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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
A Journey to Sundance
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2023
The Devil You Know
Character:Detective Joe McDonald
Release Date:01/04/2022
Fatale
Character:Derrick Tyler
Release Date:18/12/2020
Really Love
Character:Yusef Davis
Release Date:16/10/2020
aTypical Wednesday
Character:Dr. Jones
Release Date:30/06/2020
Jacob's Ladder
Character:Jacob Singer
Release Date:23/08/2019
Stucco
Character:X
Release Date:08/08/2019
The Intruder
Character:Scott
Release Date:03/05/2019
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character:
Release Date:26/08/2017
The Perfect Guy
Character:Carter Duncan
Release Date:11/09/2015
The Signal
Character:Daniel Miller
Release Date:08/07/2015
Think Like a Man Too
Character:Dominic
Release Date:20/06/2014
About Last Night
Character:Danny
Release Date:14/02/2014
Last Vegas
Character:Ezra Clayton
Release Date:31/10/2013
Unconditional
Character:Joe Bradford
Release Date:21/09/2012
Think Like a Man
Character:Dominic
Release Date:20/04/2012
Underworld: Awakening
Character:Detective Sebastian
Release Date:19/01/2012
Margaret
Character:Dave the Lawyer
Release Date:30/09/2011
For Colored Girls
Character:Beau willie
Release Date:05/11/2010
Takers
Character:Jake Attica
Release Date:26/08/2010
The People Speak
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2009
Seven Pounds
Character:Ben's Brother
Release Date:18/12/2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Character:Sergeant Bishop Cummings
Release Date:15/09/2008
Put It in a Book
Character:Akmed
Release Date:09/06/2007
Jellysmoke
Character:Jacob
Release Date:17/06/2005
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Character:Tea Cake
Release Date:06/03/2005
Never Die Alone
Character:Michael
Release Date:26/03/2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Character:Ricky
Release Date:20/01/2004
November
Character:Jesse
Release Date:18/01/2004
2 Fast 2 Furious
Character:Slap Jack
Release Date:05/06/2003
Justice
Character:Woody
Release Date:08/05/2003
Bad Company
Character:G-Mo
Release Date:07/06/2002
Barbershop
Character:Ricky Nash
Release Date:01/04/2002
Kissing Jessica Stein
Character:Greg
Release Date:13/03/2002
Television Appearances
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Character:Ish Reinhart
Reasonable Doubt
Character:Damon
Is It Cake?
Character:Self - Judge
Bel-Air
Character:Reed Broderick
The Afterparty
Character:Quentin Deveraux
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Character:Douglas
Stumptown
Character:Miles Hoffman
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Supreme Rameek
Westworld
Character:Jake Reed
Match Game
Character:Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
Character:Self - Panelist
Barbarians Rising
Character:Himself - Narrator (voice)
Secrets and Lies
Character:Eric Warner
Celebrity Name Game
Character:Self
Almost Human
Character:Dorian
The Following
Character:Theo Noble
The Following
Character:Theo Noble / Mr. Salman
The Following
Character:Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
The Following
Character:Strauss's Student
The Following
Character:Theo Noble / Sam Lewis
The Following
Character:Sam Lewis
Common Law
Character:Travis Marks
FlashForward
Character:Marshall Vogel
The Good Wife
Character:Derrick Bond
Californication
Character:Ben
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Sleeper Cell
Character:Darwyn al-Sayeed
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Madigan Men
Character:
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Character:Rick Kendrick
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Character:Ryan Kendrick
Law & Order
Character:Private Nelson
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