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Isaiah Washington |
Lawrence "LC" Case
An ambitious minister who becomes the charismatic pastor of the First Baptist Church.
An ambitious minister who becomes the charismatic pastor of the First Baptist Church.
His mother
was the first African American woman to be licensed as a barber in the state of
Texas. Was in the Air Force prior to
acting. His dream was to be the second "General Washington". After leaving Howard University (Theater Arts
major), he became an original member of the City Kids Repertory, a theater
company that performed in schools in effort to bring relevant productions to
high-risk kids. Following a
confrontation with fellow cast member Patrick Dempsey on
the set of "Grey's
Anatomy" (2005), it was reported that the altercation was
related to Washington's use of the epithet "faggot" towards their
co-star T.R. Knight.
In response to press queries about the incident, he denied that accusation in
the backstage area at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards. However, Knight and other
cast members later stated that he did use the word (January 2007).
“You don't
have the time to "make the time" to do anything. You have to do it
now!”
“Even if I'm
playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting.”
“I'm no
longer going to play thugs or debauched cops that I can't possibly make complex
characters. I'm bigger than that. I owe too much to too many good people at the
Goodman, Arena and Playwrights Horizons.”
[on being fired
from Grey's Anatomy]:” I apologized and showed my remorse for what I said and
for the pain I caused anyone. If a black man can't get forgiveness in this
country, when so many other people like Robert Downey, Jr. and the governor of
California get second and third chances... I think that says a lot about race
and this country where we stand.”
“I did not call TR a faggot.”
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Lamman Rucker |
"Roland"
LC's best friend, the
ambitious minister who left the First Baptist Church to plant his own
struggling, grassroots ministry.
The oldest of three
children, Lamman Rucker was born in Pittsburgh, then moved around the world
before settling in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the illustrious Duke
Ellington School of the Performing Arts in Washington before going on to
Carnegie-Mellon University and Duquesne University. Throughout
his college years, Rucker developed many different skills but never lost
interest or the opportunity to keep his artistic gifts sharp. He participated
in many fashion shows, talent shows, commercials, print ads and independent
films, a highlight being his role as Jimmy Ruffin in the television miniseries
The Temptations. After earning a master’s degree from
Duquesne, Rucker moved to New York to focus on stage and screen aspirations.
After a couple years teaching and performing in the theatre, he started working
on such television series as As The World Turns, All of Us, All My Children and
Half & Half. Most recently he was seen in Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get
Married?
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| Malinda Williams |
“Cassandra Case"
LC's wife, determined to do
anything to keep her man and keep her marriage together
Malinda Williams
Armed with a license
in cosmetology and a few small acting roles, Malinda Williams left her home
state of New Jersey and ambitiously set her sights on Hollywood. Originally
intent on servicing the entertainment industry by opening her own hair salon,
Malinda quickly found her beauty industry career giving way to her undeniable
acting talent. Twice nominated for an NAACP image award for “outstanding
actress in a drama series”, the determined young beauty made a name for
herself, grabbing lead roles in films such as The Wood , High School High, Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls andFirst Sunday. Having just completed
one of four film projects in 2011 which include Percentage with Ving Rhames and Macy Gray, Russ Parr’s The Undershephard and GMC’s A Cross to Bear, Malinda will appear next, alongside Chris
Rock, in Julie Delpy’s 2 Days in New York, which will premiere at the 2012 Sundance
Film Festival.
Best known for her
role as “Bird” on the hit television series SoulFood,
This busy mom always finds time to mentor young women and work with non-profit
organizations such as Black Girls Rock!, Take Wings and Chrysalis Foundations.
Having been branded
one of the “entertainment industry’s most well respected actresses”, this busy
mom, entrepreneur and writer has recently been hitting the speaking circuit,
addressing a range of topics including, women’s interests and issues, living
with asthma, and success & education, among others. An extremely passionate
motivational speaker, Malinda’s words on leadership, self-esteem and
self-motivation leave no doubts as to why success continually finds it’s way to
her door.
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| Robinne Lee |
“Shirley”
Roland’s wife, Cassandra’s close
friend, proverbial “strong black woman” who stands by her husband and supports
his dreams of becoming a pastor.
Robinne Lee
Born in Mount Vernon, New York to parents of Jamaican and
Chinese ancestry. A graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School, she
began her acting career as part of the ensemble cast of the romantic comedy
"Hav Plenty" in 1997, which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival
and the Sundance Film Festival. In
2003, Robinne appeared in "Deliver Us From Eva" with LL Cool J and the action comedy "National Security" with Martin
Lawrence. Roles in Sony's "13 Going on 30" and "Hitch"
opposite Will Smith followed. In 2007, Robinne completed a ten episode
appearance on Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" and starred in the
independent film, "This Is Not a Test" for which she won the the
Boston Film Festival's Best Actor award. She then appeared in "Seven
Pounds" (again with Will Smith), and in "Hotel for Dogs"
opposite Don Cheadle. Recently Robinne has completed shooting various indie
projects including: "Forgiveness" with Richard T. Jones, "The
Under Shepherd" with Isaiah Washington, "Divorce Invitation"
with Elliot Gould and "Miss Dial" (which she also produced). She is currently working on her first novel.
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