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.
2 Fast 2 Furious
(Slap Jack)
November
(Jesse)
Barbershop
(Ricky Nash)
Never Die Alone
(Michael)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(Ricky)
Takers
(Jake Attica)
Seven Pounds
(Ben's Brother)
Miracle at St. Anna
(Sergeant Bishop Cummings)
For Colored Girls
(Beau willie)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
(Tea Cake)
Think Like a Man
(Dominic)
Underworld: Awakening
(Detective Sebastian)
The Devil You Know
(Detective Joe McDonald)
Unconditional
(Joe Bradford)
Last Vegas
(Ezra Clayton)
Think Like a Man Too
(Dominic)
About Last Night
(Danny)
Put It in a Book
(Akmed)
The Perfect Guy
(Carter Duncan)
The Signal
(Daniel Miller)
Jellysmoke
(Jacob)
Justice
(Woody)
Margaret
(Dave the Lawyer)
The People Speak
(Self)
Jacob's Ladder
(Jacob Singer)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
The Intruder
(Scott)
Fatale
(Derrick Tyler)
Really Love
(Yusef Davis)
Stucco
(X)
Kissing Jessica Stein
(Greg)
aTypical Wednesday
(Dr. Jones)
Bad Company
(G-Mo)
A Journey to Sundance
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sleeper Cell
(Darwyn al-Sayeed)
ER
(Rick Kendrick)
Madigan Men
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
(Self)
FlashForward
(Marshall Vogel)
Almost Human
(Dorian)
Common Law
(Travis Marks)
Secrets and Lies
(Eric Warner)
ER
(Ryan Kendrick)
Barbarians Rising
(Himself - Narrator (voice))
The Following
(Theo Noble / Mr. Salman)
The Following
(Theo Noble)
The Following
(Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson)
The Afterparty
(Quentin Deveraux)
Celebrity Name Game
(Self)
The Following
(Strauss's Student)
The Following
(Sam Lewis)
The Following
(Theo Noble / Sam Lewis)
Californication
(Ben)
Bel-Air
(Reed Broderick)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
(Douglas)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Supreme Rameek)
Law & Order
(Private Nelson)
Reasonable Doubt
(Damon)
The Good Wife
(Derrick Bond)
Stumptown
(Miles Hoffman)
Match Game
(Self - Panelist)
Westworld
(Jake Reed)
To Tell the Truth
(Self - Panelist)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)