Acting

Wesley Jonathan

Born October 18, 1978 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 47)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wesley Jonathan Waples (born October 18, 1978), known professionally as Wesley Jonathan, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning dramedy series City Guys, and as the dimwitted Gary Thorpe on The WB sitcom What I Like About You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Jonathan, licen…

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The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland · 2003

The United States of Leland

MovieCrimeDrama

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.

Panther

Panther · 1995

MovieDramaHistory

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.

Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce · 2005

MovieComedyDrama

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.

Rockabye

Rockabye · 2026

MovieThrillerMystery

Suspecting her father didn't take his own life, a grieving woman's hunt for the truth turns treacherous when his friends start dying one by one.

Make Your Move

Make Your Move · 2013

A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss! · 2004

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

All The Men In My Life

All The Men In My Life · 2022

All The Men In My Life

LA actress Tish returns to her Miami hometown for a visit, unprepared for the overwhelming family responsibilities awaiting her.

Steppin: The Movie

Steppin: The Movie · 2009

Steppin: The Movie

MovieComedyRomance

Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.

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The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland · 2003

The United States of Leland

MovieCrimeDrama

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.

Bengel

Panther

Panther · 1995

MovieDramaHistory

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.

Little Bobby Hutton

Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce · 2005

MovieComedyDrama

In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.

Sweetness

Rockabye

Rockabye · 2026

MovieThrillerMystery

Suspecting her father didn't take his own life, a grieving woman's hunt for the truth turns treacherous when his friends start dying one by one.

Make Your Move

Make Your Move · 2013

A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.

Nick

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss! · 2004

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.

Panther

All The Men In My Life

All The Men In My Life · 2022

All The Men In My Life

LA actress Tish returns to her Miami hometown for a visit, unprepared for the overwhelming family responsibilities awaiting her.

Sean Helms

Steppin: The Movie

Steppin: The Movie · 2009

Steppin: The Movie

MovieComedyRomance

Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.

Terence

Storm Watch

Storm Watch · 2002

MovieScience FictionAction

America's best player is being pulled in to the ultimate cyber-terror. The game's mastermind has stolen his identity, put him on the FBI's Most Wanted List, and is blackmailing him to take a part in a real twisted plan of world destruction. With just hours left, can the code be broken to save the world from total annihilation?

Ravi

Whitney

Whitney · 2015

MovieRomanceDrama

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.

Babyface

Lone

MovieActionWestern

Dan and Jimmy are on the wrong side of the law... for all the right reasons.

Darian Gaynor

Remember the Daze

Remember the Daze · 2008

Remember the Daze

MovieComedyDrama

During the summer of 1999, a group of teenagers, through interconnected narratives, live through their last day of high school and prepare for the future. Holly, once the new girl in school, does whatever it takes to remain popular. Dawn, who is secretly a lesbian, battles drugs. Tori is the valedictorian of her class, but, on the eve of graduation, she decides to experiment with drugs for the first time.

Biz

Budz House

Budz House · 2011

When Bud discovers a treasure trove of weed underneath his house, he becomes the most popular stoner on his block.

Bud Howard

Bagboy

MovieDramaComedy

Bagboy is the "from bags to riches" story of a lowly grocery store clerk who endeavors to win the international competitive bagging championships and the girl of his dreams.

Alonzo

Speed-Dating

Speed-Dating · 2010

MovieComedyDrama

A high-energy romantic comedy that follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women. When it comes to the opposite sex, it’s about the “chase” and “finish line.” Dog (Chico Benymon, Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story) and Beaver (Leonard Robinson, TV’s Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out) spend their last dime on a nightclub, while Too Cool (Wesley Jonathan, Roll Bounce) devises the ultimate scheme to get women and money – SPEED-DATING!

Too Cool

Backstage at Budz House

Backstage at Budz House · 2012

Backstage at Budz House

MovieComedyDocumentary

Hosted by the outrageous Faizon Love, join today's hottest comedians, including Kevin Hart, Luenell...

Crossover

Crossover · 2006

MovieActionAdventure

The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.

Noah Cruise

Bad Dad Rehab

Bad Dad Rehab · 2016

MovieDramaTV Movie

After turbulence with their respective mothers and ex-wives forces them to take definitive action, four fathers sign up for Deadbeat Dad Rehab to help them get their act together.

Shawn

Dysfunctional Friends

Dysfunctional Friends · 2012

Dysfunctional Friends

MovieComedyRomance

A group of college friends are reunited after the death of their very successful friend. The will dictates that each person will receive a large sum of money if they can all successfully stay in his mansion for a week. If one person leaves, everyone forfeits the money.

Brett

I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones

I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones · 2019

I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones

A man in a committed relationship turns his love life upside-down when he accepts a $50,000 bet about getting a date with his celebrity crush.

John Mr. MVP

4Play

Unsatisfied with his prior romantic achievements, Todd goes on a quest to date three women at one time. Little does he know, all three women share a common bond, and the aftermath ends up being more than he could ever bargain for.

Todd

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream · 2018

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.

Wesley Jonathan

B-Girl

MovieMusicCrime

A young female breakdancer, Angel, moves to Los Angeles after an attack by an ex-boyfriend nearly ends her dance career forever. B-Girl follows Angel through recovery and acceptance of a new life as she busts a move into the male-centric world of underground hip hop.

Carlos

I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It · 2026

A detective rejects the claim that his daughter took her own life, chasing deadly secrets that lead to baffling questions and shocking truths.

Chief Peter Fairaday

The Rookie

The Rookie · 2018

SeriesCrimeDrama

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

Prius Owner

NCIS

SeriesCrimeDrama

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Greg

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami · 2002

SeriesDramaMystery

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

Ross Nelson

Cold Case

Cold Case · 2003

SeriesCrimeDrama

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

Billy Jeremiah Sanders

Baywatch

Baywatch · 1989

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.

Jordan

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street · 1987

SeriesCrimeMystery

21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.

Kelly

The Practice

The Practice · 1997

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

David Piper

Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World · 1993

Boy Meets World

SeriesDramaComedy

The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.

T.J.

A Different World

A Different World · 1987

A Different World

SeriesComedyFamily

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

South Central Looter

NewsRadio

NewsRadio · 1995

The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.

Kid #1

Felicity

Felicity · 1998

SeriesDramaSoap

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.

Max

Boston Public

Boston Public · 2000

Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.

Tyronn Anderson

What I Like About You

What I Like About You · 2002

What I Like About You

Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who loves her 16-year-old sister Holly. Even if Holly is rambunctious. Spontaneous. Impulsive. Disconcerting. And definitely disorganized. Then Holly moves in with Val, and the sisters discover they may make better siblings than roomies.

Gary Thorpe

Moesha

SeriesComedyFamily

The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.

Norman

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister · 1994

SeriesComedyFamily

Twins Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell were separated and adopted at birth. Fourteen years later, they encounter each other by chance at the mall. After the families meet, Tia's widowed father agrees to let Tamera and her single mother move in with them.

Pico

Smart Guy

Smart Guy · 1997

SeriesComedyDrama

T.J. is a boy genius who gets bumped up from the fourth grade to high school. T.J. tries to adjust to his new life, but he shares some classes with his 14 year-old brother Marcus, the school jock, and his clueless and self-absorbed 16 year-old sister Yvette.

Tyler

The Soul Man

The Soul Man · 2012

R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he gets the calling to go from soul singer to soul saver. Relocating to St. Louis with his wife, Lolli and his daughter, Lyric to take over the preaching duties in his father's church, his family is not exactly eager to give up the fabulous superstar life for a humble one.

Stamps Ballentine

The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood · 1995

The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to have been titled Father Knows Nothing, the series was one of the four sitcoms that aired as part of the original Wednesday night two-hour lineup that helped launch The WB network.

Get a Life

Get a Life · 1990

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Surreal, twisted and hilariously funny, Get a Life is the ultimate anti-sitcom. Chris Peterson is a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with his parents and who seems to have an ever decreasing grip on reality.

Eddie

Promised Land

Promised Land · 1996

Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel.

USA High

USA High · 1997

SeriesDramaMystery

USA High is an American teen sitcom which ran from August 1997 to June 1999, and ended after 95 episodes, and reran until August 4, 2001 on the USA Network.

Anthony

City Guys

City Guys · 1997

SeriesDramaComedy

An edgy, hip look at urban teen life in NYC, tracing the relationship between a smart Black kid from Harlem and a rich White kid from Park Avenue.

Jamal Grant

Thea

Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.

Minor Adjustments

Minor Adjustments · 1995

Minor Adjustments

The series starred stand-up comedian Rondell Sheridan in his first headlined TV series, as a child psychologist and family man who has a remarkable ability in connecting with his young patients.