Tequan Richmond

Tequan Richmond is an American actor who, before turning to acting, appeared in national magazine and print advertisements, moving to Los Angeles in 2001. Born in Burlington, he is best known for his role as Drew Rock on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He played Ray Charles Jr. in the film Ray and portrayed TJ Ashford on the soap opera General Hospital. In 2013 he made his Sundance Film Festival debut as Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo in Blue Caprice (2013), which sold to Sundance Select/IFC Films, opened the New Directors/New Films Festival at MoMA and reached theaters that fall. He was one of six hosts of children's programs on Toon Disney, and his other television work includes guest roles on Cold Case, Private Practice, Numb3rs and The Shield, plus co-starring parts on ER, Weeds and MADtv. He also appeared in a 2008 Tide commercial and in the music video Hate It Or Love It.