Michael Ealy
Known For
Acting
Born
1973-08-03 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Private Nelson
The Good Wife
as Derrick Bond
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Westworld
as Jake Reed
ER
as Rick Kendrick
ER
as Ryan Kendrick
The Following
as Theo Noble / Mr. Salman
The Following
as Theo Noble
The Following
as Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
The Following
as Strauss's Student
The Following
as Sam Lewis
The Following
as Theo Noble / Sam Lewis
Californication
as Ben
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
as Ish Reinhart
Bel-Air
as Reed Broderick
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
FlashForward
as Marshall Vogel
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
The Afterparty
as Quentin Deveraux