Rico E. Anderson

Rico E. Anderson is an actor who played a Starfleet Academy council member in . He was born in Seaside, California, and majored in Theatre Arts at San Francisco State University and University of Southern California (USC).
At USC, Anderson took an advanced scene study course taught by Lindsay Crouse, one of the actresses considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on . Anderson also took advanced scene study courses from Bennet Guillory, who appeared in the episode . Anderson is an active member of The Robey Theater Company, which was founded by Guillory and actor .
Anderson made his television debut as a fireman in the 1993 movie Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland, which starred s LeVar Burton. Anderson's first feature film work was as an extra on the 1993 drama Made in America, which starred another Next Generation alum, Whoopi Goldberg. Later that same year, Anderson was seen in the drama Fearless, as was John de Lancie. Anderson has also appeared as an extra in such films as Poetic Justice (which featured John Cothran, Jr.), When a Man Loves a Woman (with Eugene Roche, Gail Strickland, and Susanna Thompson), and Getting Even with Dad (with Ron Canada and Saul Rubinek).
Anderson has had starring roles in such independent films as String Theory (2002), The Urban Demographic (2005), and Derek and Delila (2007). He also made an uncredited appearance in (2005), which, like Star Trek, featured cinematography by Dan Mindel. In addition, Anderson can be seen in (2005, with Brian McNamara, Ethan Phillips, Ned Vaughn, and Time Winters).
On television, Anderson has co-starred on such series as , , and Dirty Sexy Money (starring Zoe McLellan). He also appeared in a two-part episode of NBC's , starring Nikki Cox. Anderson's two episodes, in which he played a pit boss, guest-starred fellow Trek performers Christopher McDonald and Mark Harelik. In addition, Anderson was a recurring performer on the Comedy Central programs Root of All Evil and Mind of Mencia.
Anderson's theatrical credits include the off-Broadway production Bed of Truth and productions of Equus, Up from the Downs, and The Meeting in which he played Malcolm X. He played the title role in a production of Oedipus the King for the African-American Shakespeare Company, of which he is a founding member. For the aforementioned Robey Theater Company, he has performed in the plays The Last Season and For the Love of Freedom, Parts 1, 2, and 3.
Anderson also was featured in (2009, with Mark A. Sheppard, Erin Cummings, Gary Wayton, and Mike Gunther), (2009), (2009, with Bennet Guillory), and the television drama Operating Instructions (2009, with Billy Mayo).
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