Lamman Rucker

American actor (b. 1971)

Lamman Rucker

Rucker in 2009

Born|  (1971-10-06) October 6, 1971 (age 53)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1998–present
Height| 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse| Kelly Davis Rucker

Lamman Rucker (born October 6, 1971) is an American actor. Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas As the World Turns and All My Children, before roles in The Temptations and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?. He played Will Brown in the 2008 film Meet the Browns and its television adaptation. In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. As of 2022[update], he stars in the BET+ drama series The Black Hamptons.

## Early life

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Rucker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Malaya (née Ray) and Eric Rucker.[1][2] He has partial ancestry from Barbados.[3][4] Rucker spent his formative years in the greater Washington, DC, Maryland area. He developed an interest in acting after he was placed in several child pageants. His first acting role was a portrayal of Martin Luther King in the 4th grade. He joined the drama club in 7th grade and attended high school at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Rucker then studied at Carnegie-Mellon University and Duquesne University.[5]

## Career

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Rucker has appeared in a number of short films and television movies. His first major acting role came in 2002 when he assumed the role of attorney T. Marshall Travers on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns opposite Tamara Tunie. He left the series the following year and portrayed Garret Williams on ABC soap opera All My Children in 2005. During this time, he also had recurring roles on the UPN sitcoms All of Us and Half & Half.

Rucker is best known for his co-starring roles in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He played Will Brown in Perry's 2008 film Meet The Browns, and later had a starring role on the television series of the same name, reprising his role as Will from 2009 to 2011. In 2012, Rucker was cast as the male lead opposite Anne Heche in the NBC comedy series Save Me, but left after the pilot episode.[6] He later starred opposite Mena Suvari in the short-lived WE tv drama series, South of Hell.[7]

In 2015, Rucker was cast as one of the leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. For five seasons, he played Jacob Greenleaf, the only son of Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David) and his wife, First Lady Daisy Mae Greenleaf (Lynn Whitfield).[8][9]

On August 29, 2019, he shared personal life experiences that he credits for his success with the Hampton University football team.[10]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2002  | Brown Sugar  | Guy on Couch at Hot97
2003  | Making Revolution | Michael Suliman  |
2005  | Redirect | Bobby  | Short
2006  | Let's Talk | Maurice  | Short
2007  | The Commission | Judge Harold Couch  | Short
I'm Through with White Girls | Drake Moore  |
Why Did I Get Married? | Sheriff Troy  |
2008  | Meet the Browns | Will Brown  |
Ball Don't Lie | Trey  |
2009  | Jump the Broom: A Musical | Shamar  | Short
Words Unspoken | Vaughn  |
The Greatest Song | Trent Major  | Also producer
2010  | Why Did I Get Married Too? | Sheriff Troy  |
N-Secure | Isaac Roberts  |
2011  | The Bachelor Party | Lance  | Video
2012  | Sugar Mommas | Jason  | TV movie
The Undershepherd | Roland  |
2014  | Black Coffee | Hill  |
Where's the Love? | Sebastian  | TV movie
First Impression | Vernon Richardson  | Also producer
2015  | The Man in 3B | Darryl Graham  |
Love Won't Let Me Wait | Roger  |
2016  | Service to Man | Dr. Johnson  |
Plenty | William Foster  | TV movie
2018  | Sinners Wanted | Elder Roberts  | [11]
No More Mr Nice Guy | Bruce Wright  |
Falling in Love Again | Lamont  |
First Impression | Vernon Richardson  | TV movie and also producer
2020  | The Sin Choice | \-  |
Cooking Up Christmas | Donovon Jackson  | Also co-executive producer
2021  | Bad Dad Rehab: The Next Session | Mr. Arnold  | TV movie
2022  | Voices | Dr. Nero  | Short
2023  | Under His Influence | Ernest  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1998  | The Young and the Restless | Flight Agent #3  | Episode: "Episode #1.6295"
The Temptations | Jimmy Ruffin | Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2"
2002-03  | As the World Turns | T. Marshall Travers  | Regular Cast
2004  | All of Us | Rick Harris  | Recurring cast: season 2
2005  | Law & Order | Reggie Uggams  | Episode: "The Sixth Man"
All My Children | Garret Williams  | Regular Cast
2005-06  | Half & Half | Chase  | Recurring cast: season 4
2007  | House of Payne | William "Will" Brown  | Episode: "Weeping May Endure for a Night"
2009-11  | Meet the Browns | William "Will" Brown  | Main cast
2011  | Single Ladies | Teddy  | Episode: "Confidence Games"
2013  | Save Me | Dr. John Wilkins  | TV series
2015  | South of Hell | Elijah Bledsoe  | Main cast
2016-20  | Greenleaf | Pastor Jacob Greenleaf  | Main cast
2020  | Terror Lake Drive | Gerrod  | Main cast: season 1
2022  | The Black Hamptons | Anthony Johnson  | Main cast
Queen Sugar | Vince  | Recurring cast: season 7

## Award nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result

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2010  | NAACP Image Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | "Meet the Browns"  | Nominated
2011  | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ Jackson, Debbie (2010-08-02). "Opening Night at the first DC Black Theatre Festival". DC Theatre Scene. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
2. ^ "Lamman Rucker returns to Pittsburgh to take a 'Jitney' ride". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
3. ^ NSH (February 26, 2012). "Actor tracing his Bajan roots". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
4. ^ NSH (February 24, 2012). "Black celebs in Barbados". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
5. ^ "Ellington grad Lamman Rucker to host a fundraiser for the performing arts school". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
6. ^ "Several More New Series In Recasting Mode; Returning Ones Add/Cut Regulars". Deadline. 23 May 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
7. ^ The Deadline Team (23 October 2014). "Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Six More Round Out 'South Of Hell' Cast On WE TV - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
8. ^ Denise Petski (9 September 2015). "OWN Megachurch Drama Series 'Greenleaf' Rounds Out Cast - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
9. ^ Tambay A. Obenson (September 9, 2015). "Lamman Rucker, Kim Hawthorne and Deborah Joy Winans Join - Shadow and Act". Shadow and Act. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
10. ^ "Actor Lamman Rucker Delivers Motivational Message to the Hampton University Football Team : Hampton University News". news.hamptonu.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
11. ^ Sinners Wanted, retrieved 2020-07-30

## External links

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* Lamman Rucker at IMDb

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