[1][2][3] Lawrence began his television career by appearing on The Real Housewives of Atlanta from 2008 to 2017.
When Whitfield was cast on The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008, he was initially hired as a makeup artist for the program, but eventually became a recurring presence on the show as well.
In 2015, Lawrence appeared in the Fox prime time soap opera Empire, produced by Lee Daniels.
In 2016, Daniels cast Lawrence in the regular role of Miss Bruce in his other soap, Star.
[4] Lawrence later made his big screen debut in Lee Daniels' The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and later was cast in The Deliverance.