshipman Kevin Dupree	3 episodes
2004	The Shield	Trick	Episode: "Strays"
	Cold Case	Joel	Episode: "The Badlands"
2005	House	Carnell Hall	Episode: "Daddy's Boy"
2006–2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Aaron James / Marshall James	3 episodes
2009	CSI: Miami	Todd Harris	Episode: "Seeing Red"
2010	Sons of Anarchy	Fester	Episode: "So"
	Pleading Guilty	Det. Dewey Phelan	Unaired pilot
2012	The Mentalist	Jeron 'Shade' Slaughter	Episode: "Black Cherry"
2013	Bones	Curtis Martin	Episode: "El Carnicero en el Coche"

Radio

• Shannon recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign, encouraging the reading of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's autobiography.

External links

• Vicellous Reon Shannon at IMDb