{"id":35047,"date":"2025-03-22T03:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T03:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35047"},"modified":"2025-03-22T03:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T03:37:58","slug":"breaking-baltimore-ravens-quarterback-lamar-jackson-to-make-acting-debut-in-drama-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35047","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to make acting debut in drama series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mt-5\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-7 col-lg-mod-7\">\n<div class=\"row author-social d-flex align-items-center ta_th\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-7 col-md-7 col-sm-12 text-md-right text-sm-left mt-2 mt-md-2\">\n<div class=\"btn-group\" role=\"group\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-7\">\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will appear in the Starz drama-crime series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. File Photo by David Tulis\/UPI\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/svc\/sv\/upi\/3981742575442\/2025\/1\/b51a962a098dd37f69a9df493cfb2150\/Baltimore-Ravens-quarterback-Lamar-Jackson-to-make-acting-debut-in-drama-series.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will appear in the Starz drama-crime series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. File Photo by David Tulis\/UPI\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will appear in the Starz drama-crime series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. File Photo by David Tulis\/UPI |\u00a0License Photo<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article><span class=\"story_dl\">March 21 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span>\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0will make his acting debut in\u00a0<i>Power Book III: Raising Kanan<\/i>, a crime drama series on Starz, he announced Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited for fans to see me in this new role and thrilled to be part of\u00a0<i>Power Book III: Raising Kanan<\/i>,&#8221; Jackson wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My character, E-Tone, is a deadly, dangerous character &#8212; you don&#8217;t want to get on his bad side!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson also included photos of himself during the cameo. He stood next to actor\/rapper Joey Bada$$ in one of the photos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-block embed-object\" contenteditable=\"false\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHd4kSsxzIo\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com&amp;rp=%2FSports_News%2FNFL%2F2025%2F03%2F21%2F3981742575442%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A12818.5%2C%22ls%22%3A12496.799999952316%2C%22le%22%3A12812.799999952316%7D\" height=\"690\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The two-time NFL MVP previously spoke about being a fan of the show. He also\u00a0wrote on X in 2003\u00a0that he wanted to &#8220;be in a few episodes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\">\n<div class=\"ad_tag\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"upi-content proper-dynamic-insertion\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"upi_content_dynamic_3_flex_wrapper\" class=\"proper-flex-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"proper-ad-unit\">\n<div id=\"proper-ad-upi_content_dynamic_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next episode of<i>\u00a0Power Book III:<\/i>\u00a0<i>Raising Kanan<\/i>\u00a0will at midnight EDT Friday night.<\/p>\n<p><i>Power Book III: Raising Kanan,\u00a0<\/i>a spinoff of the hit show\u00a0<i>Power,\u00a0<\/i>was released in 2021. The show, narrated and produced by 50 Cent, stars actors Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, London Brown and Malcolm Mays, among others.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will appear in the Starz drama-crime series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. 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