Michael Ealy was born on third August 1973 in Washington D.C. He spent his early childhood days with his parents in Maryland in a town called Silver Spring. He did his schooling from Springbrook High School. He obtained his graduate degree from University of Maryland. Michael Ealy started his career in the film and entertainment industry with performances in some off Broadway productions. His debut into the film industry began with his portrayal of the character ‘Greg’ in the 2001 movie titled ‘Kissing Jessica Stein’. In the year 2002, Michael Ealy starred in two more films which included ‘Bad Company’ and ‘Barbershop’. His big break in the entertainment business came when he played the role of ‘Ricky Nash’ in the 2002 movie titled ‘Barbershop’ after he moved to Los Angeles. This was followed by subsequent roles in one of the movies of the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise.
The year 2004 brought Ealy some more roles in movies like ‘November’ and ‘Never Die Alone’ and also played the character of ‘Slap Jack’ in ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ in 2003.He also had the opportunity to play his role in the sequel of ‘Barbershop’ in 2004. In 2005, Ealy played the role of ‘Jacob’ in the movie ‘Jellysmoke’. In 2008 he got the opportunity to play a character alongside Will Smith in the movie ‘Seven Pounds’. Michael Ealy made his debut in the television series business in the year 2000 with the series titled ‘Metropolis’. He has also portrayed roles in television series like ‘ER’ in 2002, ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ in 2005, ‘Sleeper Cell’ in 2005 through 2006, ‘Suspect’ in 2007, ‘Flash Forward’ from the year 2009 till 2010, ‘The Good Wife’ in 2010, and many other series.
Michael Ealy has also appeared in several music videos alongside music sensations like Mariah Carey, Beyonce, and John Legend. Ealy has also been nominated for his performances several times including his performances in ’Sleeper Cell’ in 2007, ’For Colored Girls’ in 2011 and ’Think Like A Man’ in 2012. He has won the ’Best Actor Award’ in the ’Black Reel Awards for his role in ’Their Eyes Were Watching God’ in 2005. In 2010, he won the ’Best Supporting Actor Award’ by the ’African American Film Critics Association’ for his role in ’For Colored Girls’.
According to his biography, he has appeared in several other movies like ’Margaret’ in 2011, ’Underworld: Awakening’ in 2012, ’Think Like A Man’ in 2012, ’Unconditional’ in 2012, ’Last Vegas’ in 2013, ’About Last Night’ in 2014, ’Think Like A Man Too’ in 2014, and ’The Perfect Guy’ in 2015. His recent performances in television serials include his roles in ’WWE Raw’ in 2012, ’Almost Human’ in the year 2013 to 2014, ’The Following’ in 2015 and ’Secrets And Lies’ in the year 2016.
Michael Ealy’s trademark includes his blue eyes. Michael Ealy got married in the year 2012 to Khatira Rafiqzada. He and his wife of four years together have a son who was born in 2014. His net worth is estimated to be around three million US dollars. He is presently at the age of forty-two and continues to baffle his audience with power packed performances and memorable characters.
| Birth Date: | 3 Aug, 1973 |
| Age: | 46 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Film actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Silver Spring |
| Education: | University of Maryland Springbrook High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Twitter Id: | MichaelEaly |
| Net Worth 2021: | 3 million |
