In 1996, he acted in one episode of "Living Single" and one episode of HBO's "Strangers". He also played the lead in the science fiction action film "Solo". His directorial release that year was "Gang in Blue", in which he stars and co-directs with his father who also has a role in the film. It's about a black police officer who discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department. In 1997, he played in one episode of "X-Files". He acted in the films "Stag", "Riot", and "Los Locos", the first American film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. In 1998, he directed and starred in "Love Kills", a comedy about a masseur who gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire. His acting credits that year were the mini series "Mama Flora's Family", "Valentine's Day", and "Killers in the House". In 1999, he acted in "Judgement Day", and "Raw Nerve".