Career

Early on, Bryant played a small role in Ill Al Skratch's video "I'll Take Her". Bryant had modeling contracts with several brands, including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and RocaWear.[9] She has also appeared in advertising for Gap and Victoria's Secret, and also starred in a Carlos Santana and Musiq Soulschild music video for the song "Nothing at All" opposite Connecticut born actor Andre Warmsley in 2004.

Her acting debut came in 2001 in Robert Townsend's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, in which she portrayed a fortune teller opposite Beyoncé and Rah Digga.[10] After a small role in the action comedy Showtime, she made her big breakthrough in Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher.[11] In 2003, she co-starred in the Mario Van Peebles biopic Baadasssss!,[12] followed by a recurring guest role on the drama series ER.[13]

In 2005, she appeared in several high-profile films, including the horror filmThe Skeleton Key[14] and the drama films London and Get Rich or Die Tryin', in the latter of which she played the childhood sweetheart of 50 Cent.[15] In 2007, she had a minor part in the thriller film The Hunting Party starring Richard Gere and Terrence Howard,[16] followed by a leading role in the ensemble comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008).[17] She also played the role of Tunde Adebimpe's love interest in "Will Do" a 2011 TV on the Radio music video.

From 2009—15, Bryant starred as Jasmine Trussell in Parenthood. BuddyTV ranked her #19 on its TV's 100 Sexiest Women of 2011 list.[18] Also in 2015, she had a guest-starring role as Erica Kincaid, a doctor, on the series Rosewood.[19] In 2017, she had a guest-starring role on the HBO series Girls.[20] The following year, Bryant was cast in a recurring role on the sports drama series Ballers, playing a successful public defender and mother of a rising football star.[21]

Personal life

In October 2007 OK! reported that Bryant was engaged to stuntman Dave Pope, who she met on the set of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.[22] They married on June 28, 2008 in the Hamptons.[23] She owns a ranch house in Glendale, California.[3] She is an ambassador of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet, an organization that helps women fight hunger, poverty and climate change.[24] As of 2014, Bryant resided with her husband in Glendale.[25]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations