Khalil Kain is an American

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and

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best known for his role as Raheem Porter in the 1992 crime thriller film ''

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'' and as the second Darnell Wilkes on the UPN/CW sitcom '' Girlfriends'' (2001–2008). He is also known for his role as Patrick Peet in the 2001 horror film ''

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''.

Biography

Kain was born in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

, New York City, New York. His mother, June, is of African American and Chinese descent."Male Celebs Who Practice Martial Arts", '' Jet'', Sept. 24, 2001, at p. 40. Kain attended

Hunter College High School Hunter College High School is a secondary school located in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It is administered by Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Hunter is publicly funded, and there i ...

in New York and later relocated to California, attending Foothill High School; graduating in 1983.

Career

Kain first appeared in the 1992 film ''

'' as Raheem. Following roles included Roosevelt Nathaniel Hobbs in the 1994

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'' and Marvin Cox in the 1997

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, '' Love Jones''. Kain portrayed golfer

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's ''The Tiger Woods Story''. In 2001, he teamed again with ''Juice'' director Ernest Dickerson in ''

'' (starring

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). Kain had a role in the 2003

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biopic ''

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''. Kain appeared as Darnell Wilkes, Maya's (portrayed by

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) husband on the UPN/CW TV series '' Girlfriends'' from the season 2 through the conclusion of the series. Kain replaced his ''Juice'' co-star

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, who left to star in the sitcom '' One on One''. Other television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Blue Bloods'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Sister, Sister''. He also played the role of Bill in the 2010 movie ''

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''. Khalil Kain directed The Millennial, which he also stars in along with

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, Terayle Hill and Terri Vaughn. The world premiere for The Millennial was in August 2021 at the

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Personal

Since 1996, Kain has been an avid student of martial arts and holds a black belt in

Hapkido Hapkido ( , , also spelled ''hap ki do'' or ''hapki-do''; from Korean 합기도 ''hapgido'' ) is a hybrid Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling, throwing techniques, kicks, punches, and other stri ...

Filmography

Film/Movie

Television

References

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