Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom,
All About the Andersons, as well as the
Fox sitcom
The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in drama series
K-Ville,
The Shield and as
NYPD Detective
Kevin Bernard on
Law & Order. He has also had supporting roles in films such as
Me, Myself & Irene (2000),
Kangaroo Jack (2003),
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004),
Transformers (2007), and
Scream 4 (2011). Anderson is also is a regular judge on
Food Network's
Iron Chef America. Since September 2014, he has starred as Andre Johnson on the ABC sitcom
Black-ish.