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“My
mom told me that when I was 5 years old I told her that I
wanted to be an actor” After
a long road that saw him dream of a career in the N.B.A.,
graduate from college in Social Sciences, and try his hand at
a B.A. in Economics, he then formed a moderately successful
Rap & R\B group (Da Freshmen: released on MCA in 1994);
before finally ending up right up where he started--- ACTING.
He
re-entered Concordia University in Theatre Performance primed
to delve into the craft of acting.
But halfway the 36-month program he decided to skip the
second act and tackle the real world.
“
I was so tired of lying down on the floor and messin’ wit’
my shakras; I had to get out there and see if I was at least
half as good as I thought I was.”
With
a meager nine years under his belt he has managed to
accumulate over
50 film & TV credits as
well as penning 3 full-length feature scripts. He currently
plays the role of “Detective Jimmy Weeks” on the Global
crime drama series BLUE
MURDER.
His most recent credits include the fact based television
movie ICEBOUND starring Susan Sarandon and NITELITE starring
Shannon Doherty. He has performed recurring roles in on LEAP
YEARS, DEUX FRERES and guest roles in episodes of PLAYMAKERS,
STREET TIME, SEVEN DAYS, THE CROW and COLD SQUAD.
Among
his many film credits are ROMEO
MUST DIE
produced by Joel Silver, A SEASON ON THE BRINK starring Brian
Dennehy, NO ORDINARY BABY starring Briget Fonda, REDEEMER
starring Matthew Modine, THE KILLING YARD starring Alan Alda
and Morris Chestnut, HOLIDAY HEART starring Ving Rhames,
MURDER AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL starring Bo Derek and THE
NATALIE COLE STORY produced by Robert Townsend; featuring
Natalie Cole and Diahann Caroll.
Having
landed roles in MTL, T.O. and Vancouver he now has his sights
set on the U.S. He
claims that by 2005
he’ll be right where he wants to be. When I asked him to
elaborate…. he turned his head, gave me that devilish smile
that I’ve grown to love in the 15 years since we’ve met
and replied… “ That’s
for me to know, and for y’all to find out; I’ll meet you
there.”
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