Julito McCullum

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Julito McCullum (born Uriel DeJesus Almanza McCullum on December 16, 1990 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American actor of Latino descent, currently guest-starring on the HBO original series The Wire as Namond Brice. McCullum has had an extraordinary two years. He began acting at the age of 13, and has not stopped since. Other television credits include Lafayette Bailey, the youngest brother on the 6 part mini-series Miracle's Boys, which aired on The N in 2005. In the mini-series, McCullum stars alongside Pooch Hall (The Game) and Sean Nelson (The Gospel); making a cameo appearance in the mini-series was his Wire co-star Tristan Wilds.

In two years, Julito has excelled with guest-starring roles on Hack on CBS, commercials (the Jordan 20th anniversary commercial with Spike Lee) and Akeelah and the Bee, starring Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburn and his good friend, Keke Palmer. With only two years in, Julito's break-through is yet to come; he has been an MTV favorite, and has won contests for rapping and hip-hop. Julito also attends the Secondary School for Jounalism in his hometown. He recently starred in Ludacris' new video for his third single, Runaway Love, featuring Mary J. Blige. In the video, he potrays Keke Palmer's character's boyfriend.