Girlfriend of Michael Rainey Jr. – The young talented American actor Michael Rainey Jr. was born on September 22, 2000, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Rainey Jr. was born to Michael Rainey Sr. and Shauna Small. He traces his Jamaican ancestry to his mother.
His father was from New York, so Rainey Jr. grew up there from the age of one. Find and Feed, an Indiana-based charity that helps the homeless, is supported by Rainey Jr.
Michael has been passionate about basketball since childhood. At the age of nine, he met a talent scout while walking in New York with his mother. This experience led him to a job in television advertising.
Career of Michael Rainey Jr.
As a young actor, Rainey Jr. began his career in the entertainment industry appearing in television and print commercials, music videos and on the popular American children’s television show “Sesame Street”.
He has created print and television ads for many industry heavyweights, including AT&T, Target and Toys R Us.
His big break came in 2009 when, at the age of nine, he played the lead role in the feature film “Un altro mondo” after being discovered in the music video for Italian actor, director and screenwriter Silvio Muccino and author Carla Vangelista for “Regalo Puí Grande”.
For this 2010 film, he had to spend time in Italy to play Charlie alongside Silvio Muccino. To prepare for his role in the film, he eventually learned to speak Italian effortlessly.
Back in America, he landed the role of Woody Watson alongside American rapper and actor Common in the crime film “Learning Uncle Vincent”, directed by Sheldon Candis.
The film was released on January 23, 2012 at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the festival’s Grand Jury Prize.
He then appeared in Lee Daniels’ financially and critically acclaimed American historical drama The Butler, which also starred Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fond and John Cusack and was directed by Daniels.
On August 16, 2013, the main character of the film, Cecil, the youngest representative of Cecil in the film, was portrayed by Michael.
He played Michael Burset in the first three seasons of the American online comedy-drama series “Orange Is the New Black” from 2013 to 2015.
He appeared in the TV1 film Second Chance Christmas, directed by Alton Glass in 2014. Since 2014, he has played Tariq St. Patrick in the American crime television series Power on the Starz network.
He appeared in four episodes in each of the first and second seasons before landing a regular role in Season 3 and now Season 4, earning him widespread praise.
He also starred in the critically acclaimed and financially successful comedy Barbershop: The Next Cut in April 2016 as Jalen Palmer, alongside Ice Cube, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall and Cedric the Entertainer. Terron Forte is the character he will play in the upcoming film “Amateur”.
Who is Michael Rainey Jr.’s girlfriend?
Michael Rainey Jr. is dating a social media influencer named Haile Rose. The two have been spotted together in numerous photos and seem to enjoy each other’s company.