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| Born | September 12, 1981 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Other names | Hosea |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Hosea Chanchez (born September 12, 1981), also credited as Hosea, is an American actor best known for his recurring role on For Your Love and the quarterback football player Malik Wright on The CW/BET sitcom, The Game and its 2021 revival.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Chanchez spent most of his childhood in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama. After Chanchez relocated to California, he expressed in an interview with Wendy Williams that he had slept in his car for thirty days before starring in various guest roles on For Your Love , The Guardian , Jack & Bobby , NCIS , and Everwood .[ citation needed ]
From 2006 to 2015, he appeared on The CW television series The Game . Chanchez portrayed quarterback Malik El Debarge Wright, opposite Wendy Raquel Robinson (who portrayed his mother and agent). [1] The series returned to the air on Black Entertainment Television on January 11, 2011, where the show has become a success. Chanchez also has a theater background with roles in Shop Life, The Wiz, The Long Walk Home,Royal Oats and Glory.[ citation needed ]
In September 2012, Chanchez starred in the BET original film Let The Church Say Amen which is adapted from ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best-selling novel of the same name. This was the directorial debut of actress Regina King. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | 96 Minutes | Officer Grooms | |
| 2012 | Dysfunctional Friends | Jamal | |
| 2013 | Let the Church Say Amen | David Jackson | TV movie |
| 2018 | Down for Whatever | Mike | TV movie |
| 2019 | Fanatic | Dom D | TV movie |
| 2021 | Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story | Justus | TV movie |
| Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story | Justus | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998-99 | For Your Love | Charlie | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2004 | The Guardian | Kid | Episode: "Blood In, Blood Out" |
| Jack & Bobby | Drunk | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" | |
| What Should You Do? | Rapist | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2005 | NCIS | Lance Cpl. Jaime Ramos | Episode: "Hometown Hero" |
| Over There | Driver | Episode: "Embedded" | |
| Close to Home | Neighbor #2 | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Everwood | Student | Episode: "So Long, Farewell..." | |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Malik Wright | Episode: "The Game" |
| 2006–15 | The Game | Malik Wright | Main Cast |
| 2007 | The Shield | Angelo Owens | Episode: "The New Guy" |
| 2008 | Invincible | Mauler Twins | Recurring Cast |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Emile Fisher | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2019 | All American | Damon King | Episode: "All Eyez on Me" |
| Black Lightning | Marcus Bishop | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2021-23 | The Game | Malik Wright | Main Cast |
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