He began all three careers in the early-1990s , appearing in films such as `` The Hard Way '' and `` Fresh '' , in the television film `` Murder Without Motive : The Edmund Perry Story '' about the death of Edmund Perry , and on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated musical `` Bring in ` da Noise , Bring in ` da Funk '' .
He appeared in the movies `` The Hard Way '' ( 1991 ) , `` Fresh '' ( 1994 ) and `` The Happening '' ( 2008 ) , the television movie `` Murder Without Motive : The Edmund Perry Story '' about the death of Edmund Perry , and on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated musical `` Bring in ` da Noise , Bring in ` da Funk '' .