Actor who is known for his prolific career in both TV and film as police officers. Between 2007 and 2009, he had a recurring guest starring role on Desperate Housewives as Detective Lyons. In 2011, he also appeared in the superhero film The Green Hornet as a police officer.
He served in the US Marine Corps following his high school graduation. He earned his first on-screen credit for his work on a 1994 episode of Murder, She Wrote.
In 2000, he appeared in the film The Perfect Storm as a C-130 pilot.
He was born and raised in Washington, D.C.
He appeared directly alongside Halle Berry in the 1999 TV film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.