Born in 1972 in New York City, he is known not as an actor but as one of the Central Park Five, a group of teenagers wrongfully convicted of a 1989 assault. His life story gained prominence through the 2019 Netflix miniseries "When They See Us," where he was portrayed by Jharrel Jerome. He spent approximately 13 years in prison before being exonerated in 2002. Today, he advocates for criminal justice reform and supports the Innocence Project, working to prevent wrongful convictions.