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Today's Leading Man, Actor Jerome "Ro" Brooks stars in Tyler Perry's  "The Haves and the Have Nots.http://robrooks.com/Actor/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Ro-Brooks-drama-pic.jpg

Ro Brooks, born Jerome Curtis Brooks Jr. grew up in West Baltimore. Ro’s natural acting ability was cultivated by his Grandmother and Great Aunt, who would encourage Ro and his three sisters to perform dance and musical routines by throwing change at their feet. During his younger years, Ro began developing his musical prowess by rapping and dancing at talent shows and local events. While attending Walbrook High School, Ro’s early success started when he got together with a group of friends and formed the rap and dance group Twice As Nice. The group performed at local venues and later won a talent show that earned them a spot on the bill at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater for a taping of Showtime at the Apollo. A few years later, Ro landed his first role in a feature film, directed by Robert Townsend. He has gone on to work with other acclaimed directors such as, Michael Bay, Quentin Tarantino, Tyler Perry and Michael Mann.

Ro has worked on numerous films, commercials and television shows including: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, A Beautiful Soul and Squatters starring with Richard Dreyfuss; television shows HBO’s critically acclaimed The Wire, FX’s Sons of Anarchy, Showtime’s Shameless, FOX’s Brooklyn Nine Nine and 24, CBS’s CSI New York, El Rey’s Matador and many more; Toyota Avalon Commercial Campaign starring opposite International Actor Idris Elba.

With a background in music, Ro welcomed the opportunity to return to his musical roots while integrating and expanding on his acting talents to include music videos, working with such artist as: P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Lil’ Wayne, TI, Jill Scott, Syleena Johnson, Young Jeezy, Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Lil’ Mo and Master P. to name a few.

Ro’s up coming projects and recent releases to look out for: OWN-Tyler Perry’s, The Haves and the Have Nots, He will be returning for Season 3. A National Marine Corps Commercial Campaign “The Land We Love” (airing now); (Films); Mysterious Ways, starring opposite Wendy Raquel Robinson and The Congregation, starring opposite Shari Headley slated for a Winter 2015 release. This talented and versatile actor moves quickly towards being one of Hollywood’s Leading Men.