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Ta'Rhonda Jones, born July 12, 1988, is an American actress and rapper who is best known for her recurring role as Porsha on the television series and was promoted to the main cast for the second season. Jones portrays Taraji P. Henson's assistant on the drama.
The character of Tiana on marks her first major acting role. In a 2015 interview with Black Enterprise , McNeill stated of her role, "One thing I always say about this show is it's a lot of drama, but it's family drama so people relate.
Abdul-Malik Kashie Yoba (born September 17, 1967), better known by his stage name Malik Yoba, is an American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his starring role as NYPD Detective J. C. Williams on the Fox police drama New York Undercover and as Yul Brenner in Cool Runnings .
Jussie Langston Mikha Smollett (born June 21, 1983) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's (1994).
Bryshere Yazshawn "Yazz" Gray (born November 28, 1993), who uses the stage name Yazz The Greatest, is an American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series .
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Having his first major role in the 1995 film Dead Presidents , and Mr. Holland's Opus , Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and film roles between 2004 and 2006.
Kaitlin Janette Doubleday (born July 19, 1984) is an American actress. She had a number of supporting film roles in her early career, and in 2015 began starring as Rhonda Lyon in the Fox musical prime time soap opera, . Doubleday was born and raised in Los Angeles, the daughter of Frank Doubleday and Christina Hart.
Trai Byers was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After a year of high school in Kansas City, he completed his high-school education in Georgia. Byers then graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in communications. He also attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, and the Yale School of Drama.
Gealey was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Cayman Islands from infancy. After moving to the United States, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Theater Arts at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Gealey later attended the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Master's of Fine Arts in acting.