Stanley Aughtry is an American actor and model. The avid artist has been active for 15 years, playing various roles in film and television while performing as a promotional model for a major home improvement company.

Stanley Lowell Aughtry, Jr. was born in Washington, DC to Brenda Barnes Battle and Stanley Aughty, Sr. He spent his formative years in Goldsboro, NC where he attended primary and secondary school. Stanley excelled as a scholar, athlete, musician and leader. In addition to excelling academically, Stanley displayed great promise as football captain, trumpet player and Governor's School attendee. The erudite athlete attended Hampton University on full scholarship where he served as football captain and earned honors in Electrical Engineering.

Stanley Aughtry is an electrical engineer by day and it’s “skies the limit” when he is in front of the camera.

Instead of focusing solely on his successful endeavors with engineering, business or entertainment, the Goldsboro, N.C. native, who graduated from Hampton University in 2002 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, honed his time management skills so each of his talents can flourish.  Monopolizing his talents is not an option.

Hampton University's Stanley Aughtry lives for the big hit.

What he loves most is hearing that "screechy sound" he says quarterbacks make when he delivers a perfectly timed blow on a blitz. It's a sound that has been missing from Aughtry's life for a year, since he broke his right ankle in the season-opener against New Hampshire.

Listen to The Paula G Show each week as we expand your mindset through worldwide conversations. This week: From “Black Panther” Stanley Aughtry, and from “Flipped” Luke Georgecink.

Stanley Aughtry is a successful engineer and entrepreneur by day, holding both a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, but in the evenings and on the weekends, he somehow finds time for his third passion, acting.

It was a time for reminiscing while connecting with former classmates during the Norwayne Alumni and Friends 46th reunion, with a host of events that took place over a three-day period starting Friday.

Black Panther actor and Goldsboro native Stanley Aughtry, Jr. served as guest speaker Saturday evening at the Norwayne Alumni Family and Friends Homecoming Banquet.

Stanley Aughtry is an electrical engineer by day and a superhero by, well, whenever the camera is ready. And he hopes others will follow his lead in making the "starving actor" mindset a thing of the past.

As black people in this country, we are often taught that we have to be one thing or another. As a little girl in elementary school, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I was often steered in one direction.

Stanley Aughtry as Shombay - Merchant Tribe Warrior in Black Panther. This is his story of determination.

Goldsboro High School graduate Stanley Aughtry never set out to land a role in a blockbuster superhero movie -- but he's ended up with two so far nonetheless.