Michael Ealy
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1973-08-03 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Brown · Μάικλ Ίλι · 마이클 엘리 · مایکل ایلی
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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Law & Order
1990
as Private Nelson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Good Wife
2009
as Derrick Bond
ER
1994
as Rick Kendrick / Ryan Kendrick
Westworld
2016
as Jake Reed
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Californication
2007
as Ben
The Following
2013
as Theo Noble / Mr. Salman / Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson / Strauss's Student / Sam Lewis / Theo Noble / Sam Lewis
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Bel-Air
2022
as Reed Broderick
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
as Ish Reinhart
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
FlashForward
2009
as Marshall Vogel
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Afterparty
2022
as Quentin Deveraux
Secrets and Lies
2015
as Eric Warner
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
Stumptown
2019
as Miles Hoffman
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Supreme Rameek
Almost Human
2013
as Dorian
Is It Cake?
2022
as Self - Judge
Reasonable Doubt
2022
as Damon / Damon Cooke
Sleeper Cell
2005
as Darwyn al-Sayeed
Common Law
2012
as Travis Marks
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Douglas
Madigan Men
2000
Barbarians Rising
2016
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Movies (35)
Underworld: Awakening
2012
as Detective Sebastian
Seven Pounds
2008
as Ben's Brother
Last Vegas
2013
as Ezra Clayton
Takers
2010
as Jake Attica
The Intruder
2019
as Scott
Barbershop
2002
as Ricky Nash
Fatale
2020
as Derrick Tyler
Think Like a Man
2012
as Dominic
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Dominic
Margaret
2011
as Dave the Lawyer
About Last Night
2014
as Danny
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
as Slap Jack
Bad Company
2002
as G-Mo
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Ricky
Stucco
2019
as X
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Sergeant Bishop Cummings
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Carter Duncan
The People Speak
2009
as Self
For Colored Girls
2010
as Beau willie
Kissing Jessica Stein
2002
as Greg
Justice
2003
as Woody
Never Die Alone
2004
as Michael
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
as Tea Cake
Jacob's Ladder
2019
as Jacob Singer
Really Love
2020
as Yusef Davis
Unconditional
2012
as Joe Bradford
The Devil You Know
2022
as Detective Joe McDonald
November
2004
as Jesse
A Journey to Sundance
2023
as Self
aTypical Wednesday
2020
as Dr. Jones
The Signal
2015
as Daniel Miller
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011
as Self
Put It in a Book
2007
as Akmed
Jellysmoke
2005
as Jacob
About Michael Ealy
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 i… With 64 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Michael Ealy has appeared in 35 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Ealy Movies
- Underworld: Awakening (2012) — as Detective Sebastian
- Seven Pounds (2008) — as Ben's Brother
- Last Vegas (2013) — as Ezra Clayton
- Takers (2010) — as Jake Attica
- The Intruder (2019) — as Scott
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