The Sheriff You’ll Love to Hate!

When I first read the script for FIRE, I knew I wasn’t stepping into the boots of a one-dimensional lawman. This wasn’t your average small-town sheriff. This guy was dangerous. Entitled. Wielding power like a blunt instrument wrapped in Southern charm. The kind of man who hides behind a badge and knows he can get away with anything—until he can’t.

I knew I had to play him.

Created by Larae Wilson and directed with precision and heart by a dedicated team, FIRE is a five-part limited series that explores the racial and social unrest that erupts when a young Black man is murdered under suspicious circumstances in a Southern town. The show doesn’t flinch—it dives headfirst into questions about justice, legacy, and who gets to tell the truth.

I play the Sheriff. And no, you won’t be rooting for me.

He’s the man who represents a system built to silence and suppress. But like all good villains, he doesn’t think he’s the villain. He’s just doing his job. Maintaining order. Protecting his own. And that’s what makes him so dangerous.

This role pushed me. Not just as an actor, but as a human being. It asked me to embody a kind of everyday evil—the polite, bureaucratic face of oppression—and to make it real. Tangible. Believable. To show the audience how injustice survives not just in outright violence, but in the soft-spoken lies of men in uniform.

FIRE made its debut on February 1st, 2025 on the In The Black Network as a spotlight release for Black History Month, and I’m honored to be part of a project that is unflinching, urgent, and so deeply necessary right now.

You can find the series listed on IMDb here, and learn more about the production company’s work on Larae Wilson’s site. Press coverage has also hit outlets like SpitFireHipHop and Gadgets360, where the series has been praised for its bold storytelling and stellar performances.

I don’t take roles like this lightly. There’s a responsibility that comes with portraying the antagonist in a story about real-world issues. But that’s the kind of work I want to do—the kind that challenges, provokes, and sticks with you long after the credits roll.

Watch it. Let it burn.