NaShawn Kearse (born 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television and film actor. Kearse has made television appearances in HBO series "The Sopranos" as "Jameel" (AKA "Hormel"). Entourage, as rapper Saigon's cousin; and in The Shield.
Career Prior to Desperate Housewives, Kearse had roles in Taxi, Marci X, Cross Bronx, and as a voice of a pedestrian in the video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Kearse co-starred in the 2007 film My Brother alongside Vanessa L. Williams. Kearse appeared as a sketch regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Kearse had a recurring part in ABC series Desperate Housewives, replacing the fired Page Kennedy in the role of Caleb Applewhite, a fugitive held captive in his mother (Alfre Woodard)'s basement.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2003Marci XQuantrelle2004Cross BronxSchiek2004TaxiCop in Harlem2006My BrotherIsaiah Morton2011The BriefcaseSilk2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouManchild2016BarryBlack Israelite Speaker2016SuppositionLevar Jameson Sr.2017Kensho at the BedfellowDr. Andrews2022Respect the JuxPrince2023The In-Law Gang!John Jr.TBASteppin Into LoveDom
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1996New York UndercoverPatriceEpisode: "Toy Soldiers"2001DeadlineDwayne HawthorneEpisode: "The Old Ball Game"2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentEric WaltersEpisode: "Best Defense"2005–2006Desperate HousewivesCaleb Applewhite17 episodes2005–2006EntourageKeeshawn3 episodes2006The ShieldRubinEpisode: "Tapa Boca"2007The SopranosJameel aka "Hormel"Episode: "Remember When"2014, 2015Mozart in the JungleNeighbor2 episodes2017Sole KingsDarren6 episodes2021The EqualizerDeshawn SandersEpisode: "Hunting Grounds"2021BillionsJerry the GuardEpisode: "Copenhagen"2021Better Than My LastTitoTelevision film2022Terror Lake DriveKevin McNeil3 episodes
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