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Rashaan Nall
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| Born | February 25, 1980 Altadena, California, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Harvey Arnal, R.Nall, Ra Cinematic |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Rashaan Harvey Nall, born on February 25, 1980, is an American artist. He is known for his work as a writer, director, and actor. He has appeared in many movies and TV shows.
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Early Life
Rashaan Nall grew up in Altadena, California, near Los Angeles. He went to South Pasadena High School, where he played football. Later, he attended John Muir High School. He was then accepted into the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. After high school, Rashaan went to California State University at Northridge. He always kept working towards his dream of being in entertainment.
Career Highlights
Acting Roles
Rashaan Nall started his career doing voiceovers. He lent his voice to the animated series Captain Planet. He also appeared in many TV commercials for brands like McDonald's and Toyota.
He later got a regular role as Jared Moore in the TV series Social Studies. This show was about students at a special boarding school. Rashaan also had recurring roles on popular shows. These included Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and The Bernie Mac Show. He also appeared in the mystery drama Cracker.
Rashaan has been in feature films too. He was in HBO's Tyson and Disney's Principal Takes a Holiday. He also appeared in movies like Fakin' the Funk and The Wash. He guest-starred on many TV series. Some of these were Touched by an Angel and Sister, Sister. He also appeared in Emmy-winning shows like NYPD Blue and ER.
He played memorable comedic roles. One was Stray Bullet in Leprechaun in the Hood. He also played Floyd in Snipes and Ronald in The Wash. His time on The Wash inspired him to try stand-up comedy.
Rashaan was known for studying his characters deeply. He appeared in the Emmy-winning series The Shield. He also starred opposite Toni Braxton in the VH1 film Play'd: A Hip Hop Story.
He took on another comedic role as Walt Powell. Walt was a barber and comedian on the show One on One. He also became a regular on its spin-off series, Cuts. Later, Rashaan had a recurring role as Daryl on the IFC series The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.
Rashaan also took a dramatic turn as Cloudy in the film Spoken Word. He worked with Victor Nuñez, the writer and director of the Oscar-winning film Ulee's Gold. Rashaan continues to entertain audiences with his unique acting style.
Writing Projects
Rashaan is one of the original poets from "The Poetry Lounge" in Los Angeles. His screenplay, The Pyn, was a finalist in the HBO Urbanworld film festival in 2007. He also wrote the screenplays for Menage' Noir and Jesus Lovin' Buddhist. For these films, he also worked as a producer, director, and editor.
Directing Work
Rashaan's first directing job was a play. It was a theatrical version of part of Geography of a Horse Dreamer. He directed it at the State Playhouse in Los Angeles. He also directed the satirical film Jesus Lovin' Buddhist. Additionally, he directed the music video "Grrr" for the artist Philly Swain. He used the name Ra Cinematic for this project.
Editing Skills
Rashaan learned editing by practicing at Otis College of Art and Design. His first official short film as an editor was Menage' Noir. He also edited his film Jesus Lovin' Buddhist. This movie explores religion and race in a small-town bar. In 2011, Rashaan also edited special projects for fashion designer Christian Audigier.
Personal Life
Rashaan Nall currently lives between Los Angeles, California, and Paris, France.
Spirituality and Beliefs
Rashaan grew up in a Christian Baptist background. He also practices Kundalini yoga and Vipassana meditation.
Charity Work
Rashaan has volunteered as an assistant teacher. He worked at Marvin Avenue Elementary School with Equal Opportunity Productions (EqOp). This is a non-profit arts organization. He also spent three years as an assistant teacher at Faith Acting Studios. He also taught at All About Kids Acting Conservatory.
Filmography
- Spoken Word (2009) ... Cloudy
- Without a Trace (2007) ... Evan Bingham
- Standoff (2006) ... Jesse Roberts
- The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006) ... Darryl
- Cuts (2005–2006) ... Walt Powell
- Blind Justice (2005) ... Titus Oliver
- One on One (2002–2004) ... Walt Powell
- The Shield (2004) ... Tobar
- Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002) ... Jaxx
- The Wash (2001) ... Ronald
- Devil's Prey (2001) ... Joe
- Snipes (2001) ... Floyd
- Nash Bridges (2001) ... Rafael Watson
- Something to Sing About (2000) ... G Smooth
- Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) ... Stray Bullet
- 3 Strikes (2000) ... T-Bird
- Dancing in September (2000) ... Bad Actor
- Inferno (1998) ... Lewis
- NYPD Blue (1998) ... Donny
- Cracker (1998) ... Darin Watlington
- Principal Takes a Holiday (1998) ... Peter Heath (as Rashaan H. Nall)
- Sister, Sister (1997) ... Lil Dawg
- Touched by an Angel (1997) ... Lightning
- Social Studies (1997) ... Jared Moore
- Fakin' Da Funk (1997) ... Perry Lee
- Mr. Rhodes (1996) ... Lucas
- ER (1996) ... Brett
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1995) ... Young Mark
- The Tin Soldier (1995) ... Pack Kid
- The Parent 'Hood (1995) ... Kwame
- Tyson (1995) ... Dog
