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Laz Alonso

Actor
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Laz Alonso stars as Mother’s Milk in the hit Amazon Original series The Boys.

Alonso can be seen in the upcoming Guy Ritchie film Cash Truck alongside Jason Statham and Josh Hartnett. He also starred opposite John Boyega, Will Poulter and John Krasinski in Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit as well as portraying the heroic character Tsu’tey in James Cameron’s megahit Avatar. His other film credits include Universal’s Fast & Furious, and Sam Mendes’ Jarhead.

You can catch Laz recurring on the new hit series L.A.’s Finest starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. Previously he was on NBC’s Mysteries of Laura alongside Debra Messing and Josh Lucas as well as endless TV credits, including A&E’s Breakout Kings, BET’s The Bobby Brown Story, and the critically acclaimed drama Southland.

In 2011, Alonso showed off his leading man skills in the Columbia Pictures hit romantic comedy Jumping the Broom, for which he received a 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. He was chosen one of Variety’s Top Ten Actors to Watch in 2009.

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