Hosea Chanchez

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Hosea Chanchez
Hosea Chanchez 2012.jpg
Chanchez in 2012
Born (1979-09-12) September 12, 1979 (age 45)
Other namesHosea
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1998present

Hosea Chanchez (born September 12, 1979), 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.

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Early life

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Chanchez spent most of his childhood in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama.

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 96 Minutes Officer Grooms
2012 Dysfunctional Friends Jamal
2013Let the Church Say AmenDavid JacksonTV movie
2018Down for WhateverMikeTV movie
2019FanaticDom DTV movie
2021 Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story JustusTV movie
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story JustusTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998-99 For Your Love CharlieRecurring Cast: Season 2
2004 The Guardian KidEpisode: "Blood In, Blood Out"
Jack & Bobby DrunkEpisode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
What Should You Do? RapistRecurring Cast: Season 2
2005 NCIS Lance Cpl. Jaime RamosEpisode: "Hometown Hero"
Over There DriverEpisode: "Embedded"
Close to Home Neighbor #2Episode: "Pilot"
Everwood StudentEpisode: "So Long, Farewell..."
2006 Girlfriends Malik WrightEpisode: "The Game"
2006–15 The Game Malik WrightMain Cast
2007 The Shield Angelo OwensEpisode: "The New Guy"
2008InvincibleMauler TwinsRecurring Cast
2016 Major Crimes Emile FisherRecurring Cast: Season 4
2019 All American Damon KingEpisode: "All Eyez on Me"
Black Lightning Marcus BishopRecurring Cast: Season 2
2021-23 The Game Malik WrightMain Cast

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References

  1. "Hoshe Chanchez". BET. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. Morales, Wilson. "Exclusive: Steve Harris, Naturi Naughton, Lela Rochon, Hosea Sanchez, and Collins Pennie cast in Regina King's Let The Church Say Amen". BlackFilm.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.