Robert Ri'chard

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Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an American television and movie actor.

Early life

Ri'chard was born in Los Angeles, California. He is of Louisiana Creole (French, African American, Native American, and Spanish) descent.

Career

He has starred in the UPN hit sitcom One on One which was the most significant of his television roles as Arnaz Ballard, and in the Nickelodeon sitcom Cousin Skeeter. He also made a few appearances as himself on the hit Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out. Also, he has appeared in films such as Coach Carter and House of Wax. His breakout role was in the TV adaptation of Anne Rice's novel, The Feast of All Saints, where he played the young Marcel who becomes a man within society. He has been professionally acting since the age of 13. He appeared in the movie Light It Up along with R&B star Usher. He attended Palms Middle School in Los Angeles, California.

Ri'chard has guest starred on many hit shows such as Boston Public, Touched by an Angel, CSI: Miami, My Wife and Kids, and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 2000 he starred in the Disney Channel TV movie Alley Cats Strike. Ri'chard has appeared in the 2006 season of Veronica Mars. In 1997, Ri'chard starred in the television special, In His Father's Shoes, which earned him the 1998 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Children's Special. In the sitcom Meet the Browns, he portrays Derek Porter, a buffoonish frat student who lives next door to Brown Meadows. He often provides service to Brown Meadows, and is often either the mastermind or participant in Brown's antics. He debuts in Season 3 as a recurring character, and in the fourth season, is promoted to a main character.

Ri'chard was set to star in a new series entitled "Eight Days a Week", starring Christina Milian and Mario Lopez on the CW Television Network during the Fall 2007 season, but it was canceled due to the Writer's Strike before airing. On November 16, 2011, it was announced that Robert Ri'chard was cast as Jamie in the TV series The Vampire Diaries.^[1]

Films

• Light It Up (1999)... as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone (the narrator)
• Alley Cats Strike (2000)... as Todd McLemore
• The Feast of All Saints (2001)...as Marcel
• Who's Your Daddy? (2003)... as Murphy
• P.N.O.K. (2005)... as Private Battle
• House of Wax (2005)... as Blake
• Coach Carter (2005)... as Damien Carter
• The Comebacks (2007)... as ACL Tare (pronounced Aseel Teri)
• The Burrowers (2008)
• Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
• A Beautiful Soul (2012)... as Christ Scott

Voice

• Our Friend, Martin (1999)... as Miles

Producer

• Otto (2001)

Television

• Cousin Skeeter (1998–2003) ...as Bobby Walker
• Touched by an Angel (2001) ...as Alex Wilson
• One on One (2001–2006)....as Arnaz Ballard
• My Wife and Kids (2001).... as Tommy Jefferson
• Veronica Mars (2006–2007), season 3....as Mason
• NCIS (2009).... as a Navy officer
• Meet the Browns January 7, 2009–2011.... as Derek Porter
• The Vampire Diaries^[2] (2012).... as Jamie

As Himself

• Figure It Out (1997) TV series
• Figure It Out: Family Style TV series (third season title)
• Figure It Out: Wild Style TV series (fourth season title)
• Nickelodeon Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal guest- 1 episode (scored 4 points)

References

External links

• Robert Ri'chard at the Internet Movie Database