Emmanuel Brown was born on February 14, 1982 in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. He developed a love for acting and the martial arts at an
early age. Fostering a love for the movies led him to want to be an
actor. He performed in school plays in elementary school and middle
school, which was around the same time that he was introduced to the
martial arts. The martial arts became something of an obsession for him
and he went on to become a State, National, and World Sport Karate
Champion all by the age of 18. After achieving success in the martial
arts, he decided it was time to return to his first love...acting. He
went on to receive his BFA from the University of Florida in 2004.
Since then he has performed on and off Broadway, on national tours, and
on TV and film as an actor, dancer, acrobat, singer, martial artist,
and a fight choreographer.
Was a featured singer in his high school chorus for 3 years.
Began tumbling at the age of 6.
Learned to dance from watching Michael Jackson videos.
Considers his greatest influences to be Jeffrey Wright, Javier Bardem, Sidney Poitier, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Martin Lawrence, Bruce Lee, Michael Jackson, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen.
Was a performer for the New York Knicks and the New York Liberty at Madison Sq. Garden for 3 seasons.