Wesley Jonathan

Wesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan
Born	Wesley Jonathan Waples; October 18, 1978; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Tamara Mitchell (m. 2016)
Children	1

Wesley Jonathan Waples (born October 18, 1978) is an American actor best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning comedy-drama series, City Guys (1997-2001), Gary Thorpe in the comedy sitcom, What I Like About You (2002-2006), Sweetness in the film, Roll Bounce (2005), Noah Cruise in the film, Crossover (2006) and Burrell "Stamps" Ballentine on TV Land's The Soul Man (2012-2016).

Early life

Wesley Jonathan Waples was born on October 18, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.

Jonathan started his early career acting in the early 1990s and has had two main roles in two series; City Guys as Jamal Grant, and What I Like About You opposite Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth as Holly's best friend, Gary Thorpe. Jonathan landed his first job in a music video for Melissa Manchester. He then started working on 21 Jump Street.

Jonathan has starred, co-starred, or made guest appearances in several movies and television shows including: Sister, Sister, Moesha, Boy Meets World, Smart Guy, Thea, Baywatch, A Different World, Boston Public, Crossover, National Lampoon's Bag Boy, Divine Intervention (2007 film), Roll Bounce, and the 2009 film Panther (1995) As Bobby Hutton.[1]

Jonathan is married to Tamara Mitchell. They have a daughter named Faye.[2] He was raised as one of Jehovah's Witness.[3]

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Panther	Bobby Hutton
2002	Storm Watch	Ravi
2002	Scream at the Sound of the Beep	Arsenio
2003	Baadasssss!	Panther
2003	The United States of Leland	Bengel
2005	Roll Bounce	Sweetness
2006	Crossover	Noah Cruise
2007	National Lampoon's Bag Boy	Alonzo Ford
2007	Divine Intervention	Rev. Robert Gibbs
2008	Cuttin' Da Mustard	Tyree
2009	B-Girl	Carlos
2009	Steppin: The Movie	Terence
2010	Speed-Dating	Too Cool
2012	Dysfunctional Friends	Brett
2012	David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around	Tyree	Direct-to-video
2013	Make Your Move 3D	Nick

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	21 Jump Street	Kelly	1 episode
1990-1991	Get a Life	Eddie	4 episodes
1991	Baywatch	Jordan	2 episodes
1992	A Different World	South Central Looter #3	1 episode
1993-1994	Thea	Riddick	3 episodes
1995	Misery Loves Company	Conner	8 episodes
1995	Boy Meets World	T.J.	Season 3 Episode 10 - Train Of Fools
1996	Moesha	Norman	1 episode
1996	Minor Adjustments	Henry Harrison	3 episodes
1996	Promised Land	Brandon	1 episode
1996	NewsRadio	Kid #1	1 episode
1994-1996	Sister, Sister	Charles, Michael and Pico	3 episodes
1997	The Practice	David Piper	1 episode
1997	Smart Guy	Tyler	5th episode
1997-2001	City Guys	Jamal Grant	Lead role; 105 episodes
1998	The Parent Hood	Shake	1 episode
1998	NYPD Blue	Orlando	1 episode
1998	USA High	Anthony	1 episode
2001	Boston Public	Tyronn Anderson	2 episodes
2001	Judging Amy		1 episode
2001	Felicity	Max	1 episode
2002-2006	What I Like About You	Gary Thorpe	Lead role; 86 episodes
2003	Greetings from Tucson	Saul	2 episodes
2008	CSI: Miami	Ross Nelson	1 episode
2008	NCIS	Greg	1 episode
2009	Cold Case	Billy Jeremiah Sanders	1 episode
2011	90210	Vaughn Floyd	1 episode
2011-2014	The Lebrons	Kid	23 episodes
2012-2016	The Soul Man	Stamps Ballentine	53 episodes
2015	Whitney	Babyface	TV movie
2016	Bad Dad Rehab	Shawn	TV movie
2018-present	Monogamy	Carson	Series regular, also executive producer
TBA	Nicki	Vincent	Main role

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