CAST BIOGRAPHIES
RONREACO LEE
(Reggie Vaughn)
A Decatur, Illinois native, RonReaco Lee began his career with a small role in the award-winning film,
Glory, with Denzel Washington. Later, he went on to star in Guess Who? opposite Bernie Mac and Tyler
Perry's Madea Goes to Jail opposite Viola Davis. 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. USHER
(Cam Calloway)
Jessie T. Usher is the lead of the Starz 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,
Danny Glover and Gabrielle Union.
In the press this year, Jessie was featured on both Variety’s 2015 ‘Top 10 Actors to Watch’ and The
Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Next Gen 2015’ Lists.
Jessie was inspired to act at an early age. When his family moved to Los Angeles in 2003, he landed
guest-star roles in numerous television shows including “Without a Trace,” “Numbers,” “The Mentalist,”
“Criminal Minds,” “Lincoln Heights,” “Hannah Montana” and “Summer Camp.” Jessie’s first big break
came in 2011 playing the role of Lyle Hugginson in Cartoon Network’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 Dionne Warwick 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 “Everybody Hates Chris,” a
series inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock.
Arnold also appeared on "Happily Divorced" which starred Fran Drescher of "The Nanny" and Rita
Moreno. Other TV work includes “Ryan’s Hope,” “All My Children,” “The Cosby Show,” “Law & Order,”
“The Norm Show,” “One on One,” “Brothers," "Raising Hope," and "Let's Stay Together." Her animation
credits include “American Dad,” “The Boondocks,” and presently the voice of the “Pink Pill” wireless
speaker by Beats By Dre.
In film, she has starred in Big Momma's House with Martin Lawrence, 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 Whoopi Goldberg
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
“The Wiz” 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 The Hollywood Reporter, Teyonah Parris 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 Angela Bassett in the Spike Lee 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 Reese Witherspoon 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 Juilliard School in New York City, 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 offBroadway, with Pulitzer and Tony award winning playwrights. On television, he played Andy Bellefleur in
the global hit “True Blood” for 7 seasons on HBO, where he also starred to critical acclaim as Frank
Sobotka in “The Wire.” 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 American Crime Story,” and currently stars as Jimmy Flaherty on the Starz comedy
“Survivor’s Remorse.” On film, he has been directed by Woody Allen, Robert Redford, Jim Jarmusch,
John Woo, Jodie Foster, Taylor Hackford, Billy Crystal, 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 David Mamet, Jez Butterworth, and John Patrick
Shanley. 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, California.
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 Glenn Close’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, “All
in 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, “Family Guy.”: 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,” “XMen 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).