Superfly 2018 premiere

Trevor Jackson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and director, known for SuperFly (2018), Grown-ish (2018) and Burning Sands (2017).

With eight #1 and #2 Soundscan original studio albums, and four Grammy Award® nominations under his belt since 2006, Rick Ross was a core artist on the Def Jam roster. His drawing power was established virtually overnight when, in an earlier digital era, his 2006 label debut, "Hustlin'" became the first mastertone ever certified RIAA platinum before the associated album had been released. That album was his classic debut, Port Of Miami (in tribute to his hometown), the first of four Rick Ross albums to debut at #1.

His long string of signature top-charted Rap and R&B hits went on to include "The Boss" featuring T-Pain (RIAA platinum); "Here I Am" featuring Nelly and Avery Storm (RIAA gold); "Aston Martin Music" featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele (RIAA gold); "You the Boss" featuring Nicki Minaj (RIAA gold); and "The Devil Is a Lie" featuring Jay-Z (RIAA gold).

Twice featured as a Rolling Stone magazine cover artist, the "hip-hop heavyweight," as the New York Times described him, was living up to his reputation as "the number one ghostwriter in the South," his stock and trade since the millennium began. Subsequent albums Trilla (2008) and Deeper Than Rap (2009) also debuted at #1 Soundscan, as did God Forgives, I Don't (2012), which included top hits "Touch'N You" featuring Usher, "So Sophisticated" featuring Meek Mill, and fan favorite "Diced Pineapples" featuring Drake and Wale.

Most recently, Rick Ross aka Ricky Rozay set a high-water mark when he released three consecutive full-length studio albums in less than two years, Hood Billionaire and Mastermind in 2014, and Black Market in 2015. The latter attracted guest appearances by an elite A-list of friends, among them John Legend, Cee-Lo Green, Nas, DJ Premier, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, and Future.

Rick Ross is also the founder of the successful Maybach Music Group (MMG), which has released some 20 albums since he founded the label in 2009.

Kia Shine is known for Atlanta (2016) and Drake: Best I Ever Had (2009).

Big Boi was born on 1 February 1975 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Idlewild (2006), ATL (2006) and xXx: State of the Union (2005). He was previously married to Sherlita Patton.

Jason Mitchell is an American actor. He had roles in the films Contraband (2012) and Broken City (2013), both of which starred Mark Wahlberg. In 2015, Mitchell played Compton rapper Eazy-E in the biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015), with his performance being met with significant praise by critics. In 2016 he appeared in Keanu (2016), which starred Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. He followed with projects on Netflix: Barry (2016) and Mudbound (2017), Kong: Skull Island (2017), Sony's SuperFly (2018) remake, and The Mustang (2019) for Focus Features. On the first two seasons on the television front, Jason was the lead of Lena Waithe's The Chi (2018) for the Showtime Television Network.

Director X (formerly known as Little X) was born on October 31st,1975 in Toronto, Canada, and is of Trinidadian and Swiss descent. About his nationality, he got discriminiated as being a 'black' person. Moving to New York City he became the protégé of pioneering hip hop director Hype Williams, X has been noted for directing high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular artists, including Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, John Mayer, Korn, Iggy Azalea and many more. His work has been nominated and awarded by the MTV Music Video Awards and Much Music Video Awards. X has directed commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Mc Donald's, Ikea, Directv, Nintendo, Bacardi, Guiness and Yeo Valley. As a film director, X made his directorial debut in 2014 with an edgy drama titled "Undone." His kindness made peace. His actions and attitude changed the world for shalom.

Jennifer Marie Morrison was born in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest child of teachers David and Judy Morrison. She was raised in Arlington Heights, IL, with a younger sister and brother. She attended the same school her parents taught at, Prospect High School. As a child, she did some work as a model. After graduating from high school, she attended Loyola University in Chicago, where she studied Theater and English. She then moved on to study at the Steppenwolf Theater Company, before relocating to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career. Morrison's movie debut came in 1994, playing the daughter of Richard Gere and Sharon Stone in Intersection (1994). Success followed with various film and television roles, including the lead in Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000). She came to wide scale public attention in 2004 for her role as Dr. Allison Cameron in the television series House (2004), for which she was nominated for a prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award. Since leaving "House M.D.", her career has continued to progress with roles in Star Trek (2009), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Warrior (2011).

Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), better known by the stage name Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his mumble-styles vocals and prolific output, Future is considered a pioneer of the use of melody and vocal effects in modern trap music. Due to the sustained contemporary popularity of his musical style, Future is regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation.

Alfonso Johnson is known for Moths & Butterflies (2018), A Saturday Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (2013) and Hope Ain't Free.

Leighann Lord is a veteran stand-up comedian who has been seen on Comedy Central, HBO, The View, and in the Netflix Def Comedy Jam 25th Anniversary Special. In addition to performing for the troops in the Middle East, she was named one of the 35 Most Hilarious Comedians of Diversity, a national finalist in the American Black Film Festival-HBO Comedy Wings Competition, and she received the American Humanist Association's Humanist Arts Award. Leighann can be seen in Showtime's Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age and her Dry Bar Comedy special, I Mean Business, has had over one million views.

Leighann is the author of several humor books including Dict Jokes: Alternate Definitions for Words You've Probably Never Heard of But Will Definitely Never Forget and Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories from the Career of a Very Funny Lady available on Amazon. She is a former co-host of the Emmy-nominated StarTalk with Neil D. Tyson. Leighann is also the creator of the People with Parents podcast where she talks about the role reversal between adult children and aging parents. The Wall Street Journal called it one of the 10 Podcasts for Older Adults That Promise to Entertain-and Enlighten.

Alex Tse is known for Watchmen (2009), Gran Turismo (2023) and Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019).

Named one of People Magazine's highly coveted 50 Most Beautiful, award nominated, Haitian-born actress Garcelle Beauvais immigrated to the United States at the age of seven with her mother and sisters and has since charmed audiences with her dramatic and comedic abilities. Balancing perfectly between the small screen and big screen, this cultural icon proudly became the first Black cast member on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (2020). Cementing her status as a media queen, she released a memoir titled Love Me as I Am (Harper Collins) about life, love, and the pursuit of true happiness. It quickly rose in the ranks, landing in the #1 spot on Amazon and garnering a great deal of press attention including Good Morning America, Nightline, and PEOPLE Magazine. Most recently she expanded her empire to include a home line with HSN called "Garcelle at Home." Garcelle has expanded her career with a Lifetime partnership to executive producer original titles, including most recently the award-winning film "Black Girl Missing" (2023) and it's second installment "Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie" (July 20, 2024) and "Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love" (August 17, 2024).

A look back at Garcelle's career shows a hybrid of businesswoman and mother who has been a cherished face in Hollywood for over three decades. She got her start in 90s comedies "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "The Jamie Foxx Show." She went on to appear in television on series such as SyFy's "The Magicians," NBC's "Chicago Med," "NYPD Blue," "Franklin & Bash," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Arrested Development," "Power" on Starz and many others. In addition to scripted TV, she co-hosted on Fox's daytime talk-show "Hollywood Today Live," where she broke down the latest in entertainment, pop culture, and celebrity news, as well co-hosting for E!'s "Fashion Police," and "Access Hollywood Live" on NBC. On the voiceover side of work, Garcelle was heard in HBO Max's "The Prince" with Gary Janetti. Recently, she wrapped her final season on the multi-award-winning talk show Fox's "The Real" as co-host.

She could also recently be seen in Netflix's "Survival of the Thickest" and Hulu's "The Other Black Girl." Working in film has always been a passion for Garcelle. She has starred in box office hits "White House Down" with Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum as the First Lady of the United States, "Flight" with Denzel Washington, "American Gun" with Forrest Whitaker, "Coming to America" (1988), and the sequel "Coming 2 America" (2021) where she worked once again with Eddie Murphy, "Bad Company" with Chris Rock, "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" with Queen Latifah, and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" with Tom Holland, among others.

Above all, Garcelle's most important job is being a mother. She was inspired by motherhood to write a children's book series entitled I AM, addressing identity issues relevant to many children today. There are three successful books in the series. The book series was re-released in April 2020 for its fifth anniversary. Garcelle is an ambassador for Cybersmile, a multi-award-winning nonprofit organization committed to digital well being and tackling all forms of bullying and abuse online and she also supports the Step Up Women's Network, a national non-profit that empowers women and girls to be strong and reach their full potential. She is also an active supporter of UNICEF and CORE, raising money for Haiti. Garcelle also supports the W.K. Kellogg Foundation "Pockets of Hope" campaign focused on the investment in locally led initiatives that are building a strong and equitable future for Haitian children, families and communities.

She resides in Los Angeles and has three sons; Oliver, her firstborn who has made her a proud grandmother and her twins, Jax and Jaid.

Andrea Londo is a Mexican-American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in Narcos (2015) Season 3.

Londo is a border child. She was born in San Diego, CA but lived in Tijuana, Mexico until she moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue an acting career . For eighteen years she crossed the Mexican-American border everyday to go to school - spending half the day at school in San Diego and the second half at home in Tijuana. She's stated in many interviews that she told her parents she was going to USC, even though it wasn't true, to be allowed to move to Los Angeles.

Londo got representation by mailing a headshot and a very persuasive cover letter in the mail.

After a year of living in LA she got accepted to Barnard in NYC, but decided to stay in Los Angeles to continue pursuing an acting career. Londo began her career doing short films for university students. She appeared in her first TV credit in 2015. It was in 2016 that she appeared in her first TV guest star appearances (Faking It, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders).

In the fall of 2016, Londo planned on attending UCLA. However, the day of her orientation was also the day of her Narcos audition. She missed orientation to audition for the role and got it.

Londo was number 87 on FHM's 2017 list of 100 sexiest women in the world.

In 2017, it was announced that Londo would be playing Carnalita in Kurt Sutter's Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans MC. The role was later recast as Andrea was still filming Narcos and her schedules ended up conflicting. Of the experience Londo said: "I had to get recast 3 days before I was scheduled to shoot the pilot. It's been one of the hardest lessons of my acting career thus far, but only motivated me that much more."

In 2018, Londo played Cynthia in Sony's SuperFly (2018), produced by Joel Silver and directed by Director X. On how she got the part Londo said: "Two days after Christmas my manager called me and told me Joel Silver wanted to meet me. I asked for a copy of the current Superfly script to read beforehand and went in thinking Joel would be super tough and hard to impress. I sat down and he said: 'Listen Andrea, I really want you to do this movie.' And I was in Atlanta a week later."

Since then she's starred in numerous independent films (The Free Fall, Dreaming Grand Avenue, Good Egg, Adventure Tom) and TV shows (Snowfall FX, Tommy, The Winchesters) throughout the years. She most recently did the play "Cloud Tectonics" by Jose Rivera opposite Bobby junior Soto and Clayton Cardenas during the historic SAG-AFTRA strike. She played "Celestina del Sol", Bobby Junior Soto played "Anibal de la Luna", and Clayton Cardenas played "Nelson de la Luna".

Joekenneth Museau is known for Romance Remiss (2013), Days After Your Departure (2019) and Slumflower.

Kym Whitley was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Khartoum, Sudan (Africa). Kym knew she was blessed with the gift to make people laugh, after a chance encounter with Redd Foxx, who told her "she had the Comedic Goods". Kym began living her dream as a stand up comedian in Hollywood. Kym Whitley became Hollywood's go-to-girl with her smooth transition as a talented, comedic actress in numerous TV shows, namely, ABC's "My Wife and Kids", CBS's "Two Broke Girls", Disney's "That's So Raven", TV Land's "Soul Man" and HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Kym completed production of her docu-series, "Raising Whitley" on the OWN network. You have seen Kym in the following films: "Haunted House 2", "We Bought A Zoo", "Fun with Dick and Jane", "College Road Trip", "The Nutty Professor" and "Next Friday" to name a few.

Kym Whitely was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Guest Actress for her portrayal as Big Candi, in the Emmy Nominated, "The Bay, The Series", Digital Daytime Drama Series. In addition, Ms. Whitley co-stars alongside Angela Bassett, in the 2017 Primetime Emmy Winning episode of "Master of None" written by the Emmy Winning Writers, Lena Waithe, and Aziz Ansari.

Kym starred in Freeform's (formerly ABC/Family) sitcom "Young & Hungry" for five years, which wrapped in 2017. Kym is also an accomplished voice-over actress. Ms. Whitley has voiced the character, Honeybee on "Black Dynamite: The Animated TV Series", and the character, Melonee in the Animated feature film, "Rango."

Joenique C. Rose is known for Log Off (2018), Emergency (2018) and Minimum Wage (2017).

Darrin Dewitt Henson is a multi-talented American artist known for his versatility in acting, producing and choreography. He has made significant contributions to various fields within the entertainment industry. Darrin is best known for his roles in films: "The Express" (Jim Brown), " Stomp the Yard" (Grant), "Tekken" (Raven), and Netflix "Black Bear" (Cowboy). His diverse range as an actor has garnered him praise and nominations for the International AMAA Award in Africa for his role in the South African film "Zulu Wedding." Darrin is also a series cast member recipient for Best TV Series drama NAACP Image Award for the "Soul Food" TV series (Showtime), and one time nominated Author for his book entitled "Intimate Thoughts and the Spirit of Change," all NAACP. Henson is a MTV Award recipient for his choreography in creating NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye." Henson can be seen on Starz "Double Cross" (Dt. Ryan) and on Netflix "The Family Business" Series, which is in season six.

Award-winning actor Esai Morales is a graduate of New York's High School for the Performing Arts. He was born in Brooklyn, to Puerto Rican parents, and began his acting career on the stage, first appearing in El Hermano at the Ensemble Theatre Studio and at New York's Shakespeare Festival In The Park in The Tempest. He had his feature film debut in Bad Boys and his breakthrough role as Bob Morales in La Bamba made him a star, contributing to making the film the most commercially successful Latino-themed Rock biopic of all time.

In 1997 Esai Morales co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, created to advance the presence of Latinos in the media, telecommunications and entertainment industries. The NHFA has provided scholarships to hundreds of Hispanic students in excess of 1 million dollars. Theater performances include Oscar Wilde's Salome with Al Pacino (Broadway) Joe Papp's production of The Tempest with Raul Julia (New York's Shakespeare in the Park Festival) Tamer of Horses (Los Angeles Theater Center) The Exonerated, directed by Bob Balaban and his musical theater debut on The Mambo Kings. Film credits include Bad Boys, La Bamba, Rapa Nui, Mi Familia, Fast Food Nation, Paid in Full, The Line, Atlas Shrugged: Part II, Jarhead II: Field of Fire, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca and Gun Hill Road a film he starred and executive produced. The film was a grand Jury Nominee at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. Television credits comprise the Emmy award-winning series NYPD BLUE (ABC) Resurrection Blvd (Showtime) American Family (PBS) Miami Vice (NBC) Fame (NBC) Law and Order: SVU (NBC) The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (HBO) Vanished (FOX) Burn Notice (USA) Jericho (CBS) Caprica (Syfy) Fairly Legal (USA) Criminal Minds (CBS) Major Crimes (TNT) and Saving Westbrook High. Morales plays the role of President of The United States on The Brink, HBO's dark comedy about a geopolitical crisis.

As an EMMY- and WGA-nominated writer, actor, show runner, and moonlighting DJ, Diallo Riddle has proven to be one of the most creative and multi-faceted talents in the entertainment industry today. Riddle, with his creative partner Bashir Salahuddin, have created two critically-acclaimed series to television: HBO Max's "South Side" and AMC/IFC's Emmy Award-winning "Sherman's Showcase." Both shows instantly hit 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, a rare feat for two series premiering within one week of each other.

Created, written, and starring Riddle and Salahuddin, "South Side" follows a rent-to-own business on the south side of Chicago. Shot on location in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the series gives an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about. Season two of "South Side" is now streaming on HBO Max.

In addition to "South Side," Riddle and Salahuddin also created, wrote, and starred in AMC/IFC's Emmy Award-winning scripted musical variety/sketch comedy "Sherman's Showcase." Executive Produced by John Legend, the stylish sketch show moves to its own groove and invites everyone to laugh along including A-list guest stars like Tiffany Haddish, Common, Quincy Jones, and Lil Rel, just to name a few.

On June 19, 2020, an hour-long "Sherman's Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular" aired, garnering multiple award nominations and wins including: Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (WON) at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, and Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television at the 2021 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards. "Sherman's Showcase" will return for season 2, in 2022.

While "South Side" and "Sherman's Showcase" keep Riddle and Salahuddin busy, they also recently closed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros TV, to create and produce television projects in a wide range of genres, from animation and superhero series, to comedies and dramas.

Riddle got his start in television as a writer on "Chocolate News" for Comedy Central. He went on to write and perform for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" from 2008-2012, arriving three months before the show premiered. Some of the stand-out segments he wrote included Slow Jam the News featuring Barack Obama, and the first three editions of A History of Rap with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake. Riddle's writing credits include working with Jordan Peele and Tracy Morgan on "The Last O.G.," Maya Rudolph on both "The Maya Rudolph Show" and "Maya and Marty," and with Drake for his hosting duties at the ESPYs and the NBA Awards. In 2015, Riddle and Salahuddin joined forces with Lorne Michaels on the HBO pilot "Brothers in Atlanta," which landed him on Variety's Top 10 Scribes to Watch list.

As an actor, Riddle is well known for playing the character "Stevie" on the Netflix comedy series "Marlon," opposite Marlon Wayans. Riddle has also appeared on several seasons of the HBO series "Silicon Valley," as well as the most recent season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Born and raised in Atlanta, Riddle attended Harvard University, majoring in History. While in school, he picked up side gigs as a DJ, with it later becoming a second career. As a DJ, Riddle has played the MainStage at KABOO Music Festival and has DJ'd on Diplo's international radio show Diplo & Friends on BBC Radio 1. He has held residencies at the Dream Hotel's Highlight Room, Beauty & Essex, Skybar LA Mondrian, Soho House, and The Standard Hotels. He has also DJ'd for A-list events including the Golden Globes and the People's Choice Awards.

On the charity front, he is an active supporter of The Children's Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides services to children and families healing from the effects of family and community violence within Los Angeles' most challenged neighborhoods.

Tyson Beckford was born on 19 December 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Into the Blue (2005), Biker Boyz (2003) and Zoolander (2001).

Elise Neal was born in Memphis, Tennessee and began dancing at age six. She credits her success to her mother, Arletha Neal, who always supported her and drove her to many talent shows and recitals. After moving to New York and quickly booking many off-Broadway shows and musical revivals, she thought Broadway would be her winning ticket. But she moved to LA to give acting a 'try.'

Born to entertain when she begged her mother to put her in dance class at age six!

Now of course an actress known worldwide - Either from seven TV shows: The Hughleys, All of Us, and Belle's (as a series regular), or one of her thirty films. Her last film, Logan, marked her third film as number one at the box office and has grossed over $400 million dollars worldwide. Elise also broke the internet for how she looks for her age, Elise is executive producing a fitness show, teaming up with Loud TV, who produced The Biggest Loser, and is pitching many TV and film projects!

Emmy-nominated actor and producer Michael Kenneth Williams was one of his generation's most respected and acclaimed talents. By bringing complicated and charismatic characters to life--often with surprising tenderness--Williams established himself as a gifted and versatile performer with a unique ability to mesmerize audiences with his stunning character portrayals.

Born in 1966 in Brooklyn, Williams was best known for his remarkable work on The Wire (2002). The wit and humor that Williams brought to Omar, the whistle-happy, profanity-averse, openly gay drug dealer-robbing stickup man, earned him high praise, and made Omar one of television's most memorable characters. Williams also co-starred in HBO's critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire (2010), in which he played Chalky White, a 1920s bootlegger and the impeccably suited, veritable mayor of Atlantic City's African American community. In 2012, "Boardwalk Empire" won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. He received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for HBO's Bessie (2015) and subsequently received his second nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal of Freddy in HBO's The Night Of (2016).

In 2018, Vice (2013) returned for its sixth season with an extended special season premiere produced by and featuring Williams as he embarked on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system. The episode "Raised in the System" offered a frank and unflinching look at those caught up the system, exploring why the country's mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem. Williams investigated the solutions that local communities were employing that resulted in drastic drops in both crime and incarceration. Michael garnered his first Emmy nomination as a producer for this incredible documentary and continues to host screenings across the country as a way to educate and raise awareness.

Giving back to the community played an important role in Williams' off-camera life. He launched Making Kids Win, a charitable organization, the primary objective of which is to build community centers in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play. Williams served as the ACLU's Ambassador of Smart Justice.

Williams began his career as a performer by dancing professionally at age 22. After numerous appearances in music videos and as a background dancer on concert tours for Madonna and George Michael, Williams decided to pursue acting seriously. He participated in several productions of the La MaMA Experimental Theater, the prestigious National Black Theater Company. and the Theater for a New Generation, directed by Mel Williams.

Michael K. Williams was born, raised, and resided in Brooklyn, New York, until his death on September 6, 2021.

Jacob Latimore has been hailed by Variety, Los Angeles Times and The Wrap as a breakout star. He was selected as one of the top 30 Under 30 Celebrities of 2019 by Forbes. In 2018, Indiewire named him as one of The Best American Actors Under 30.

Jacob is one of the stars of the ensemble cast on the hit series The CHI (Showtime). The Chi, now in its 6th season, is a coming-of-age Showtime drama series set against the background of the South Side of Chicago. The series is Executive Produced and Created by Lena Waithe.

Having emerged as one of the most promising talents of his generation, his film credits are equally impressive. Jacob made his feature film debut in 2010 in a lead role in Magnet Releasing's post-apocalyptic thriller Vanishing on 7th Street, starring Hayden Christensen and John Leguizamo. The following year, he starred as Langston in Fox Searchlight's Black Nativity, in which he was able to showcase his musical and acting chops working alongside Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and Nas.

In 2014 Latimore was featured in two of the years biggest box office hits, co-starring as Ramon in Universal Pictures' Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart and in 20th Century Fox's sci-fi thriller The Maze Runner.

In 2017 Latimore starred in the Sundance Film Festival favorite Sleight, and the ensemble dramas Collateral Beauty and Detroit. Critics have praised his natural charisma and ability to successfully operate in the realms of drama, romance, comedy and action. The LA Times said, "Latimore shines in this lead role, and Sleight ... is heralding the arrival of Latimore as a star."

In Warner Brothers' Collateral Beauty, directed by Oscar-winner David Frankel, Latimore starred alongside an all-star ensemble cast in the story of a once-successful business man played by Will Smith, who begins writing letters to various objects and themes like time, love, and death, personified by Latimore, Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren.

Latimore would next star in the ensemble casted Detroit, a historical crime- drama from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow. The film chronicles the true story of a race-induced police raid in Detroit in 1967 which resulted in one of the largest citizen uprisings in United States' history.

Between 2018 and 2020 Jacob costarred in Krystal (Netflix), in which he is the wheelchair-bound son, directed by and starred William H. Macy. Candy Jar (Netflix) in which he stars with Sami Gayle, Christina Hendricks, Helen Hunt and Uzo Aduba; centers around two dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams. The Last Summer (Netflix) Jacob plays Alec co starring alongside KJ App and Maia Michell. Like A Boss (Paramount) Jacob plays Harry the secret boyfriend to Mia played by Tiffany Haddish.

2022 Latimore co-starred in Gully (Hulu) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix). 2023 starred in House Party (Warner Brothers) produced by Lebron James and Maverick Carter's Springhill Entertainment.

Jacob is an established R&B recording artist. Having released his much anticipated third album C3 (2020), charting #1 on Apple's R&B Music Chart week of release and overall has garnered more than 100M Streams.

October 9, 2023, Jacob released his 5th independent project "Closure".

Jacob is a a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jay Ellis is a television and film actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Ellis spent the majority of his childhood traveling with his military family. His father completed over 15 years of service in the Air Force while his mother was an accomplished finance executive and former board member of the Consumer Advisory Council for the Federal.

Jay graduated Suma Cum Laude at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon where he also played basketball and held the position of student body president. Ellis interned briefly with the Portland Trailblazers and also joined AmeriCorps to provide care and resources to disadvantaged students of Portland.

Ellis made the move to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for acting before landing his first role on the BET series The Game, which ran for 147 episodes. Over the years Ellis has been featured on critically acclaimed series Masters of Sex, Grace and Frankie, How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, and NCIS.

Ellis lives in Los Angeles, CA and can be seen on the HBO comedy series Insecure.

Alexis "Lex Scott" Davis was born February 26, 1991. She is an actress from Baltimore, Maryland and has been dancing and acting since she was 3 years old. Davis attended Drexel University as a Dance Physical Therapy major before she moved to New York City in 2013. She continued her studies at the New York Film Academy and in 2014, she relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in film and television. Davis made her television debut starring as the legendary singer Toni Braxton in the Lifetime movie UNBREAK MY HEART which was met with record breaking numbers for Lifetime Television and an outpour of love from Toni's longtime fans. Davis is still based in Los Angeles.