Upon graduation he started his career as an engineer and passionately pursued his dream of becoming an actor, model and Master in Business Administration.
From 2002- 2004 he earned his MBA and drove home improvement doers' demand "to get things done" as a promotional model for Home Depot.
His acting career erupted in 2007 when he landed his first big screen appearance in The Dark Knight (2008). He was featured in the film Step Sisters (2010) and a commercial for Norfolk Southern prior to his next feature film appearance in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He followed his work in The Dark Knight Trilogy by appearing in Jack Reacher (2012).
He diversified his body of work and developed his artistic acumen by contributing to television productions on The Revolution Will Be Televised (2014), Survivors Remorse (2015/2016) and Being Mary Jane (2015).
In 2016 he returned to the big screen appearing in Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) and All Eyez on Me (2017).
His career continues to flourish, he has secured a principal role in Marvel Studios' Black Panther which was released in 2018.
The persistent polymath resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he continues to thrive as an actor, engineer and entrepreneur.