As the closeted homosexual Officer Julien Lowe on FX’s “The Shield” (2002- ), African-American actor Michael Jace brought a sense of noble inner turmoil to a show celebrated for its edgy external conflicts.

Born July 13, 1965 and raised in New York City, NY, the athletic Jace grew up playing high school basketball and baseball in Hackensack, NJ. He developed an interest in performing later than most, beginning in college when he first saw his girlfriend rehearsing for a play. Once he himself started acting, the bug bit him hard – hard enough that he devoted himself to his new profession with