Basic Bio: Gerald James Nolan comes from a interracial home: a black mother and Italian father, and two sisters—one older, one younger. He found his passion of acting through Drama Club in middle school, and developed his talents in high school and college. He graduated from Howard University with a dual degree in Theater and Communications. (He moved to Los Angeles with a few friends and shared a small apartment with them. He started with a few commercials here and there and got his big break as a reoccurring character on a primetime TV show.)