Lester Speight hails from Baltimore, MD. During his college years, Speight was a Division I All-American Linebacker for Morgan State University and later went on to sign with the Baltimore Stars of the USFL. After the Stars, Speight’s continued his sports career and began a professional wrestling career.

After several years as a pro wrestler, Speight decided to move west and give acting a try. He landed roles in a variety of roles on television shows including, “Arli$$”, “The Young and the Restless”, “NYPD Blue” and “Malcolm in the Middle” to name a few. His feature films included, “Any Given Sunday”, “The Replacements”, “Cradle 2 the Grave” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted.”

Speight has tackled the entertainment world by storm, appearing in the blockbuster hit, “Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon” and starring opposite Dwayne Johnson in the role of ‘Baphomet’ in the thrill feature, “Faster”. Speight’s breakout role is a Reebok Super Bowl commercial as hard-hitting office linebacker Terry Tate, the overly aggressive employee who makes it his job to keep office employees in order. Soon after, he landed the role as Calvin on “My Wife and Kids”, starring opposite Damon Wayans. Recent credits include “Prison Break”, “Numb3rs”, “Bones”, “Norbit” and “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

Speight is also the voice of ‘Augustus Cole’ in games, “Gears of War 1” and “Gears of War 2.”