He attended Warren Easton Sr. High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and graduated from the high school drama program at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) in 1997.
Ia bersekolah di Warren Easton Senior High School dan New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) dan lulus dari sekolah drama di North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) pada tahun 1997.