Graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in microbiology and minors in both chemistry and psychology. He also studied genetic engineering in grad school.
There was some speculation in the Underworld series that his speaking voice was deepened artificially, but his natural speaking voice is really that deep.
Has written for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Wrote the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans comic books for IDW.
Started a small comic book company called DarkStorm Studios in 2003.
Was a research assistant at the National Cancer Institute at the world
famous NIH - National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland
Is a huge comic book fan (a "Marvel zombie" to be exact) and has a
personal collection of almost 10,000 issues.
Worked as a bouncer in various Washington, D.C. night clubs to support
himself through grad school.
Favorite superheroes are the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the Mighty Thor.
Mentioned in the Ebony Power 150 list as one of the Most Influential Blacks in America for creating the Underworld series of movies. Can be seen in the May 2009 issue of Ebony Magazine.
An avid American football fan, his favorite team is the Minnesota Vikings.