Michael Ealy
Born: 1973-08-03 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Terminal List: Dark Wolf as Ish Reinhart
2023
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
2022
- Bel-Air as Reed Broderick
- Reasonable Doubt as Damon
- The Afterparty as Quentin Deveraux
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window as Douglas
- Is It Cake? as Self - Judge
- The Devil You Know as Detective Joe McDonald
2020
- Fatale as Derrick Tyler
- Really Love as Yusef Davis
- aTypical Wednesday as Dr. Jones
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Stumptown as Miles Hoffman
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Supreme Rameek
- The Intruder as Scott
- Stucco as X
- Jacob's Ladder as Jacob Singer
2016
- Westworld as Jake Reed
- Match Game as Self - Panelist
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Barbarians Rising as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2015
- Secrets and Lies as Eric Warner
- The Perfect Guy as Carter Duncan
- The Signal as Daniel Miller
2014
- Celebrity Name Game as Self
- Think Like a Man Too as Dominic
- About Last Night as Danny
2013
- The Following as Theo Noble
- Almost Human as Dorian
- Last Vegas as Ezra Clayton
2012
- Underworld: Awakening as Detective Sebastian
- Common Law as Travis Marks
- Think Like a Man as Dominic
- Unconditional as Joe Bradford
2011
- Margaret as Dave the Lawyer
2010
- Takers as Jake Attica
- For Colored Girls as Beau willie
2009
- The Good Wife as Derrick Bond
- FlashForward as Marshall Vogel
- The People Speak as Self
2008
- Seven Pounds as Ben's Brother
- Miracle at St. Anna as Sergeant Bishop Cummings
2007
- Californication as Ben
- Put It in a Book as Akmed
2006
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
2005
- Sleeper Cell as Darwyn al-Sayeed
- Their Eyes Were Watching God as Tea Cake
- Jellysmoke as Jacob
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Ricky
- Never Die Alone as Michael
- November as Jesse
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2 Fast 2 Furious as Slap Jack
- Justice as Woody
2002
- Barbershop as Ricky Nash
- Bad Company as G-Mo
- Kissing Jessica Stein as Greg
2000
1994
- ER as Rick Kendrick
1990
- Law & Order as Private Nelson