Background
Harrell was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Harrell was born in Chicago, Illinois.
He starred on the Home Box Office original series The Wire as Randy Wagstaff, and as Malik on the American Broadcasting Company comedy Suburgatory. In 2005, Harrell performed at the grand opening ceremony for Disneyland in Hong Kong. He signed a recording deal with So So Def/Island Def Jam with hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri.
Harrell made his motion picture film debut in the movie Ali, which was directed by Michael Mann.
He portrayed the young Cassius Clay, and the all-star cast included Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight. He was in Barbershop and the film The Promotion.
He remains most known for his role in David Simon"s The Wire as Randy Wagstaff
His voice is featured on the Twilight Zone episodes Civil Defense, along with Blair Underwood. Harrell starred in American Broadcasting Company"s production of the Professional Golf Association Tour Western Open with Tiger Woods and other pro-golfers.
He started singing and dancing at age two.
In addition to his lead role in Sony TriStar"s Guys Like Us, Harrell has appeared in several television commercials. Foreign a short period of time, Harrell attended James East. McDade classical school in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Morgan Park Academy in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles, California to further pursue his career.
Foreign his 16th birthday, Harrell held a party August 12, 2007 featured on My Super Sweet Sixteen, airing on Music Television, September 25, 2007 at 9:30pm Central Standard Time. Harrell had a recurring role as Malik LeFrique on the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Suburgatory, which ran from 2011-2014.
Since then, his many accomplishments include: performing several times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Maury Povich -Most Talented Kids Show and other television shows. Serving as the spokesperson for Western Union"s Study Buddy Reading Program which enabled him to travel around the United States performing at schools and delivering motivational speeches to encourage students to read, as well as singing numerous jingles. He was the recipient of The Most Talented Child Under Twelve Years Old at the Chicago Music Awards in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Harrell was a presenter at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"s 25 and ACT-SO Awards Ceremony in Houston, Texas, and he received standing ovations as he performed for NABSE (National Alliance of Black School Educators) in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is a member of Screen Actors Guild, American Federation TV and Radio Artists and EQUITY unions.
