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{{short description|American actor}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Hosea Chanchez
| image = Hosea Chanchez 2012.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Chanchez in 2012
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|9|12}}
| birth_place = [[Montgomery, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername = Hosea
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* writer
* producer
* director}}
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| spouse =
| domesticpartner =
| website =
}}

'''Hosea Chanchez''' (born September 12, 1981), also credited as '''Hosea''', is an American [[actor]] best known for his recurring role on ''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]'' and the quarterback football player Malik Wright on [[The CW]]/[[BET]] sitcom, ''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]'' and its [[The Game (2021 TV series)|2021 revival]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama]], Chanchez spent most of his childhood in Alabama and [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. He attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama.

==Career==
After Chanchez relocated to California, he expressed in an interview with Wendy Williams that he had slept in his car for thirty days before starring in various guest roles on ''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]'', ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]'', ''[[Jack & Bobby]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', and ''[[Everwood]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

From 2006 to 2015, he appeared on [[The CW]] television series ''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]''. Chanchez portrayed quarterback Malik El Debarge Wright, opposite [[Wendy Raquel Robinson]] (who portrayed his mother and agent).<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoshe Chanchez|url=https://www.bet.com/tag/c4ph2n/hosea-chanchez|publisher=BET|access-date=27 March 2014}}</ref> The series returned to the air on [[Black Entertainment Television]] on January 11, 2011, where the show has become a success. Chanchez also has a theater background, having played roles in ''Shop Life'', ''The Wiz'', ''The Long Walk Home,'' ''Royal Oats and Glory''.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

In September 2012, Chanchez starred in the [[BET]] original film ''Let The Church Say Amen'' which was adapted from ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best-selling novel of the same name. This was the directorial debut of actress [[Regina King]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Morales|first=Wilson|title=Exclusive: Steve Harris, Naturi Naughton, Lela Rochon, Hosea Sanchez, and Collins Pennie cast in Regina King's Let The Church Say Amen|url=http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2012/09/exclusive-steve-harris-naturi-naughton-lela-rochon-hosea-sanchez-and-collins-pennie-cast-in-regina-kings-let-the-church-say-amen/|publisher=BlackFilm.com|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[96 Minutes]]''
| Officer Grooms
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Dysfunctional Friends]]''
| Jamal
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Let the Church Say Amen''
| David Jackson
| TV movie
|-
| 2018
| ''Down for Whatever''
| Mike
| TV movie
|-
| 2019
| ''Fanatic''
| Dom D
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2| 2021
| ''[[Seven Deadly Sins (film series)|Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story]]''
| Justus
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Seven Deadly Sins (film series)|Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story]]''
| Justus
| TV movie
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998-99
| ''[[For Your Love (TV series)|For Your Love]]''
| Charlie
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
|rowspan=3| 2004
| ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]''
| Kid
| Episode: "Blood In, Blood Out"
|-
| ''[[Jack & Bobby]]''
| Drunk
| Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
|-
| ''[[What Should You Do?]]''
| Rapist
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
|rowspan=4| 2005
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Lance Cpl. Jaime Ramos
| Episode: "Hometown Hero"
|-
| ''[[Over There (American TV series)|Over There]]''
| Driver
| Episode: "Embedded"
|-
| ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]''
| Neighbor #2
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| ''[[Everwood]]''
| Student
| Episode: "So Long, Farewell..."
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Girlfriends (American TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
| Malik Wright
| Episode: "The Game"
|-
| 2006–15
| ''[[The Game (2006 TV series)|The Game]]''
| Malik Wright
| Main Cast
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Shield]]''
| Angelo Owens
| Episode: "The New Guy"
|-
| 2008
| ''Invincible''
| Mauler Twins
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
| Emile Fisher
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| ''[[All American (TV series)|All American]]''
| Damon King
| Episode: "All Eyez on Me"
|-
| ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]''
| Marcus Bishop
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| 2021-23
| ''[[The Game (2021 TV series)|The Game]]''
| Malik Wright
| Main Cast
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1914898|name=Hosea Chanchez}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sidney Lanier High School alumni]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American male actors]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American people of Dominican Republic descent]]
[[Category:Male actors from Atlanta]]
[[Category:Male actors from Montgomery, Alabama]]

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