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Full Name:	Michael Ealy
Birth Name:	Michael Brown
Famous As:	Actor
Date of Birth:	August 03, 1973
Place of Birth:	Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Height:	5' 9?
Nationality:	American
Eye Color:	Blue
Education:	Attended Springbrook High School Attended University of Maryland, College Park, Washington D.C.
Claim to Fame:	As Ricky Nash in Barbershop (2002)

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Michael Ealy
Born	Michael Brown August 3, 1973 (1973-08-03) (age 36) Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973),¹ professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Music videos 2.4 Music videos 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Personal life

Ealy was born Michael Brown in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park. Ealy was involved in a brief relationship with Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry.

Career

Ealy started his acting career in the late-1990s, appearing in a number of off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first film roles were Fast 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. He also appeared in Mariah Carey's music video for her hit single "Get Your Number" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi.

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 Halle Berry. The same year, he starred in the independent film Jellysmoke, directed by Mark Banning. He starred in the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell, the first season of which aired from December 4–18, 2005, and the second season, Sleeper Cell: American Terror, which aired December 10–17, 2006.

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 the male lead in Beyoncé's "Halo" music video.

Ealy also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book ("About Face") by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. ²³

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role
2001	Kissing Jessica Stein	Greg
2002	Bad Company	G-Mo
	Barbershop	Ricky Nash
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Slap Jack
2004	November	Jesse
	Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Ricky Nash
	Never Die Alone	Mike
2005	Their Eyes Were Watching God	Tea Cake
	Jellysmoke	Jacob
2008	Miracle at St. Anna	Sgt Cummings
	Seven Pounds	Ben Thomas
2010	Takers	Jake Attica

Television

Year	Film	Role
2005–2006	Sleeper Cell	Darwyn al-Sayeed

Music videos

Year	Music video	Role
2009	"Halo"	Love interest of Beyoncé Knowles

Music videos

Year	Music video	Role
2005	"Get Your Number"	Love interest of Mariah Carey

References

External links

• Michael Ealy at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Ealy at TV.com