Larenz Tate has earned the reputation as one of the most promising young actors in Hollywood. He received a Best Actor NAACP Image Award nomination for his performance in the critically acclaimed LOVE JONES. Tate was recently seen in the Academy Award nominated RAY as the legendary Quincy Jones

It was television, where Tate made his professional acting debut in an episode of The Twilight Zone: The Series. Later, he garnered recognition for his starring role in the critically lauded FOX series South Central.

Tate made his feature film debut in the Allen and Albert Hughes' drama MENACE II SOCIETY. The Hughes Brothers and Tate re-teamed for the critically acclaimed DEAD PRESIDENTS. His other film credits include WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE opposite Halle Berry, BIKER BOYZ opposite Laurence Fishburne, THE INKWELL, and F. Gary Gray's A MAN APART opposite Vin Diesel.

Tate studied music, theater and art with his brothers, Larron and Lahmard, at the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Born in Chicago, Tate now resides in Los Angeles.