Anwan Glover

Anwan "Big G" Glover was not bit by the acting bug. He was born with the acting gene. From his days in elementary school, Anwan has been in front of audiences acting, playing instruments, performing and modeling. He credits his love of film to time spent with his sister watching classic Black television show reruns and films-Sanford & Son; Good Times; Dolomite-any thing with Sidney Poitier, and Glover's all time favorite play, The Wiz, featuring Stephanie Mills. Big G's professional acting career took off in 2002 when a friend who had seen Anwan's picture in a print ad thought that Glover should audition for a casting call for the then new HBO series, The Wire. Fate would put Anwan in front of the Emmy Award Winning Casting Director Pat Moran who was so impressed with his audition that she immediately cast him the series. Glover's gritty role as the enforcer for hire, Slim Charles, became a pivotal recurring role until the series ended. Since then, G has been steadily honing his craf