Biography
With his shaved head, the tall husky, Yoba made a strong impression as J. C. Williams, the caring, level-headed cop who puts duty before his private life in "New York Undercover" (Fox, 1994-98). Yoba began his career as a member of CityKids, an organization that fosters cultural pluralism and youth empowerment. He made his singing debut with the group at Carnegie Hall in 1991 and the following year he composed the theme and additional songs …
Career Milestones
| Composed theme and performed songs for "CityKids" on ABC's Saturday morning | ||
1991 | Made debut as a singer at Carnegie Hall with CityKids | |
1993 | Made feature film debut as 'Yul Brenner' in "Cool Runnings" | |
1994 | Cast as J.C. Williams on the Fox drama "New York Undercover" | |
1998 | Played the lead role in the film "Ride" | |
2000 | Returned to series work as co-star of the TNT drama "Bull" | |
2001 | With brother A Rhaman, co-wrote the stage musical "What's on the Hearts of Men"; also starred in production and directed (with an assist from George Faison) | |
2003 | Played recurring character, Brock Harris, on the UPN sitcom "Girlfriends" | |
2005 | Appeared in the film "Kids in America" | |
2006 | Cast as Elmo, opposite Andre Braugher, on the FX series "Thief" | |
2007 | Joined the cast of "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" as Janet Jackson's husband Gavin | |
2009 | Co-starred as astronaut Ted Shaw on the short-lived ABC drama "Defying Gravity" | |
2010 | Reprised the role of Gavin for "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?" | |