Early life

Wayans was born in Huntington, Vermont. He is a member of the Wayans family, the son of Lisa Thorner and actor Damon Wayans. He is the eldest of four children: Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans and Kyla Wayans.

Career

Wayans made his film debut when he was cast in his father's 1994 feature film Blankman playing Young Kevin. He later appeared on his father's sitcom My Wife and Kids as John, one of Junior's friends. He later worked as a staff writer on the series. In fact, the character of Junior was loosely based on Wayans Jr. himself. He appeared in and served as a writer on The Underground. Wayans, Jr. also surprised audiences when he garnered a standing ovation during his debut appearance on Def Comedy Jam. He starred in the Wayans family comedy Dance Flick as the film's main character, Thomas.

From April 2011 to May 2013, Wayans starred as Brad Williams, one of the lead characters in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. Wayans was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the NAACP Image Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards for his work on Happy Endings.

On May 16, 2011, the Fox Network announced that it had picked up the Zooey Deschanel anchored comedy New Girl, which featured Wayans in the supporting role of Coach. However, Happy Endings had already been picked up for a second season on rival network ABC. The producers of New Girl initially planned to recast Wayans' role, but later decided not to recast nor reshoot the pilot episode in which he appeared. Instead, starting with the second episode, Wayans' character was substituted with Lamorne Morris, playing the role of Winston, a former roommate who had been pursuing a professional basketball career in Latvia. With Happy Endings cancelled after its third season, it was announced in July 2013 that Wayans would return for at least 4 episodes of New Girl in the upcoming third season. In November 2013, it was announced that Wayans would remain on the show for the rest of season 3. In May 2014, it was announced Wayans would return as a series regular for season four.

Personal life

Wayans has two daughters with ex-girlfriend Aja Metoyer.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blankman	Young Kevin
2009	Dance Flick	Thomas
2010	Marmaduke	Thunder	Voice
2010	The Other Guys	Fosse
2014	Someone Marry Barry	Desmond
2014	Let's Be Cops	Justin Miller	Main role
2014	Big Hero 6	Wasabi	Voice
2016	The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave	Wild Arms	Voice
2016	How to Be Single	David

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002-2004	My Wife and Kids	John	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2006	The Underground	Various	Main role, 11 episodes
2011, 2013-2015	New Girl	Ernie 'Coach'	Main role, 41 episodes
2011-2013	Happy Endings	Brad Williams	Main role, 57 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Scene Stealer
2012	Happy Endings: Happy Rides	Brad Williams	Web series, 2 episodes
2012	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Garett	Episode: "The Real Bicycle Thief"
2016	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Steve	Episode: "The 9-8"
2017	Big Hero 6: The Series	Wasabi	Voice role, upcoming Disney XD series

[ Source: Wikipedia ]