# Rayan Lawrence

Rayan Lawrence is an American actor and producer. His most well-known roles include his roles as K-9 on BMF, Neil on Magnum P.I., Juju on Whatever It Takes, and Elliot in Underground.

## Biography

Lawrence was born in Brooklyn, New York. Initially wanting to become an FBI agent, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, with a minor in theater, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2005. During his time in college, he played basketball and participated in theater.
Lawrence first began his career in acting by auditioning for a role for an ESPN commercial after participating in a promotional shoot at Kings Plaza. This was later followed by a role on All My Children. At the start of his career, he had worked both as an actor and a model. His influences in acting include Denzel Washington, who he referred to as his "idol". He would go on to play in various television shows and movies, including as Elliot in the 2016-2017 show Underground. He would also portray the rapper Treach in the 2017 bio-pic All Eyez on Me, during which he received rhymes from the real-life Treach for Lawrence's freestyles in the movie. He also played K-9 in the Starz show BMF, where he met the family of the person his character is based on.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Unknown Soldier | Dancer | |
| 2005 | Exhibit 42 | - | Short |
| 2005 | Frankenthug | Church Guard | Video |
| 2006 | Time and Time Again | Heru | Short |
| 2006 | Williamsburg | G-Train | |
| 2006 | Maya's Soul | Monte | |
| 2006 | The Trade Off | Nathan Bryant | |
| 2006 | The Engagement Party | Kareem | Short |
| 2007 | A Deeper Love | Kevin | |
| 2007 | Back Stab | Kurt | |
| 2007 | 44 | S.P. | |
| 2007 | Kiari | Payton Louis | Short |
| 2007 | STD: Sexually Transmitted Demons | Tyran | Short |
| 2008 | Street Revenge | K.C. | |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Harmonica Player | |
| 2009 | Ordinance H5n1 | Hector Rivenga | Short |
| 2009 | She's Got It | Jordan JD Davis | |
| 2009 | Brookes' New America | Webber | Short |
| 2009 | Deceptive | Mark Mitchell | |
| 2010 | Placebo | Alvin | |
| 2011 | The Tombs | Inmate Rayan | Short |
| 2012 | The Last Fall | The Turk | |
| 2012 | Back Then | Junior | |
| 2014 | Seasons of Love | Delivery Man | TV movie |
| 2015 | Driving While Black | Debricshaw | |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B | Trevor | |
| 2016 | Barbershop: The Next Cut | Customer #3 | |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | Treach | |
| 2018 | Pimp | Jamal | |
| 2021 | Dark City of Villains | Luke | |
| 2022 | Layers | Paul | Short |
| 2023 | First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder | Doug | TV movie |
| 2023 | Gabriel | Gabriel | Short |
| 2023 | Whatever It Takes | Juju | TV movie |
| 2024 | Goon Squad | Zeek | |
| 2024 | The Stepdaughter | Terrance Clark | |
| 2024 | Premeditated | Tatum | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | All My Children | Repo Man #2 | Episode: "Episode #1.9698" |
| 2009 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Roy | Episode: "Payneful News" |
| 2013 | Ironside | Senior Cop | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" |
| 2014 | Dates from Hell | Trevor | Episode: "Piece of My Heart" |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Officer Reggie Taylor | Episode: "Power of the Press" |
| 2017 | Underground | Elliot | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2018 | FBI | Sgt. Winslow | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| 2020 | Power | Detective Claremont | Episode: "Reversal of Fortune" |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Neil | Episode: "The Day Danger Walked In" |
| 2021 | A Luv Tale: The Series | Ken | Recurring Cast |
| 2021-23 | BMF | K-9 | Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist | Melvin | Episode: "Round Five: Ambition Ain't Free" |
| 2025 | The Family Business: New Orleans | Pierre Leblanc | Episode: "Surprise, Surprise" |