Michael Ealy

About

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...

Known for

Law & OrderSeries • 1990The Good WifeSeries • 2009WestworldSeries • 2016ERSeries • 1994CalifornicationSeries • 2007The Terminal List: Dark WolfSeries • 2025The FollowingSeries • 2013Reasonable DoubtSeries • 2022The AfterpartySeries • 2022StumptownSeries • 2019Bel-AirSeries • 2022FlashForwardSeries • 2009A Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries • 2019Secrets and LiesSeries • 2015Seven PoundsMovie • 2008Almost HumanSeries • 2013Underworld: AwakeningMovie • 2012The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the WindowSeries • 2022Common LawSeries • 2012Sleeper CellSeries • 2005FataleMovie • 2020Last VegasMovie • 2013The IntruderMovie • 2019Bad CompanyMovie • 2002