In the middle of the night, Eric’s father Darryl
Terry comes home exhausted from his job as a bus driver and must
deal with his son’s predicament. Darryl is played by Xavier
O'Ryan, an Ethiopian-born professional actor based in Milwaukee.
He was involved in two recent television movies, In the Net (2002) and Skin
Complex (2003), both produced by The Dream Builders Celebration, Inc. Skin
Complex won five regional Emmy Awards. Xavier also appeared in the Madison
Civic Center production of The Wiz. An account manager in finance, he is
finishing his degree in Business and Management Communications.
Xavier wanted to be a part of Gettin' Grown because “it is a presentation
of Milwaukee at its very best, a creation of something positive, like the
Color Purple and the Autobiography of Malcolm X, which represent hope and
change."