Bakari Lateef Brown grew up with a background in theater, performance arts, dance, and music. A 20 year military combat veteran retiree. Trained and appeared in numerous commercials, TV, and film to include Carolina Lottery, over 8 independent lead projects aired on Tubi and Amazon Prime and featured backgrounds in motion pictures such as the historical piece The 24th directed by Kevin Willmott. Bakari Brown has won best actor ADIFF Film Festival, Russia 2021 and Christian Film Festival 2022. He continues his study in film and acting today.