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Zuri James
Zuri Kamau Ade James is an American born actor from Brooklyn, New York. In a career spanning a decade in the film and television industry, Zuri has starred in over 30 major network and studio productions. He started his acting career at the prestigious Alliance Theater, located in Atlanta, GA. He has also trained at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop, where he currently sits on the faculty staff as an Instructor.

Zuri James has starred in a long list of productions like the acclaimed 2023 film, Whatever It Takes as Devin Jr. , HBO's Doom Patrol as Calvin, Tyler Perry's Ruthless as Ben, and Genius as Ronald Stokes.

Early Life and Education
Zuri James was born in Brooklyn, New York to Brent and Karen James. He attended Rock Chapel Elementary until 5th grade. Zuri went on to attend the prestigious Pace Academy in Atlanta, GA for his high school years. He played varsity basketball all four years of high school. Graduating from Pace Academy, Zuri then attended Georgia Southern University, where he was a student athlete. Zuri played basketball for the Georgia Southern Eagles and graduated with a degree in Finance.

Career
James had his first role in the CW television series Dynasty in 2017. He later appeared in the CW show Legacies the following year. James had his first breakout role in 2021 in the BET+ series, Games People Play, where he played Tyreck Wooldridge over the course of 8 episodes. Zuri later appeared in Women of the Movement on ABC, Naomi on the CW, P-Valley on Starz, and Doom Patrol on HBO, all in 2022. James then went on to star in The Wonder Years on ABC, and the Christmas Favorite, Whatever It Takes on BET+ in 2023. He also stars in Tyler Perry's Ruthless on BET+ and Genius on Disney+.