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Anderson was born in Seattle, Washington, but grew up in nearby Kent, Washington, the son of Marylin, a real estate agent; his stepfather, Sterling Bowman, owns a chain of clothing stores. Anderson is an alumnus of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and Howard University. He trained with actors such as Avery Brooks, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.

He first achieved recognition in the NBC television show Hang Time (1995–2000). He had a serious breakout in 2000's Romeo Must Die. Since then, Anderson has starred in a number of films, including Exit Wounds, Barbershop, and Kangaroo Jack. In 2003, he got his own sitcom on The WB, All About the Andersons, co-starring John Amos. The series was cancelled after only one season. In March 2005, Anderson began co-starring in The Shield's fourth season as Antwon Mitchell, an ex-convict who poses as a community leader while still running his old street gang. His performance on The Shield earned him much acclaim from critics who had previously dismissed him as a light comedy actor, resulting in him returning to The Shield during the show's fifth and sixth seasons for a few episodes. Anderson also starred in the animated family film Hoodwinked!, and had a supporting role in the Best Picture Academy Award-winning film The Departed.

He starred in the live-action Transformers film, based on the 1980s cartoon Transformers. The spring of 2007 saw Anderson in another regular television role, this time as a cast member of the FOX police drama K-Ville. In 2007, Anderson was also a stand-out emcee on a number of episodes of It's Showtime at the Apollo.

Anderson was cast in the NBC crime drama Law & Order in 2008, replacing Jesse L. Martin. Anderson plays the role of Kevin Bernard, a policeman fresh from Internal affairs. He premiered on April 23, 2008. Before this, Anderson had previously played a one-episode role as Detective Lucius Blaine in a 7th season episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Fat".

In the game Def Jam: Icon, he provides his voice and likeness to Troy Dollar, a fighter and the leader of a rival record label.

He has won some awards and recognition for his acting roles.

In 1995, he married his college girlfriend, Haylee. The couple have two children.

• Liberty Heights 1999 Scribbles
• Life 1999 Cookie
• Trippin' 1999 Z-Boy
• Romeo Must Die 2000 Maurice
• Big Momma's House 2000 Nolan
• Me, Myself & Irene 2000 Jamaal Baileygates
• Urban Legends: Final Cut 2000 Stan Washington
• See Spot Run 2001 Benny
• Exit Wounds 2001 T.K. Johnson
• Kingdom Come 2001 Junior Slocumb
• Two Can Play That Game 2001 Tony
• Barbershop 2002 J.D.
• Kangaroo Jack 2003 Louis Booker
• Cradle 2 the Grave 2003 Tommy
• Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 PJ
• Scary Movie 3 2003 Mahalik
• My Baby's Daddy 2004 G. Bong
• Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 2004 Derek
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004 Burger Shack Employee
• King's Ransom 2005 Malcolm King
• Hustle & Flow 2005 Key
• Hoodwinked! 2006 Detective Bill Stork
• Scary Movie 4 2006 Mahalik
• Arthur & the Invisibles 2006 Koolomassai
• The Departed 2006 Trooper Brown
• Transformers 2007 Glen Whitmann

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