[1] He graduated in 1995 from the University of Southern California's screenwriting program, where he was a member of the African American Cinema Association.

[9] In March 2020, his first feature film Uncorked, a father/son story of an African-American man attempting to become a sommelier, premiered on Netflix.

He will be partnering with Chernin Entertainment and Netflix to direct a holiday film, the idea for which came from Penny and his wife.

We wanted to see images of ourselves portrayed in this genre and create a movie that black families could enjoy having themselves represented in for generations."

He is also working with HBO to develop two new series: The Untamed, a culturally diverse epic fantasy based on a series of comic books set in the Asunda universe; and queens, a show set in New York City and focusing on the lives of immigrant women.