James Richard Black[citation needed] (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor and former professional football player.

[4] He was named an Associated Press honorable mention Division I-AA All-American after the season,[5] and finished his college career as Akron's all-time rushing leader with 3,054 yards.

[7] He was waived before the start of the regular season during final roster cuts on August 20, 1984,[8] but was re-signed on November 7, 1984.

[10] Black may be best known for his leading role as Agent Michael Hailey on the UPN science fiction drama The Burning Zone.

His television appearances include V.I.P., Fashion House, Anger Management,[1] All of Us, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Strong Medicine, Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Six Feet Under, Burn Notice and Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story In motion pictures, he had the leading role of Victor Erickson in the 1998 direct-to-video film Cappuccino, the screenplay of which was based upon a story by author Eric Jerome Dickey.