Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor and martial artist. He was the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons , the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn . White appeared as Marcus Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too? , and starred as the character on the TBS / OWN comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse . White portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy and the Cyborg Seth in Universal Soldier: The Return . He portrayed boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO television movie Tyson . He also played the title role in the blaxploitation parody film Black Dynamite , as well as the animated series of the same name .
Sharon Ann Leal (born 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in movies such as Dreamgirls , This Christmas , Why Did I Get Married? , Why Did I Get Married Too? and her roles on the television shows Legacy , Guiding Light , and Boston Public .
Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Baines on the NBC series Earth 2 , Kenny Chadway on Showtime family drama Soul Food , and Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin on the Fox crime drama Prison Break . He also played Sheriff Eli Roosevelt on the FX Drama series Sons of Anarchy , FBI Agent Dennis Abbott on The Mentalist , and FBI Agent Abe Gaines in the Hulu series The Path .
Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American actress. Smollett began her career as a child actress appearing on television sitcoms, including On Our Own (1994–1995) and Full House (1992–1994). She received critical acclaim and Critic's Choice Award for playing Eve in the 1997 independent drama film Eve's Bayou .
Lance Kweku Darnell Gross (born July 8, 1981) is a Ghanaian American actor, model and photographer. He is best known for his role as Calvin Payne on the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and OWN sitcom Tyler Perry's The Paynes ., as well as appearing in other Tyler Perry productions such as the Meet the Browns (2008) film and Tyler Perry's Temptations: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013). He also co-starred in 2010's Our Family Wedding alongside Forest Whitaker , Carlos Mencia , America Ferrera , and Regina King . He also starred as Secret Service Agent Marcus Finley in NBC's political drama Crisis .
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his as role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman , winning him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He also won an Emmy Award for his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots . Gossett has also starred in numerous other film productions including A Raisin in the Sun , The Landlord , Skin Game , Travels with My Aunt , The Laughing Policeman , The Deep , Jaws 3-D , Wolfgang Petersen 's Enemy Mine , the Iron Eagle series, Toy Soldiers and The Punisher , in an acting career that spans over five decades.