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
2022
- Bel-Air as Reed Broderick
- The Afterparty as Quentin Deveraux
- Is It Cake? as Self - Judge
- Reasonable Doubt as Damon
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window as Douglas
- The Devil You Know as Detective Joe McDonald
2021
- A Journey to Sundance as Self
2020
- Fatale as Derrick Tyler
- Really Love as Yusef Davis
- aTypical Wednesday as Dr. Jones
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Stucco as X
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- The Intruder as Scott
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as Supreme Rameek
- Stumptown as Miles Hoffman
- 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
- The Signal as Daniel Miller
- Secrets and Lies as Eric Warner
- The Perfect Guy as Carter Duncan
2014
- Think Like a Man Too as Dominic
- Celebrity Name Game as Self
- About Last Night as Danny
2013
- The Following as Theo Noble
- Last Vegas as Ezra Clayton
- Almost Human as Dorian
2012
- Unconditional as Joe Bradford
- Think Like a Man as Dominic
- Underworld: Awakening as Detective Sebastian
- Common Law as Travis Marks
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
- November as Jesse
- Never Die Alone as Michael
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Justice as Woody
- 2 Fast 2 Furious as Slap Jack
2002
- Barbershop as Ricky Nash
- Kissing Jessica Stein as Greg
- Bad Company as G-Mo
2000
1994
- ER as Rick Kendrick
1990
- Law & Order as Private Nelson