Vicellous Reon Shannon (born April 11, 1971) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Lesra Martin in the 1999 film The Hurricane, and Keith Palmer, the son of presidential candidate David Palmer in the Fox television series 24.
Shannon was born in Memphis, Tennessee[1] and raised in Orange County, California.
[2] He was a promising high school baseball player until he was sidelined by a severely injured hamstring.
As a result, he took an interest in acting and began taking the two-hour bus ride to Laguna Beach where he studied drama, performing chores at the facility in lieu of tuition.
His breakthrough role came a few years later in the television series Dangerous Minds.