# Jean-Claude La Marre

Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American actor, writer, and director. His acting credits include the films Malcolm X and Dead Presidents. On television, he has guest-starred on New York Undercover, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue. He is also the writer and director of the independent films Gang of Roses and Go for Broke.

## Early life and education

La Marre was born in Brooklyn and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Brooklyn College. He is an American of Haitian descent.

## Career

In 1994, La Marre appeared as Jake in Fresh. La Marre's Color of the Cross, is a film that portrays Jesus as a black man, and implies that Christ's persecution was a racially-motivated hate crime. His directorial debut was the film Higher Ed.
In 2007, LaMarre set up a distribution output deal for his film label, Nulite Media Group. During the period, he was credited for releasing over 60 feature films. Among the films released through the label are the revisionist western, Gang of Roses, Trapped: Haitian Nights, Broom Wedding, and Nora's Hair Salon, with a cameo by Whitney Houston in the film. In 2017, he wrote and directed "Kinky", a 50 Shades of Grey-esque erotic thriller. The film as released on 700 screens around the country. In 2018, he wrote and directed the upcoming film "Gangland" with singer Tamar Braxton and actors Wood Harris and Clifton Powell.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Benjamin 2X | |
| 1994 | Fresh | Jake | |
| 1995 | The Walking Dead | Pvt. Earl Anderson | |
| 1995 | Denise Calls Up | Cab Driver | |
| 1995 | Sweet Nothing | Beany | |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Ramsuer | |
| 1996 | Basquiat | Shenge | |
| 2001 | Higher Ed | Melvin | |
| 2002 | Go for Broke | Mouse | |
| 2003 | Gang of Roses | Baby Face Malone | |
| 2004 | Nora's Hair Salon | Devin | |
| 2004 | Sugar Valentine | Sugar Valentine | |
| 2005 | Go for Broke 2 | Mouse | |
| 2005 | County General | Craig | |
| 2005 | Brothers in Arms | Slim | |
| 2005 | Ride or Die | Lucky | |
| 2005 | Pastor Jones | Pastor Jones / Grandpa Slick | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | VooDoo Curse: The Giddeh | Tribal Leader | |
| 2006 | Pastor Jones 2: Lord Guide My 16 Year Old Daughter | Grandpa Slick / Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Color of the Cross | Jesus Christ | |
| 2007 | Black Woman's Guide to Finding a Good Man | The Host | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed 2 | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Pastor Jones: Samuel and Delia | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Color of the Cross 2: The Resurrection | Yeshua | |
| 2008 | Nora's Hair Salon 2: A Cut Above | Devin | |
| 2009 | Pastor Jones: Sisters in Spirit 2 | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Pastor Jones: Preachin' to the Choir | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Pastor Jones: My Sister Loves You | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Trapped: Haitian Nights | Detective Stewart | |
| 2010 | Pastor Jones: The Complete First Season | Pastor Jones | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Kassava Jerks | Trevor | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Bff | Jacque | |
| 2011 | Sugar Valentine 2 | Sugar | |
| 2011 | Nora's Hair Salon 3: Shear Disaster | Devin | |
| 2012 | Gang of Roses II: Next Generation | Jacob | |
| 2012 | What Men Think | Pastor Jones | |
| 2013 | The Sins of Deacon Whyles | Pastor Jones | |
| 2014 | Assistant Motives | Pastor Jones | |
| 2014 | Basketball Girlfriend | The Hatian | |
| 2015 | Chocolate City | Pastor Jones | |
| 2017 | Chocolate City: Vegas Strip | Pastor Jones | |
| 2018 | Kinky | Dr. Richardson | |
| 2018 | GangLand | Detective Williams | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994, 1995 | New York Undercover | Issac Foweler / Dusable | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Law & Order | Francis Murphy | Episode: "Encore" |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Darren Tyler | Television film |
| 1996 | Screen Two | Albert | Episode: "Deadly Voyage" |
| 1999 | Seven Days | Bone | Episode: "The Football" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Vance Davis | Episode: "Nariz a Nariz" |