
In early 2015, Usher was cast in a leading role in the high-profile science fiction blockbuster "Independence Day 2" (2016). The show was created by comedian and actor Mike O'Malley and featured Usher as a basketball star with a conflicted relationship to his roots in the projects.
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It is the fifth film in the Shaft series and a direct sequel to the 2000 film with the same title. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree. This was after he already portrayed the Oscar nominee’s onscreen daredevil stepson, Dylan Hiller, in Independence Day: Resurgence - that year’s sequel to the 1996 sci-fi hit that made Smith an. The following year, Usher landed his true breakout project with "Survivor's Remorse" (STARZ 2014), a comedy-drama produced by and based in part on the life and career of Cleveland Cavaliers power forward LeBron James. Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. Usher earned a minor role in Shawn Ku's drama "Beautiful Boy" (2010), shortly before landing his first work as a series regular with the Cartoon Network series "Level Up" (2012-13), an action-comedy about teenagers fighting video game villains in the real world.


He soon landed his first screen appearance as a background player in a feature film, which was followed by guest roles on TV series, including "Hannah Montana" (Disney Channel, 2006-11) and "The Mentalist" (CBS, 2008-15).

His interest in acting was sparked at a young age when his sister, Jesstia, was hired to appear in a television commercial.
