Sylvester Powell

Sylvester Powell is an American actor born on the West Side of Chicago. He is the oldest of his four siblings (Mya, Solomon, Chayil, and Michael), and is the son of Roshawn Reedy, an entrepreneur, and music producer Sylvester Earl Powell Sr. He began acting when he was a child, after his mother and stepfather John Riddles signed him up for acting and modeling classes. While he was also spending his time playing sports (gymnastics, basketball, baseball), Sylvester continued acting throughout his youth and decided to further pursue a career in the entertainment arts after high school. At the age of 21, he moved out to Los Angeles with his father and stepmother Rosita Powell. Powell stars as the varsity baseball player Jessie "JR" Raymond in the hit series All American: Homecoming (2022) (2022). He made his Television debut on the CBS drama CSI: NY (2004) (2012). Later, he was a lead in 9 episodes of the Facebook series Five Points (2018) (2019), executive produced by Kerry Washington, a