Marcus j Samuel

Marcus j. Samuel is an American Actor, Writer, and Entrepreneur. He was born in Orlando, Florida. He is the youngest out of one brother of a social worker single mother, Linda, from Florida. After graduating from high school Marcus J Samuel moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and attended different colleges for business management and computer technology however peers around suggested he find out a way to get into modeling and or acting for schooling wasn't his strong spot. Coming from a small rural area in Florida it took a couple of years for Samuel to develop the confidence to pursue Modeling and Acting in a fast city like Atlanta. After years of misdirection, mishaps with the law, and running the streets Samuel decided to embark on the impossible for a brand new outcome of his life. Samuel started his journey auditioning for modeling agencies. He would then be denied multiple times before transitioning to film and television. Samuel worked on non-paid independent projects to learn the craft. He took classes at Alliance Theatre for 2 years to master the art. After 2-3 years of working independently. Samuel booked his first movie in 2016 called "The Products of American Ghetto" with other Big Stars Robin Givens, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Keith D Robinson where he played a recurring role as a "Miami Boy". Samuel can then be seen on the hit show Star on Fox Tv with Queen Latifah, Black Lightning on the CW network, and Atlanta Fx with Donald Glover where he played the historical hilarious character "Black". Marcus j. Samuel continues to move up in the industry. He recently played characters on "Women of the Movement" executive produced by Will Smith and Jay Z, and Tales on B.E.T. directed/created by Irv Gotti. He currently spends his time between Los Angeles and New York.