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CAST BIOGRAPHIES

RONREACO LEE (Reggie Vaughn)

A Decatur, native, RonReaco Lee began his career with a small role in the award-winning film, Glory, with . Later, he went on to star in Guess Who? opposite and 's Goes to Jail opposite . He was a series regular on ABC's "In the Motherhood," and recurred regularly on FOX's "The Good Guys.” Most recently, he starred in the original comedy series "Let’s Stay Together" on BET.

In his spare time Lee enjoys spending time with his family, photography and gearing his focus towards future endeavors that include writing and directing.

JESSIE T. (Cam Calloway)

Jessie T. Usher is the lead of the original series “Survivor’s Remorse,” playing Cam Calloway, a basketball phenomenon who signs a professional basketball contract. With standout performances in both “Survivor’s Remorse” and the feature film When the Game Stands Tall, Jessie T. Usher landed one of the leading roles in 20th Century Fox’s highly anticipated blockbuster Independence Day: Resurgence. Recently, Jessie wrapped production on the Universal feature Almost Christmas co-starring Mo'Nique, and .

In the press this year, Jessie was featured on both Variety’s 2015 ‘Top 10 Actors to Watch’ and The Reporter’s ‘Next Gen 2015’ Lists.

Jessie was inspired to act at an early age. When his family moved to in 2003, he landed guest-star roles in numerous television shows including “Without a Trace,” “Numbers,” “The Mentalist,” “,” “Lincoln Heights,” “Hannah Montana” and “Summer Camp.” Jessie’s first big break came in 2011 playing the role of Lyle Hugginson in ’s television movie “Level Up.” The project became a well-loved TV series and Jessie reprised his role throughout the show’s two seasons.

Born a leap year child, he excelled academically from elementary through high school as a top honor student. He graduated class salutatorian before moving straight to the Dean’s List in college, studying the Art of Culinary and earning the honor of being a member of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society.

ERICA ASH (Mary Charles ‘M-Chuck’ Calloway)

Erica Ash is an NAACP-Award winning Broadway, Film and Television actress currently known for her roles as Bridgette Hart (ex-wife of Kevin Hart) on hit series “The Real Husbands of Hollywood” on BET in addition to her work as Mary Charles “M-Chuck” Calloway on “Survivor’s Remorse.” She starred in the

original cast of Broadway’s “Baby, It’s You!” as Addie “Micki” Harris and as well as several other Broadway shows including “The Lion King” (Nala) and “Spamalot” (Lady of the Lake).

Erica’s television career started with LOGO’s “The Big Gay Sketch Show” produced by Rosie O’Donnell from which she was recruited to join the cast of FOX’s “MADtv” where she also contributed as a writer for the show.

Highlights of Erica Ash’s film career include Jean of the Joneses (Ann), Scary Movie V (Kendra), Random (Nicole), I Can Smoke? (Carmen) and Minano Ie (Naomi). She is the creator/writer of comedic advice blog “The Deviled Angel” and writes/produces sketch comedy for The Deviled Angel Network. She has done feature segments for The Daily News online and has enjoyed giving back through various charitable organizations such as Make a Wish Foundation, Broadway Sings for Pride, The Helping Hands Campaign, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and Faithful Spouses Ministries; as well as benefits for various theaters including the Rubicon Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse and Celebration Theater.

TICHINA ARNOLD (Cassie Calloway)

Tichina Arnold is a two-time NAACP Image Award winning actress. Her first Image Award was for her role as Pam Jones on the hit T.V. series "Martin." Her second award was for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her first season starring in the critically acclaimed comedy “,” a series inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian .

Arnold also appeared on "" which starred of "The " and . Other TV work includes “Ryan’s Hope,” “,” “,” “Law & Order,” “The Norm Show,” “One on One,” “Brothers," "Raising Hope," and "Let's Stay Together." Her animation credits include “American Dad,” “,” and presently the voice of the “Pink Pill” wireless speaker by Beats By Dre.

In film, she has starred in Big Momma's with , the critically acclaimed Civil Brand, as well as Dancing in September, Scenes from a Mall, The Little Shop of Horrors and the blockbuster comedy Wild Hogs.

Arnold’s first dramatic role was in The Lena Baker Story, playing Baker, the first Georgia woman sent to the electric chair. She is also featured in Lifetime’s A Day Late a Dollar Short starring and Ving Rhames based on a novel written by Terry MacMillan, Transformers 2, Stolen Child, Summoned, The Great Divide, Dance Flick and Top Five starring Chris Rock and Kevin Hart.

Arnold’s first taste of performing was at age four, at church and she began training soon after. She maintains her love for live theater, and in 2004 toured in the lead role of the musical hit, “If These Hips Could Talk.” She starred in Debbie Allen’s “Alex in Wonderland,” and appeared in the revival production of “” and in the Off-Broadway smash “Love, Loss, and What I Wore.”

Arnold and her sister formed the We Win Foundation which helps individuals, as well as the families/ caregivers who support those suffering from Lupus and other related autoimmune diseases.

In between acting jobs, Arnold loves performing her music with her band “KNOW Pressure,” which plays regularly to packed audiences throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

TEYONAH PARRIS

(Missy Vaughn)

Hailed as the ‘Next Big Thing’ by , is taking the town by storm. Whether lighting up the Sundance hit film Dear White People or commanding scenes in the blockbuster Golden Globe® and Emmy Award©-winning TV series “Mad Men” as Don Draper’s assistant ‘Dawn Chambers,’ Parris is the most electric talent to hit Hollywood in a generation, with an award-winning leading role opposite Samuel L. Jackson and in the film Chi-Raq, there’s no stopping this Juilliard grad. Up next, Parris will play R&B legend Miki Howard in TV One’s first “Unsung”- inspired original movie, Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story.

Parris made her debut on the silver screen in 2010 opposite and Jack Nicholson in the James L. Brooks-directed romantic comedy, How Do You Know, in addition to a run on Broadway that same year in the John Guare (“Six Degrees of Separation”) written play “Free Man of Color.” She started her journey in front of audiences by participating in pageants and modeling. As a graduate of the prestigious in , Parris has already worked with such notable names as Debbie Allen and George C. Wolfe. She has also trained under distinguished professors, Richard Feldman and Wendy Waterman. During her time in undergrad, Parris performed in numerous stage productions crediting ‘Celimene’ in Moliere's “The Misanthrope,” as her favorite role to date.

CHRIS BAUER (Jimmy Flaherty)

Chris Bauer has enjoyed a long, broad, and diverse career, appearing as a regular in 6 television series, several films made by world renowned filmmakers, as well as steadily working onstage, both on and off- Broadway, with Pulitzer and Tony award winning playwrights. On television, he played Andy Bellefleur in the global hit “” for 7 seasons on HBO, where he also starred to critical acclaim as Frank Sobotka in “.” For NBC he co-starred in John Wells’ “Third Watch” for five seasons, and went on to appear in “Tilt” for ESPN, and “Smith” for CBS. He is featured in the FX series “The People Vs. OJ Simpson: The ,” and currently stars as Jimmy Flaherty on the Starz comedy “Survivor’s Remorse.” On film, he has been directed by , Robert Redford, Jim Jarmusch, John Woo, , Taylor Hackford, , Steve Buscemi, Joel Shumacher, Stephen Frears, and Clint Eastwood. His long history of working in theater began after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, and solidified when he became a member of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where he has enjoyed long collaborations with writers including , Jez Butterworth, and . He last appeared on Broadway in “Streetcar Named Desire,” for which he was nominated for an Outer Critic’s Circle award, and continues to work frequently onstage in New York and his hometown and birthplace, Los Angeles, .

ROBERT WU (Da Chen Bao)

A native of San Francisco, Robert trained at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater before making his way down to Hollywood. Shortly upon arrival, he quickly gained popularity for his recurring portrayal of ’s rookie officer, Wayne “Scooby” Haims on the groundbreaking TV drama, “The Shield.” From there, he landed a number of guest starring roles on several popular TV series including: “Numb3rs,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “George Lopez,” “The Good Guys,” “Criminal Minds,” “Good Luck Charlie,” and “Bones.” On Chinese television, he also starred as the infamous “Shark” on the wildly popular soap opera, “Human Cargo” for Beijing TV.

Robert has also appeared in numerous highly acclaimed films including two Sundance Film Festival award winners, Nanking and November, as well as A Temp for All Seasons (168 Film Festival Best Actor

Award, Best Film Award), and not to mention, an unforgettably hilarious cameo role in Seth MacFarlane’s TED.

His theatre credits include: “Paint Your Wagon” at the Geffen Playhouse, “Waiting for Lefty” at the Lee Strasberg Theater, “The Last Appeal” with Eastern Sky Theater, “Macbeth” and “Two Gentlemen of Verona” at California Shakespeare Festival, “Measure For Measure” with Subterranean Shakespeare, “ the Timing” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and “The Nanjing Race” at the New Conservatory Theater (San Francisco Bay Guardian Great Performance Award).

Robert is also a prolific voice actor and regularly brings characters to life on the popular FOX animation TV series, “.”: He has also lent his voice talents to several well-known video game franchises including: “Metal Gear Solid,” “Resident Evil,” “True Crime,” “L.A. Noire,” “Ace Combat,” “X- Men Origins,” “Dead to Rights,” “No More Heroes,” “Golden Eye,” “Narc,” “The Expendables,” and most recently, “Kung Fu Panda 3.”

In between roles, Robert contributes his time and efforts to various charitable organizations. He has served as an acting coach for the outreach theater company Changing Perceptions: Theater by the Blind and Physically Disabled, and also as a mentor with the Young Storytellers Foundation, teaching screenwriting and improvisation to elementary school students in Los Angeles.

Robert also supports The Soles Journey: A Charitable Organization as one of the celebrity book readers. Wu also regularly participates in the community faith outreach movement, Beautiful Gate, as well as People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).