Jermel Wilson was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, Jermel was fascinated by art and performing arts. He started out his acting career in high school in his senior year. Jermel has appeared in such films as A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Fighting (2009), MTV's Yo Momma Season 2 promo. Jermel was a cast member of the Emmy nominated Bronx SIU. Jermel appears in Season 1 and season 2 as Jerome/Manuel Gonzalez an Undercover detective. Also a cast member of the comedy short Five Stars as Marvin. Five Stars was nominated for 8 awards in multiple film festivals and won 6 and was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.Performed stand up Caroline's comedy club twice. Jermel also has trained for stunts for the last 2 years on and off.