Person Details

Birthday: 1973-08-03 17:08:21

Aliases: Michael Brown , Μάικλ Ίλι

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

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Movie Involvements: 25

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

Law & Order
Average
7

Law & Order

(1990) Private Nelson
Westworld
Average
8

Westworld

(2016) Jake Reed
ER
Average
8

ER

(1994) Ryan Kendrick
The Following
Average
7

The Following

(2013) Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
FlashForward
Average
7

FlashForward

(2009) Marshall Vogel
Stumptown
Average
7

Stumptown

(2019) Miles Hoffman
Underworld: Awakening
Average
6

Underworld: Awakening

(2012) Detective Sebastian
Bel-Air
Average
8

Bel-Air

(2022) Reed Broderick

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Damon
Detective Joe McDonald
Reed Broderick
Douglas
Quentin Deveraux
2020 Derrick Tyler
Yusef Davis
Dr. Jones
2019 Miles Hoffman
Self
Jacob Singer
X
Supreme Rameek
Scott
2017 N/A
2016 Jake Reed
Himself - Panelist
Self
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2015 Carter Duncan
Daniel Miller
Eric Warner
2014 Self
Dominic
Danny
2013 Dorian
Ezra Clayton
Theo Noble / Mr. Salman
Strauss's Student
Theo Noble
Theo Noble / Sam Lewis
Sam Lewis
Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson
2012 Joe Bradford
Travis Marks
Dominic
Detective Sebastian
2011 Dave the Lawyer
2010 Beau willie
Jake Attica
2009 Self
Marshall Vogel
2008 Ben's Brother
Sergeant Bishop Cummings
2007 Ben
Akmed
2006 N/A
2005 Darwyn al-Sayeed
Jacob
Tea Cake
2004 Self
Michael
Ricky
Jesse
2003 Slap Jack
Woody
N/A
2002 G-Mo
Ricky Nash
Greg
2000 N/A
1994 Ryan Kendrick
Rick Kendrick
1990 Private Nelson
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
2015 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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