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Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 03, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 5 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 s ... tage 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.

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The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

2022

as Detective Joe McDonald

Fatale

Fatale

2020

as Derrick Tyler

aTypical Wednesday

aTypical Wednesday

2020

as Dr. Jones

Really Love

Really Love

2020

as Yusef Davis

The Intruder

The Intruder

2019

as Scott

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

2019

as Jacob Singer

Stucco

Stucco

2019

as X

The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy

2015

as Carter Duncan

The Signal

The Signal

2015

as Daniel Miller

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

as Dominic

About Last Night

About Last Night

2014

as Danny

Last Vegas

Last Vegas

2013

as Ezra Clayton

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

as Dominic

Unconditional

Unconditional

2012

as Joe Bradford

Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012

as Detective Sebastian

Margaret

Margaret

2011

as Dave the Lawyer

Takers

Takers

2010

as Jake Attica

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Beau willie

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

as Sergeant Bishop Cummings

Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds

2008

as Ben's Brother

Put It in a Book

Put It in a Book

2007

as Akmed

Jellysmoke

Jellysmoke

2005

as Jacob

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005

as Tea Cake

November

November

2004

as Jesse

Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

2004

as Michael

2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

2003

as Slap Jack

Justice

Justice

2003

as Woody

Barbershop

Barbershop

2002

as Ricky Nash

Bad Company

Bad Company

2002

as G-Mo

Kissing Jessica Stein

Kissing Jessica Stein

2002

as Greg

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Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

2019

Executive Producer

The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy

2015

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Sleeper Cell

as Darwyn al-Sayeed

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Dec 04, 2005

Stumptown

as Miles Hoffman

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 25, 2019

Almost Human

as Dorian

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 17, 2013

Common Law

as Travis Marks

Episodes: 12

First Aired: May 11, 2012

The Good Wife

as Derrick Bond

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

FlashForward

as Marshall Vogel

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 24, 2009

Secrets and Lies

as Eric Warner

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 01, 2015

Reasonable Doubt

as Damon

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 27, 2022

The Following

as Theo Noble / Terrance Jackson

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

Californication

as Ben

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 13, 2007

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

as Douglas

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 28, 2022

Bel-Air

as Reed Broderick

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 13, 2022

Westworld

as Jake Reed

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 2016

ER

as Rick Kendrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

ER

as Ryan Kendrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

The Following

as Theo Noble

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

The Following

as Theo Noble / Mr. Salman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

The Afterparty

as Quentin Deveraux

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 2022

The Following

as Strauss's Student

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

The Following

as Theo Noble / Sam Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

The Following

as Sam Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Supreme Rameek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Law & Order

as Private Nelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Barbarians Rising

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 06, 2016

Celebrity Name Game

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 14, 2016

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Madigan Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 26, 2016

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 20 29 11
2024 7 21 30 12
2024 8 18 55 6
2024 9 14 25 7
2024 10 18 35 11
2024 11 12 21 7
2024 12 12 19 7
2025 1 17 27 8
2025 2 9 14 1
2025 3 5 13 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 6 8 2

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2024 6 390 200
2025 2 709 522
2025 8 586 503

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