Rashid Jackson was born on May 7, 1992 in Harlem, New York. He grew up and lived in varies parts of New York City, until the age of 20. He made a big move to Atlanta, Georgia and it quickly became his second hometown. He has recently appeared in the short films, The Gospel of Jon (2014) and High Contrast (2014). Rashid Jackson has trained at the Greg Alan Williams' Actor's Breakthrough Studio. He specializes in improvisation.He is starring in the new hit TV series Gritz (2014-2015), as Eddie Mann. After attending a drama course in college, he realized his passion for acting. At that moment he decided to chase his dream and pursue an acting career.