Brandon Hammond - wikipedia Brandon Hammond This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( August 2014 ) Brandon Hammond ( 1984 - 02 - 06 ) February 6, 1984 ( age 33 ) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1991 -- 2006 Brandon Hammond ( born February 6, 1984 ) is an American former child actor who appeared in a string of high - profile projects in the 1990s. Hammond 's first film role was in Menace II Society where he played the younger version of the main character Caine. He followed this up with major roles in Strange Days, Waiting to Exhale, The Fan, and Mars Attacks !, usually playing the son of one of the main characters. He also appeared in Space Jam playing Michael Jordan as a child. His most well - known role is that of Ahmad in the hit film Soul Food. He had a recurring role on the TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Anthony. He simultaneously starred in the short - lived sitcom The Gregory Hines Show as Hines ' son. His last role to date was in the 2002 Showtime film Our America. He has not appeared in any feature film or television roles since turning 18. Contents 1 Filmography 2 Television work 3 References 4 External links Filmography Menace II Society ( 1993 ) Mickey 's Fun Songs ( 1995 ) Tales from the Hood ( 1995 ) Strange Days ( 1995 ) Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) No Easy Way ( 1996 ) The Fan Space Jam ( 1996 ) Mars Attacks ! ( 1996 ) Soul Food ( 1997 ) Blue Hill Avenue ( 2001 ) Television work Lies and Lullabies ( TV Movie ) ( 1993 ) Coach - episode : `` Blue Chip Blues '' ( 1994 ) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ( 1996 -- 1998 ) The Gregory Hines Show ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Penn & Teller 's Sin City Spectacular episode ( 1998 ) The West Wing episode `` The White House Pro-Am '' ( 2000 ) Our America ( TV movie ) ( 2002 ) References Jump up ^ `` Hottest Child Stars on TV and in the Movies ''. Jet. Vol. 93 no. 4. 15 December 1997. pp. 60 -- 64. ISSN 0021 - 5996. Retrieved 24 February 2016. External links Brandon Hammond on IMDb VIAF : 29473596 LCCN : nr2002043978 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandon_Hammond&oldid=799003986 '' Categories : 1984 births African - American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Saddleback College alumni Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from August 2014 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 02 : 27. About Wikipedia

Question: who played the little boy in soul food
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