Jesse Dwight Bingham Jr. was born on January 1 , 1983 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Roslyn, a civil rights activist, and Myron Broadnax. Jesse spent his early years being a student and an athlete in the inner city of California and stumbled into theater and excelled. After graduating high school he attended West Los Angeles College until ultimately joining the United States Air Force where he pursued film and theater until an honorable discharge in Los Angeles. Jesse made the move to Atlanta where he still pursues his passion in acting in both film in theater.