Lamman Rucker

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Lamman Rucker
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Rucker in 2009
Born (1971-10-06) October 6, 1971 (age 52)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
SpouseKelly Davis Rucker

Lamman Rucker (born October 6, 1971) is an American actor. Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children , before roles in The Temptations and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too? . He played Will Brown in the 2008 film Meet the Browns and its television adaptation. In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf . As of 2022, he stars in the BET+ drama series The Black Hamptons .

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Early life

Rucker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Malaya (née Ray) and Eric Rucker. [1] [2] He has partial ancestry from Barbados. [3] [4] Rucker spent his formative years in the greater Washington, DC, Maryland area. He developed an interest in acting after he was placed in several child pageants. His first acting role was a portrayal of Martin Luther King in the 4th grade. He joined the drama club in 7th grade and attended high school at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Rucker then studied at Carnegie-Mellon University and Duquesne University. [5]

Career

Rucker has appeared in a number of short films and television movies. His first major acting role came in 2002 when he assumed the role of attorney T. Marshall Travers on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns opposite Tamara Tunie. He left the series the following year and portrayed Garret Williams on ABC soap opera All My Children in 2005. During this time, he also had recurring roles on the UPN sitcoms All of Us and Half & Half .

Rucker is best known for his co-starring roles in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He played Will Brown in Perry's 2008 film Meet The Browns , and later had a starring role on the television series of the same name , reprising his role as Will from 2009 to 2011. In 2012, Rucker was cast as the male lead opposite Anne Heche in the NBC comedy series Save Me , but left after the pilot episode. [6] He later starred opposite Mena Suvari in the short-lived WE tv drama series, South of Hell . [7]

In 2015, Rucker was cast as one of the leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf . For five seasons, he played Jacob Greenleaf, the only son of Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David) and his wife, First Lady Daisy Mae Greenleaf (Lynn Whitfield). [8] [9]

On August 29, 2019, he shared personal life experiences that he credits for his success with the Hampton University football team. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Making RevolutionMichael Suliman
2005RedirectBobbyShort
2006Let's TalkMauriceShort
2007The CommissionJudge Harold CouchShort
I'm Through with White Girls Drake Moore
Why Did I Get Married? Sheriff Troy
2008 Meet the Browns Will Brown
Ball Don't Lie Trey
2009Jump the Broom: A MusicalShamarShort
Words UnspokenVaughn
The Greatest SongTrent MajorAlso producer
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? Sheriff Troy
N-Secure Isaac Roberts
2011The Bachelor PartyLanceVideo
2012Sugar MommasJasonTV movie
The Undershepherd Roland
2014 Black Coffee Hill
Where's the Love?SebastianTV movie
First ImpressionVernon RichardsonAlso producer
2015 The Man in 3B Darryl Graham
Love Won't Let Me WaitRoger
2016 Service to Man Dr. Johnson
PlentyWilliam FosterTV movie
2018Sinners WantedElder Roberts [11]
No More Mr Nice GuyBruce Wright
Falling in Love AgainLamont
First ImpressionVernon RichardsonTV movie and also producer
2020The Sin Choice-
Cooking Up ChristmasDonovon JacksonAlso co-executive producer
2021Bad Dad Rehab: The Next SessionMr. ArnoldTV movie
2022VoicesDr. NeroShort
2023Under His InfluenceErnest

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Young and the Restless Flight Agent #3Episode: "Episode #1.6295"
The Temptations Jimmy Ruffin Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2"
2002-03 As the World Turns T. Marshall TraversRegular Cast
2004 All of Us Rick HarrisRecurring cast: season 2
2005 Law & Order Reggie UggamsEpisode: "The Sixth Man"
All My Children Garret WilliamsRegular Cast
2005-06 Half & Half ChaseRecurring cast: season 4
2007 House of Payne William "Will" BrownEpisode: "Weeping May Endure for a Night"
2009-11 Meet the Browns William "Will" BrownMain cast
2011 Single Ladies TeddyEpisode: "Confidence Games"
2013 Save Me Dr. John WilkinsTV series
2015 South of Hell Elijah BledsoeMain cast
2016-20 Greenleaf Pastor Jacob GreenleafMain cast
2020 Terror Lake Drive GerrodMain cast: season 1
2022 The Black Hamptons Anthony JohnsonMain cast
Queen Sugar VinceRecurring cast: season 7

Award nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2010 NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series "Meet the Browns"Nominated
2011Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ Jackson, Debbie (2010-08-02). "Opening Night at the first DC Black Theatre Festival". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Lamman Rucker returns to Pittsburgh to take a 'Jitney' ride". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ NSH (February 26, 2012). "Actor tracing his Bajan roots". Nation Newspaper . Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ NSH (February 24, 2012). "Black celebs in Barbados". Nation Newspaper . Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ellington grad Lamman Rucker to host a fundraiser for the performing arts school". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Several More New Series In Recasting Mode; Returning Ones Add/Cut Regulars". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ The Deadline Team. "Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Six More Round Out 'South Of Hell' Cast On WE TV - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Denise Petski. "OWN Megachurch Drama Series 'Greenleaf' Rounds Out Cast - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ Tambay A. Obenson (September 9, 2015). "Lamman Rucker, Kim Hawthorne and Deborah Joy Winans Join - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Actor Lamman Rucker Delivers Motivational Message to the Hampton University Football Team : Hampton University News". news.hamptonu.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  11. ↑ Sinners Wanted , retrieved 2020-07-30
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