Lex Quarterman was born in Lisbon, Portugal to two American parents. When he was 5 years old, he moved to Odessa, Ukraine, where he lived until he was 18. He moved to Jackson, Mississippi to study Theatre at Belhaven University. After graduating Magna Cum Laude, he moved straight out to Los Angeles in pursuit of his dream to be an actor. Some of his recent highlights include acting in a pilot with Doug Jones, voicing a character in the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3", and playing the part of a chimp in the first narrative film for and about chimpanzees which premiered at Sundance.