Brandon Hammond

Brandon La Ron Hammond (born February 6, 1984) is a former child actor known for his roles in movies and television during the 1990s. Some of his notable film appearances include Waiting to Exhale (1995), Mars Attacks! (1996), and Soul Food (1997), for which he won an NAACP Image Award. On television, Hammond had recurring roles in the Western series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1996−98) and the sitcom The Gregory Hines Show (1997−98). He received a Young Artist Award nomination for his performance in Gregory Hines. Hammond also portrayed the ten-year-old Michael Jordan in the 1996 family film Space Jam. Currently, Hammond is a filmmaker who writes and directs short films.