Hailing from Paterson, New Jersey, he entered professional acting in 1992 with a guest spot on Law & Order and quickly added appearances on shows such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine while also taking small film roles in Clear and Present Danger and Forrest Gump, where he played a Black Panther leader. Throughout the 1990s he built a varied résumé, portraying a bodyguard in Strange Days, a prison-tu…
