Rashaan Harvey Nall (born February 25, 1980) is an American writer, director, screenwriter and actor of stage and screen.

Early life

Rashaan Nall was born in the Greater

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, California and raised in

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Nall attended

South Pasadena High School South Pasadena High School (SPHS or "South Pas") is the one public high school serving grades 9–12 in the city of South Pasadena, California. With the South Pasadena Middle School and three elementary schools (Arroyo Vista, Marengo, and Montere ...

wherein he played starting Tailback for the football team. Rashaan later attended

John Muir High School John Muir High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in Pasadena, California, United States and is a part of the Pasadena Unified School District. The school is named after preservationist John Muir. History In 1926, the Pasade ...

in Altadena, California and was subsequently accepted into

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA, ) is a visual and performing arts high school located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is a public school, ...

. After graduating, Rashaan attended California State University at Northridge while continuing to pursue his dream in entertainment.

Career

Acting

Nall made his professional debut as a Voiceover artist on the Animated series Captain Planet as well as Television commercials such as McDonald's, Jenga and Toyota to name a few. Nall later landed a Regular role as Jared Moore on the

Paramount television The first incarnation of Paramount Television was operated as the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on January 17, 2006. History Desilu Pro ...

series Social Studies, a show centered on the students of a wayward upper crust boarding school. Rashaan also recurred on the

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hit series Hangin' with Mr. Cooper,

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

's Mr. Rhodes,

The Bernie Mac Show ''The Bernie Mac Show'' (often shortened to ''Bernie Mac'' in syndication) is an American sitcom television series created by Larry Wilmore, that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001, to April 14, 2006. The series featured Ber ...

and

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mystery drama Cracker. He appears in Feature films such as HBO's Tyson and Dancing in September as well as

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Feature film

principal Principal may refer to: Title or rank * Principal (academia), the chief executive of a university ** Principal (education), the head of a school * Principal (civil service) or principal officer, the senior management level in the UK Civil Ser ...

. As well as Fakin' the Funk, Tin Soldier and many others while continuing to Guest Star on shows like

Touched by an Angel ''Touched by an Angel'' is an American drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced by Ma ...

, Sister, Sister and

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

. Nall additionally Guest starred in Emmy nominated series’ Standoff and Blind Justice along with Emmy winning series’ such as

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

, and ER. Rashaan etched his own brand of edgy comedy in memorable roles as Stray Bullet in the 5th installment of the Leprechaun franchise,

Leprechaun in the Hood ''Leprechaun in the Hood'' (also known as ''Leprechaun 5'' or ''Leprechaun 5: In the Hood'') is a 2000 American black comedy-horror film directed by Rob Spera and the fifth installment in the '' Leprechaun'' series. The film follows Warwick Davi ...

. Nall played the unassuming anti-hero Floyd in

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and as hard bodied Ronald in Star studded movie classic

The Wash The Wash is a shallow natural rectangular bay and multiple estuary on the east coast of England in the United Kingdom. It is an inlet of the North Sea and is the largest multiple estuary system in the UK, as well as being the largest natural ba ...

. Nall credits his experience on The Wash that inspired his love for Stand-up comedy. Rashaan avoided being typecast and earned a reputation for intensive study character work, on the Emmy award-winning series

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis that aired on FX from March 12, 2002 to November 25, 2008 for seven seasons. The show is known for its portrayal of corrupt police ...

and the VH1 Feature film drama Play'd: A Hip Hop Story Starring opposite

Toni Braxton Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven ...

. Nall made another comedic departure and landed the recurring role of Walt Powell a barber/stand-up comedian on

UPN The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that operated from 1995 to 2006. It was originally a joint venture between Chris-Craft Industries (later sold to News Corporation)'s subsidiary, United Television, ...

hit One on One and a regular on its spinoff series Cuts. Nall then landed a Recurring role as Daryl on the critically acclaimed IFC series "

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman ''The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman'' is an American sitcom from World of Wonder Productions, co-written, executive produced by and starring Laura Kightlinger. The series premiered on IFC August 4, 2006. Season two began on August 5, ...

". Rashaan took another dramatic turn as Cloudy in “ Spoken Words” with writer/director of Oscar winning film Ulee's Gold, Victor Nuñez. After groundbreaking years in the profession as one of Hollywood's most unique ensemble actors Nall continues his personal dedication to entertaining and engaging audiences across the world through laughter and healing. Rashaan Nall never ceases to push the envelope as an artist and continues to grow and mature in this challenging and rewarding business.

Writing

Rashaan is one of the original poets of Los Angeles' "The Poetry Lounge". His screenplay, The Pyn, was a screenwriting finalist for HBO sponsored Urbanworld film festival in 2007. Nall also penned both screenplays Menage' Noir and Jesus Lovin' Buddhist, for which he wrote, produced, directed, and edited.

Directing

Nall's first directorial work was theatrical re-telling of

Sam Shepard Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, ...

's first act of

Geography of a Horse Dreamer Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

at Los Angeles's State playhouse. Nall also directed

Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

satire "Jesus Lovin Buddhist", and the music video "Grrr" for Hip hop Artist Philly Swain under the pseudonym Ra Cinematic.

Editing

Nall first began editing by sneaking into the editing bay of

Otis College of Art and Design Otis College of Art and Design is a private art and design school in Los Angeles, California, United States. Established in 1918, it was the city's first independent professional school of art. The main campus is located in the former IBM Aero ...

with a roommate and Otis student. Nall's first official short was entitled film Menage' Noir starring Crank: High Voltage's Julanne Chidi Hill and Amour Infinity's Jamie Burton Oare. Rashaan edited his rethinking of a spaghetti western "Jesus Lovin Buddhist" a satirical film exploring religion and race in a small town bar. The film stars Dominic Bogart, Blake Robbins and Julanne Chidi Hill. In December 2011, Rashaan also edited on special production projects for fashion maven

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Personal life

He currently resides between Los Angeles, CA and Paris, France.

Spirituality

Rashaan is from a

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background and practices Kundalini yoga and

Vipassana meditation The Vipassanā movement refers to a branch of modern Burmese Theravāda Buddhism that promotes "bare insight" (''sukha-Vipassana'') meditation practice to develop insight into the three marks of existence and attain stream entry. It gained ...

Charity

Rashaan volunteered as an assistant teacher at Marvin Avenue Elementary School with the nonprofit organization Equal Opportunity Productions (EqOp), an arts organization. Rashaan also served a three-year stint as assistant teacher at Faith acting studios and assistant teacher at All About Kids Acting conservatory.

Filmography

*''

Spoken Word Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an oral tradition, ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetic ...

'' (2009) ... Cloudy *''

'' (2007) ... Evan Bingham *'' Standoff'' (2006) ... Jesse Roberts *''

'' (2006) ... Darryl *'' Cuts'' (2005–2006) ... Walt Powell *'' Blind Justice'' (2005) ... Titus Oliver *'' One on One'' (2002–2004) ... Walt Powell *''

'' (2004) ... Tobar *'' Play'd: A Hip Hop Story'' (2002) ... Jaxx *''The Wash'' (2001) ... Ronald *''Devil's Prey'' (2001) ... Joe *''Snipes'' (2001) ... Floyd *''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The seri ...

'' (2001) ... Rafael Watson *''

Something to Sing About Something may refer to: Philosophy and language * Something (concept) * "Something", an English indefinite pronoun Music Albums * ''Something'' (Chairlift album), 2012 * ''Something'' (Shirley Bassey album), 1970 * ''Something'' (Shirley Scot ...

'' (2000) ... G Smooth *''

'' (2000) ... Stray Bullet *'' 3 Strikes'' (2000) ... T-Bird *'' Dancing in September'' (2000) ... Bad Actor *''Inferno'' (1998) ... Lewis *''

'' (1998) ... Donny *''

Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...

'' (1998) ... Darin Watlington *''

Principal Takes a Holiday ''Principal Takes a Holiday'' is a 1998 American comedy television film written and directed by Robert King, based on a story by King and Paul Wolff. It stars Kevin Nealon, Zachery Ty Bryan and Jessica Steen, and aired on ABC on January 4, 1998 ...

'' (1998) ... Peter Heath (as Rashaan H. Nall) *'' Sister, Sister'' (1997) ... Lil Dawg *''

'' (1997) ... Lightning *''

Social Studies In many countries' curricula, social studies is the combined study of humanities, the arts, and social sciences, mainly including history, economics, and civics. The term was coined by American educators around the turn of the twentieth century as ...

'' (1997) ... Jared Moore *'' Fakin' Da Funk'' (1997) ... Perry Lee *'' Mr. Rhodes'' (1996) ... Lucas *'' ER'' (1996) ... Brett *'' Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1995) ... Young Mark *''The Tin Soldier'' (1995) ... Pack Kid *''

The Parent 'Hood ''The Parent 'Hood'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from January 18, 1995, to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and Suzzanne Douglas. Originally to be titled ''Father Knows Nothing'' (a parody of t ...

'' (1995) ... Kwame *'' Tyson'' (1995) ... Dog

References

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