Career
Sturgis made his acting debut in the romantic thriller film The Big Easy (1986). He later starred in the film Blaze (1989) as Marquez' Son. [1]
Sturgis later appeared as an antagonist in two of Tyler Perry's films, Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and Daddy's Little Girls (2007), [1] as well as the film Pride (2007), starring Terrence Howard, and co-stars in the independent feature directed by Cedric the Entertainer, [2] Chicago Pulaski Jones. He landed television roles in his early career such as a recurring character by the name of Caz in the General Hospital spin-off, Port Charles , as well as smaller roles on The District , NYPD Blue , Malcolm and Eddie and Girlfriends . [1]
In the mid-1990s, he began booking voice-over jobs in commercials and trailers. He served as the voice of the Monday night (and later Tuesday night) lineup on the now defunct UPN network, promoting such series as The Parkers , Moesha , Half & Half , Girlfriends , The Hughleys and many others. Simultaneously in 1997 and 1998, he was also the daily announcer for the late night talk show, VIBE , starring Chris Spencer and later, comedian Sinbad. Sturgis never had a contract for either job stating that he would just "keep coming everyday until they tell me to stop." This lasted for the duration of the network and the talk show respectively. [3]
Sturgis appeared on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter in 2002 in celebration of his voice over efforts. In addition to promos for network television, he also did several Hollywood film trailers such as Bones , The Wood , Crossroads , Two Can Play That Game , and The Others .
Sturgis was interviewed by fashion editor Antoine Von Boozier exclusively for Floss Magazine. The interview was published on March 7, 2016.
Sturgis played several animated roles landing himself in cartoons, feature films and in video games. A partial list includes, Static Shock , Avatar: The Last Airbender , Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase , Batman Beyond , Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Fairly OddParents: Wishology . Video game titles include Shout About Music, True Crime: New York City , Evil Dead , Spider-Man 2 , Red Faction , and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate . In February 2009, he worked on Blokhedz animated web series on Missiong.com and did the voice of Biskit, the leader of the biker gang Wild Dawgs.
In October 2008, Sturgis began working as a staff writer for Tyler Perry Studios on the series Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Meet the Browns , both on TBS. This would mark his first professional writing job. His first credited episode of Tyler Perry's House of Payne aired on December 16, 2008. Outside of acting, he works as a musician, writer, teacher, and entrepreneur. [1]
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