Name: Michael Ealy
Birth Place: Silver Spring, MD
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/03/1973, Leo
Profession: Actor
Proof that good looks alone aren't everything, this strikingly gorgeous actor spent a number of years toiling in an off-Broadway theater before snagging his breakthrough role in the 2002 comedy Barbershop. Although he subsequently appeared in a string of movies, including the Barbershop sequel, action flicks 2 Fast 2 Furious and Never Die Alone, and Seven Pounds, TV is where Ealy proved he was much more than a pretty face. He seduced audiences---not to mention his leading lady, Halle Berry---as a sexy but troubled drifter in the 2005 TV-movie Their Eyes Were Watching God, and then struck fear in viewers' hearts as a Muslim FBI agent who infiltrates a terrorist group in the miniseries Sleeper Cell. Showtime bought the program back in 2006 and Ealy earned a Golden Globe nod for his riveting performance. In 2009, he was cast as a CIA agent in ABC's sci-fi thriller FlashFoward, which garnered favorable reviews and a devoted fan base but was canceled after one season. Ealy announced a return to Showtime in 2010 when he signed on to play a love interest for Natasha McElhone's character in a multi-episode arc on the fourth season of Californication, and he also returned to film in a starring role in the hit movie Takers as Jake Attica.
*Michael Ealy Fast Facts: Got his start acting in off-Broadway plays.
*Named one of the Sexiest Men Alive by People magazine in 2002.
*Played the love interest in music videos for Mariah Carey ("Get Your Number") and Beyonce ("Halo")
*Michael Ealy Awards: 2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries/Motion Picture Made for TV - Nominee
*College: University of Maryland, College Park, MD (BA in English, 1996)
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