He took some time away from acting to focus on school, and then returned to performance in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in such projects as “Coach Carter”, “Take the Lead”, “Stop-Loss”, and “The Express”. In 2010, he was cast as Delmond Lambreaux on the hit series, “Treme”. The series is set to air its fourth and final season this year. He also appeared in the films, “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Don Jon”.