Demetrius Lavel Schley, known professionally as Lavel Schley, is an American actor. Schley was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Though he was raised primarily in the State of Kansas, USA. Lavel is the middle child of his 8 siblings. Lavel is of West African, Indigenous American, and European descent. Although, his name (Demetrius) is Greek, (Lavel) French, and (Schley) Germanic.