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  • Rockmond Dunbar

    Kenneth "Kenny" Chadway

    8.5
    Rockmond Dunbar was born on January 11, 1974, in Oakland, California, and studied at Morehouse College and the University of New Mexico. Rockmond made his film debut in 1998's "Misery Loves Company" and later had roles in "Punks" and "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang." He also made television guest appearances on "Felicity," "The Pretender" and "North Shore," but he is most famous for his roles as Kenny Chadway in "Soul Food" and as Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin on Fox's "Prison Break." Rockmond also directed, produced and starred as himself in the film "The Great Commission" in 2003. Rockmond married Ivy Holmes on the 19th of September 2003 and they are still happily married. As of January 2007, it's most likely that he is staying in Texas, since the second season of FOX TV show Prison Break is 'currently' being filmed there.moreless

  • Aaron Meeks

    Ahmad Chadway

    9.8
    Aaron started his acting career in an Corestone Acting Company in his hometown Watts, California where he still remains today. The 17 year old actor says "he likes playing the role of Ahmad Chadway". And he likes his job.
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    Nicole Ari Parker

    Teri Joseph

    9.5

  • Darrin Dewitt Henson

    Lemuel "Lem" Van Adams

    9.7
    Darrin Dewitt Henson's talents emerged at age five while growing up in the birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx. Inspired by the legendary Michael Jackson and sparked by the evolution of a new genre unfolding before him, Henson began perfecting his dance skills by performing with local street crews at venues around the city. After high school, he began choreographing which led to landing his first job working with director Lionel Martin. Henson's first acting role was in Martin's film, "Long Shot." As a choreographer, Henson has worked with many musical artists including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez. Henson was nominated for a MTV Music Award for his work on Jordan Knight's video "Give it to You," and won the award for Best Music Video at the 2000 MTV Music Awards for N'Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye" video. He continues to expand his talents as a screenplay writer and businessman. Henson created one of the hottest dance videos in 2001 entitled "Darrin's Dance Grooves." He spends time doing big brother charity work and holding Darrin's Dance Grooves seminars. In 2003, Henson also hopes to open Grooves, a summer camp for kids who do not perform well during the school year. The camp will combine academic advancement with dance to heighten self-esteem and promote scholastic excellence.moreless

  • Boris Kodjoe

    Damon Carter (seasons 2-4, recurring otherwise)

    9.2
    Boris Frederic Cecil Tey-Natey Ofuatey Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria to a German mother, and a Ghanaian father. He has one sister, Nadja, and a brother, Patrick. As a teenager, Boris was extremely focused on building a tennis career. He was accepted to Virgina Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia through a tennis scholarship. However, a back injury prevented him from pursuing this dream. After modeling came into the picture, Boris moved to America where he learned English and worked with a voice coach to lose his accent. He modeled for many high-profile clothing lines such as Gap and Ralph Lauren.


    Near the end of his modeling days, Boris discovered a love for acting, and made his movie debut in the hit film "Love and Basketball", starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. He appeared in such shows as "The Steve Harvey Show", "Boston Public", and "Eve". Boris received one of his biggest rolls when he was cast as Damon Carter on the hit series "Soul Food" based on the film released in 1997 about 3 Black sisters (Vanessa Williams, Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox), their families, and the Sunday dinners that keep them all together. It was on the set of "Soul Food" that Boris met his fiance Nicole Ari Parker. (Parker plays Teri on "Soul Food", an uptight lawyer, Kodjoe played Damon, a delivery man with whom Teri fell in love, but was embarrassed to be seen with due to their differences in status.)


    Boris and Nicole co-starred together in the film "Brown Sugar" (starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan) and now star together as a divorced and re-married couple on the UPN show "Second Time Around"(2004) The two welcomed the birth of their first child in March 2005. They got married on May 21, 2005. They now have a second child, a son named Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe born in October of 2006.moreless

  • Malinda Williams

    Tracy "Bird" Van Adams

    9.5

  • Vanessa Williams (I)

    Maxine Chadway

    9.0
    Vanessa Williams, AKA Vanessa A. Williams, has been acting professionally since she was 15 years old. She is highly trained in theatre, she dances, and she sings as well. She is sometimes confused with Vanessa L. (Lynne) Williams, the other famous African-American singer, dancer, actress, and first African-American Miss America. Vanessa is New York born and raised. She grew up in Brooklyn, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area. Some sites list the year of her birth as 1962 and others list it as 1963. Her birth date is May 12. In addition, Vanessa, draws, paints, writes songs and poetry. She is also very involved in work with The March of Dimes. Vanessa has a vast array of performances encompassing Television, Stage, & Screen. Some of these include: The Cosby Show, NYPD Blue, and the series Soul Food, and movies such as "New Jack City" and "Punks."

    Vanessa A. Williams is a very versatile, multi-faceted, and excellent talent.moreless

  • Gary Dourdan

    Jack Van Adams

    9.3
    Gary Durdin, or now known as, Gary Dourdan, was born December 11, 1966 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Gary has a daughter, Nyla and a son, Lyric from other relationships. Robert Durdin, Gary's father, is an agent for jazz musicians. Sandy Durdin, Gary's mother, is a fashion designer. Gary is the youngest of 5 children, and when he was 6, his older brother Darryl, was murdered when he was on a vacation in Haiti. The case is still unsolved. Gary has been a big fan of acting since his younger days. Gary graduated from a local performing arts High school, which is now known as Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. Gary soon went through his Reckless period, when instead of going to college, he got into a bad drug and alcohol habit. When Gary was held up at gunpoint by a guy on drugs, Gary gave him his money and jewelry. After experiencing this, Gary decided to clean up his act and started focusing on his career. He started doing Broadway, and also modelling for several magazines. Gary got his first break when Debbie Allen cast him as Shazza Zulu on A Different World based on a tape of him in an avant-garde play. Gary is more recognized as Warrick Brown, from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.moreless

  • Michael Warren

    Baron Marks

    8.5

  • Richard Roundtree

    Hardy Lester

    6.7

  • Vondie Curtis-Hall

    Charles Miller

    7.5

  • Nikki Micheaux

    Lila

    9.2
    Nikki Micheaux is an American-born actress that is native to the Detroit Michigan area. She has starred as a recurring character in many TV series like Soul Food and Six Feet Under
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    Boris Kodjoe

    Damon Carter

    9.2
    Boris Frederic Cecil Tey-Natey Ofuatey Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria to a German mother, and a Ghanaian father. He has one sister, Nadja, and a brother, Patrick. As a teenager, Boris was extremely focused on building a tennis career. He was accepted to Virgina Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia through a tennis scholarship. However, a back injury prevented him from pursuing this dream. After modeling came into the picture, Boris moved to America where he learned English and worked with a voice coach to lose his accent. He modeled for many high-profile clothing lines such as Gap and Ralph Lauren.


    Near the end of his modeling days, Boris discovered a love for acting, and made his movie debut in the hit film "Love and Basketball", starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. He appeared in such shows as "The Steve Harvey Show", "Boston Public", and "Eve". Boris received one of his biggest rolls when he was cast as Damon Carter on the hit series "Soul Food" based on the film released in 1997 about 3 Black sisters (Vanessa Williams, Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox), their families, and the Sunday dinners that keep them all together. It was on the set of "Soul Food" that Boris met his fiance Nicole Ari Parker. (Parker plays Teri on "Soul Food", an uptight lawyer, Kodjoe played Damon, a delivery man with whom Teri fell in love, but was embarrassed to be seen with due to their differences in status.)


    Boris and Nicole co-starred together in the film "Brown Sugar" (starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan) and now star together as a divorced and re-married couple on the UPN show "Second Time Around"(2004) The two welcomed the birth of their first child in March 2005. They got married on May 21, 2005. They now have a second child, a son named Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe born in October of 2006.moreless

  • Yannick Bisson

    Brian Tedrow

    9.5
    Yannick was born in Montreal, Canada on May 16th, 1969. At the age of 8 he moved to the US with his parents, where he lived in Florida, then Texas. At the age of 13 he moved back to Canada, this time residing in Toronto, where he took up acting lessons and started getting parts in commercials. In 1984 Yannick got his big break when he was offered a part in Hockey Night. From there he has gone on to play various roles, on TV and the big screen, including roles in High Tide, Soul Food and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. Yannick lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.moreless

  • James B. Douglas

    Principal Gordon

    0.0

    James was born in Cape Town, South Africa. James has guest stared in many shows....










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    Filmography as: Actor, Himself, Notable TV Guest Appearances
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    Actor - filmography
    (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

    Men with Brooms (2002) .... Donald Foley
    ... aka Quatre gars et un balai (2002) (Canada: French title)
    Sandy Bottom Orchestra, The (2000) (TV) .... Dr. Winters


    My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998) (TV) .... R.A. Sheppard
    ... aka Death in the Shadows (1998) (TV) (USA)
    Shadow Builder (1998) .... Doc Cole
    ... aka Bram Stoker's Shadowbuilder (1998)
    Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story (1996) (TV) .... Judge
    Butterbox Babies (1995) .... Dr. Kennedy
    ... aka Nourrissons de la misre, Les (1995) (Canada: French title)
    Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) (TV) .... Judge McInery
    Mary Silliman's War (1994) (TV)
    Million Dollar Babies (1994) (TV)
    Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story, The (1994) (TV)
    ... aka Seeds of Deception (1994) (TV)
    "Conspiracy of Silence" (1991) (mini) TV Series


    Dead Bang (1989) .... Agent Gilroy
    ... aka Dead-Bang (1989) (USA: poster title)
    Liberators, The (1987) (TV) .... Crocker
    Boy in Blue, The (1986) .... Collins
    Bedroom Eyes (1984) .... Coroner Robbins
    All In Good Taste (1983) .... Dixon, the banker
    Hot Touch, The (1982) .... Judge Jackson
    ... aka Coup de matre (1982) (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Peter Dion (1982)
    Deadly Eyes (1982) .... Mel Dederick
    ... aka Night Eyes (1982)
    ... aka Rats, The (1982)
    Intruder, The (1981) .... The Mayor
    Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981) (TV) .... Bob Anders
    ... aka Desert Blades (1981) (TV)
    Murder by Phone (1980) .... Jack Gilsdorf
    ... aka Bells (1980) (Europe: English title: video title)
    ... aka Calling, The (1980)
    ... aka Hell's Bells (1980)
    Gong Show Movie, The (1980) .... Buddy Didlo
    Changeling, The (1980) .... Eugene Carmichael
    ... aka Enfant du diable, L' (1980) (Canada: French title)


    American Christmas Carol, An (1979) (TV) .... Sam Perkins
    Dawson Patrol, The (1978) (TV)
    "National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, The" (1974) (mini) TV Series .... Major A.B. Rogers
    Barefoot Executive, The (1971) (as J.B. Douglas) .... Network executive
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) (uncredited) .... Officer who agrees to send warning by telegram
    MASH (1970) (uncredited) .... Col. Wallace C. Merril
    ... aka M*A*S*H (1970)


    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964) (as James Douglas) .... David Thompson
    ... aka David Thompson, cartographe (1964) (Canada: French title)
    Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) (as James Douglas) .... Leroy





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    Himself - filmography

    After the Axe (1982) .... Biff Wilson





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    Notable TV Guest Appearances

    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "Ultimate Power" (episode # 3.2) 3 July 2002
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "Tonight at Noon" (episode # 3.1) 26 June 2002
    "Puppets Who Kill" (2002) playing "Dr. Frisk" in episode: "Cuddles Gets Laid" (episode # 1.9) 2002
    "Puppets Who Kill" (2002) playing "Dr. Frisk" in episode: "Cuddles Goes to Jail" (episode # 1.2) 2002
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye" (episode # 2.10) 29 August 2001
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "Who Do You Know?" (episode # 2.3) 11 July 2001
    "Queer as Folk" (2000) in episode: "Queens of the Road" (episode # 1.10) 18 February 2001
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "Ordinary Pain" (episode # 1.13) 3 January 2001
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "The More Things Stay the Same" (episode # 1.2) 5 July 2000
    "Soul Food" (2000) playing "Principal Gordon" in episode: "The More Things Change" (episode # 1.1) 28 June 2000
    "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996) playing "Senator Harrison Sheffield" in episode: "The Damned" (episode # 2.10)
    "Wind at My Back" (1996) playing "Martin LeClaire" in episode: "Many Happy Returns" (episode # 2.1) 1996
    "Road to Avonlea" (1989) playing "Menuskin" in episode: "What a Tangled Web We Weave" (episode # 6.11) 19 March 1995
    "Tales from the Cryptkeeper" (1993) playing "Mr. Steel" (voice) in episode: "This Wraps It Up" (episode # 1.11) 4 December 1993
    "Beyond Reality" (1991) playing "Gil Lambert" in episode: "Return Visit" (episode # 1.4) 25 October 1991
    "Friday the 13th" (1987) playing "Dr. Thomas Lamar" in episode: "The Shaman's Apprentice" (episode # 2.24) 29 May 1989
    "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) playing "Dr. Bingham" in episode: "In the Name of Science" (episode # 4.13) 11 March 1989
    "Friday the 13th" (1987) playing "Charlie Cobean" in episode: "Scarecrow" (episode # 1.11) 1 February 1988
    "Katts and Dog" (1988) in episode: "Race Against Time" (episode # 1.9) 1988
    "Littlest Hobo, The" (1979) playing "Holden" in episode: "Double Vision" (episode # 4.14) 3 February 1983
    "Seeing Things" (1981) playing "Foxie" in episode: "Through the Looking Glass" (episode # 2.4) 10 November 1982
    "Littlest Hobo, The" (1979) playing "Sam Strawberry" in episode: "Big Al and Sam Strawberry" (episode # 1.13) 10 January 1980
    "T.H.E. Cat" (1966) playing "Chris Livingston" in episode: "Crossing at Destino Bay" (episode # 1.9) 18 November 1966

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  • Larry Marshall

    Jeremiah Joseph

    0.0

  • Bradley Reid

    Michael

    0.0

  • Kevin Rahsaan Grant

    Reggie

    0.0

  • Tamara Hope

    Callie

    9.0
    Tamara Hope is an actress from Toronto who has appeared in TV and movies with her most well known American role being the part of Richard Gere's daughter in "Shall We Dance". She was the star of the Australian/Canadian TV series "Guinevere Jones" which has yet to be released in the U.S.moreless

  • Nicole Hardy

    Keisha Thomas

    0.0

  • Anais Granofsky

    Christine

    6.5
    Anais is a Canadian actress and director born on May 14, 1973. Born to an African American mother and Caucasian (Russian Jewish) father she is best known as Lucy Fernandez in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High series. She also has made an appearance in the series finale movie, School's Out. Today she has appeared in the spin-off series, Degrassi: The Next Generation, in which she still plays the character of Lucy.moreless

  • Anais Granofsky

    Christine Hughes

    6.5
    Anais is a Canadian actress and director born on May 14, 1973. Born to an African American mother and Caucasian (Russian Jewish) father she is best known as Lucy Fernandez in Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High series. She also has made an appearance in the series finale movie, School's Out. Today she has appeared in the spin-off series, Degrassi: The Next Generation, in which she still plays the character of Lucy.moreless

  • Taylor Love

    Kelly Chadway

    0.0

    Taylor began auditioning at the tender age of 3 and won her first of many commercials at the age of 4.

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    Yvette McKoy

    Mara Stiller

    0.0

  • Eva La Rue

    Josefina Alicante

    8.2
    Born and raised in California. Attended Nor co Senior High School of Nor co California. Started acting at age six in commercials (and sang jingles). The 5 feet 7.5 inches, Eva, has been married twice and has 1 child.

  • Kathryn Winslow

    Gloria

    7.5

  • Raphael Nash Thompson

    Ray Moore

    0.0

  • Tony Sciara

    Al

    8.8

  • John-Patrick Mavric

    Kevin Tucker

    6.4

  • C. David Johnson

    Doug Parelli

    9.2
    Born in Montreal, transplanted to the Maritimes, and now based in Toronto. He studied biology at the University of New Brunswick until he took a drama course; and after summer stock in Theatre New Brunswick biology was in the past. David's career began with Theatre New Brunswick, where he has continued to perform for over twenty five years. His most famous and most memorable TV performance was the morally dubious Chuck Tchobanian on the long running CBC series "Street Legal". He has also performed with the Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto, the Stratford Festival Company, and the National Arts Centre Company, and in regional theatres across Canada. Film and television credits include Soul Food (Showtime), The Safety of Objects(Killer Films), Mysterious Island (Global), Thanks of a Grateful Nation, Aldrich Ames (Showtime), and Hidden Dimensions(IMAX). He is a graduate of the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School, and an alumnus of UNB Fredericton (The Red N' Black Revue and the UNB Drama Society). Mr. Johnson has a daughter, Alexandra, and a son, Sam, with his former wife, actress Diane D'Aquila.moreless
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