Michael Ealy

Biography: Proof that good looks alone aren't everything, this strikingly gorgeous actor spent a number of years toiling in an off-Broadway theater before snagging his breakthrough role as an ex-con trying to go straight in the 2002 comedy Barbershop. Although he subsequently appeared in a string of movies, including the Barbershop sequel, action flicks 2 Fast 2 Furious and Never Die Alone, and Seven Pounds, TV is where Ealy proved he was much more than a pretty face. He seduced audiences---not to mention his leading lady, Halle Berry---as a sexy but troubled drifter in the 2005 TV-movie Their Eyes Were Watching God, and then struck fear in viewers' hearts as a Muslim FBI agent who infiltrates a terrorist group in the miniseries Sleeper Cell. Showtime bought the program back in 2006, and Ealy earned a Golden Globe nod for his riveting performance. In 2009, he was cast as a CIA agent in ABC's sci-fi thriller FlashFoward, which garnered generally favorable reviews and a devoted fan base butProof that good looks alone aren't everything, this strikingly gorgeous actor spent a number of years toiling in an off-Broadway theater before snagging his breakthrough role as an ex-con trying to go straight in the 2002 comedy Barbershop. Although he subsequently appeared in a string of movies, including the Barbershop sequel, action flicks 2 Fast 2 Furious and Never Die Alone, and Seven Pounds, TV is where Ealy proved he was much more than a pretty face. He seduced audiences---not to mention his leading lady, Halle Berry---as a sexy but troubled drifter in the 2005 TV-movie Their Eyes Were Watching God, and then struck fear in viewers' hearts as a Muslim FBI agent who infiltrates a terrorist group in the miniseries Sleeper Cell. Showtime bought the program back in 2006, and Ealy earned a Golden Globe nod for his riveting performance. In 2009, he was cast as a CIA agent in ABC's sci-fi thriller FlashFoward, which garnered generally favorable reviews and a devoted fan base but was canceled after one season. Ealy announced a return to Showtime in 2010 when he signed on to play a love interest for Natascha McElhone's character in a multi-episode arc on the fourth season of Californication. Expand

Michael Ealy's Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore: 89 The Good Wife: Season 2
Lowest Metascore: 48 Hawthorne: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
13 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
89 The Good Wife: Season 2 Sep 28, 2010 Derrick Bond / Derrick Bond 8.6
71 FlashForward: Season 1 Sep 24, 2009 Marshall Vogel / Marshall Vogel 7.4
75 The Good Wife: Season 1 Sep 22, 2009 Derrick Bond 8.8
48 Hawthorne: Season 1 Jun 16, 2009 Dr. Alan Phillips 4.1
73 Sleeper Cell: Season 2 Dec 10, 2006 Darwyn / Darwyn 5.9
65 Sleeper Cell: Season 1 Dec 4, 2005 Darwyn / Darwyn 7.8
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 3 Jan 1, 2005 Michael Ealy tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 2 Jan 1, 2004 Playing "Himself" 19 March 2004 / Michael Ealy tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 1 Jan 25, 2003 Playing "Himself" 19 March 2004 2.8
tbd Law & Order: Season 13 Oct 2, 2002 Norman Carlson 10
tbd ER: Season 9 Sep 26, 2002 Ryan Kendrick 7.6
55 Madigan Men: Season 1 Oct 6, 2000 William tbd
tbd Law & Order: Season 10 Sep 22, 1999 Pvt. Nelson 9.4
tbd Law & Order: Season 9 Sep 23, 1998 James Arkadie 9.4