Usher made his acting debut on the UPN television series "Moesha", which resulted in a recurring role on the series and subsequently his first film role in 1998's "The Faculty". Usher's extracurricular activities outside of the recording industry gathered momentum over the following year, as he was cast in the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful". He completed two more films, "She's All That", and his first starring role in "Light It Up". He also appeared in the Disney TV movie "Geppetto".