[5] In 2005, Ealy co-starred in the television film version of Their Eyes Were Watching God, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, and starring Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry.

[10] On December 14, 2006, Ealy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Sleeper Cell: American Terror in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

[11] He also starred as the male lead in Beyoncé's "Halo" music video,[5] and as CIA Field Officer Marshall Vogel in the ABC television series FlashForward.

[12] Ealy also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book (About Face) by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.

[16] He co-starred in the 2010 action movie Takers as Jake Attica and appeared as Travis Marks in USA Network's original series Common Law about two cops who have to go to couples counseling because they argue too much.

The sci-fi police procedural takes place in the year 2048 and follows the relationship between two cops as they struggle to solve futuristic crimes that involve complex technology.

In October 2012, Ealy married Afghan-American entrepreneur Khatira Rafiqzada,[27] his girlfriend of four years, in a ceremony in Los Angeles,[28] and together they have a son and a daughter.