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Donovan W. Carter II, was born in Washington, D.C. and found himself drawn to acting at a very early age. His early credits are "Stand and be Proud" a music video in the wake of the L.A. riots, and the play, To Kill A Mockingbird. Shortly after he discovered his love of sports. He later received a full ride football scholarship at UCLA. Interest in entertainment was re-ignited by his stepmother, who acted and performed as a vocalist. He pursued a career in acting, finding success almost immediately being casted as "Vernon," on the HBO show, “Ballers”. “It’s not always about your social status, your money, your position of power. There’s leaders in all of us, and you just have to have the faith to believe . . . that if God is putting you here, it’s for a reason.”