Jemar Michael is an actor, model and artist based in Los Angeles, CA; his most notable role is as Al in the Netflix series Dear White People, now on its third season (a fourth season is set to be released this year), based on 2014’s Sundance award-winning satirical drama of the same name, in which he was also part of the cast (as Smoothe); his most recent role is as Oren in the third season of the Web mini-series The Chadwick Journals; when he is not busy in front of the camera, he dabbles in painting, and his debut art show To All the F*cks I Never Gave, held at East Hollywood’s Thymele Arts in the spring of 2019 and which featured his pop art-inspired works, was well-received by young L.A. art fans; click here to see his full filmography, and here to view some of his artwork; follow @jemarmxchael on Instagram

Photographed by Angelo Kangleon in Los Angeles, CA, on December 26, 2016; 7 of these photos were taken using 35mm film (Kodak Portra 400)