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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, Tyler Perry's films Why Did I Get Married?, Why Did I Get Married Too?, and Meet the Browns, and its television adaptation. In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. Rucker is married to Kelly Davis Rucker, a graduate of Hampton University. Rucker also had a recurring guest spot on the 4th and final season of the hit UPN sitcom, Half & Half. He currently stars in BET+ drama The Black Hamptons

Lamman Rucker
Rucker in 2009
Born	(1971-10-06) October 6, 1971 (age 51) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse	Kelly Davis Rucker

Early life

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 hails from a very dedicated and supportive immediate and extended family. He first had an interest in acting after he was placed in many child pageants. His first acting role was as Martin Luther King in the 4th grade. He was in the drama club in 7th grade and then attended high school at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Rucker studied at Carnegie-Mellon University and Duquesne University.[5]

On August 29, 2019, he shared personal life experiences that he credits for his success with the Hampton University football team.[6]

Career

His major 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. He also had the recurring roles on the UPN sitcoms All of Us and Half & Half.

Rucker is best known for his roles in the Tyler Perry's films. He co-starred in Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He played Will Brown in 2008 film Meet The Browns. He later had a starring role on Perry's sitcom Meet the Browns reprising his role as Will from 2009 to 2011. The following year after Meet the Browns, Rucker was cast in the male lead role opposite Anne Heche in the NBC comedy series Save Me, but left after pilot episode.[7] He later had roles in a number of small movies and TV movies. Rucker also had regular role opposite Mena Suvari in the short-lived WE tv drama series, South of Hell.[8]

In 2015, Rucker was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf. He plays Jacob Greenleaf, the eldest son of Lynn Whitfield' and Keith David's characters.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Temptations	Jimmy Ruffin	Television film
2002	Brown Sugar	Uncredited man on couch
2003	Making Revolution	Michael Suliman
2005	Redirect	Bobby	Short film
2006	Let's Talk	Maurice	Short film
2007	The Commission	Judge Harold Couch	Short film
2007	I'm Through with White Girls	Drake Moore
2007	Why Did I Get Married?	Sheriff Troy
2008	Meet the Browns	Will Brown
2008	Ball Don't Lie	Trey
2009	Words Unspoken	Vaughn
2009	The Greatest Song	Trent Major
2010	Why Did I Get Married Too?	Troy
2010	N-Secure	Isaac Roberts
2011	The Bachelor Party	Lance
2012	The Undershepherd	Roland
2012	Sugar Mommas		Television film
2014	Black Coffee	Hill
2014	Where's the Love?	Sebastian	Television film
2014	First Impression	Vernon Richardson
2015	No More Mr Nice Guy	Bruce Wright
2015	The Man in 3B	Darryl Graham
2015	Love Won't Let Me Wait	Roger
2016	Service to Man	Dr. Johnson
2018	Sinners Wanted[11]	Elder Roberts

2022 The Black Hamptons

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002-2003	As the World Turns	T. Marshall Travers	Series regular
2004	All of Us	Rick Harris	3 episodes
2005	Law & Order	Reggie Uggams	Episode: "The Sixth Man"
2005	All My Children	Garret Williams	Series regular
2005-2006	Half & Half	Chase	8 episodes
2007	House of Payne	Will Brown	Episode: "Weeping May Endure for a Night"
2009-2011	Meet the Browns	Will Brown	Series regular, 140 episodes Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2010-2011)
2011	Single Ladies	Teddy	Episode: "Confidence Games"
2015	South of Hell	Elijah Bledsoe	Series regular, 8 episodes
2016–2020	Greenleaf	Jacob Greenleaf	Series regular
2020	Mentoring Kings	Himself	Docuseries

References

External links

• Lamman Rucker at IMDb

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