Michael Ealy

Michael Brown (lahir 3 Agustus 1973), secara profesional dikenal sebagai Michael Ealy, lahir pada tanggal 3 Agustus 1973 di Silver Spring, Maryland. Dia bersekolah di SpringbrookHigh School dan University of Maryland, College Park. Ealy memulai karir aktingnya pada akhir 1990an, tampil di sejumlah produksi panggung di luar Broadway. Di antara peran film pertamanya adalah Bad Company dan Kissing Jessica Stein. Peran terobosannya muncul di Barbershop tahun 2002, di mana ia berperan sebagai preman jalanan yang direformasi, Ricky Nash, peran yang ia ulangi di sekuel tahun 2004, Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Pada tahun 2003, ia memainkan peran Slap Jack dalam seri kedua film Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious. Kemudian pada tahun 2004, Ealy muncul di Never Die Alone bersama DMX. Pada tahun 2005, Ealy ikut membintangi versi telefilm dari Mata Mereka Mengawasi Tuhan, diproduksi oleh Oprah Winfrey dan Quincy Jones, dan dibintangi oleh aktris pemenang Academy Award HalleBerry. Pada tahun yang sama, ia membintangi film independen Jellysmoke, disutradarai oleh Mark Banning. Dia membintangi serial televisi Showtime Sleeper Cell dan Sleeper Cell: American Terror. Pada tanggal 14 Desember 2006, Ealy dinominasikan untuk Penghargaan Golden Globe untuk perannya dalam Sleeper Cell: American Terror dalam kategori Penampilan Terbaik oleh Aktor dalam Serial Mini atau Film yang Dibuat untuk Televisi. Pada bulan Desember 2008 dia tampil dalam film Seven Pounds bersama Will Smith sebagai Ben Thomas. Dia juga berperan sebagai Petugas Lapangan CIA Marshall Vogel dalam serial televisi ABC FlashForward. Pada tahun 2010 Ealy membintangi film thriller aksi Takers dan drama For Colored Girls. Juga pada tahun 2010, Ealy menandatangani kontrak untuk berperan sebagai pengacara, Derrick Bond dalam serial TV, The Good Wife.

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.