ABOUT THE ROYAL

The Royal tells the story of iconic former Kansas City Royal slugger Willie Mays Aikens (Amin Joseph), whose promising career quickly turned disastrous because of drug addiction. Aikens, to this day a World Series home run record holder, was entrapped by tricky cops and ultimately sentenced to the longest prison sentence ever given to a professional athlete in a drug case. THE ROYAL is an intimate portrait of a man taking the hard circumstances of his life and turning them around against all odds, as he seeks redemption with his estranged family and friends (including George Brett), with baseball, and ultimately with himself upon his release from prison.

It stars Amin Joseph (Snowfall), Andrea Navedo (Jane The Virgin), Michael Beach (If Beale Street Could Talk), Nic Bishop (Truth Be Told), and Dallas Young (Cobra Kai). The true story baseball drama will be released in theaters on July 15.

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x6yY2SbA08

AMIN JOSEPH BIO (FROM IMDB.COM)

Amin Joseph's star is on the rise and he is continuing to make his mark in Hollywood. He was seen on the big screen in Paramount's film reboot of Baywatch with Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. He followed this with a major role in FX's Snowfall (2017). The hour-long drama, executive produced by John Singleton, is set in Los Angeles in the 1980s and covers the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic. He also stars in the Shonldaland narrative podcast #Matter

Joseph has been featured in many major films including The Expendables (2010) and Homefront (2013), both Lionsgate action hits written by Sylvester Stallone; G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson; the film festival darling DOPE, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in competition and went on to screen at the Cannes Film Festival and Deauville American Film Festival in 2015; The Gambler (2014) with Mark Wahlberg; and Frank Darabont's 2007 horror film, The Mist (2007), based on the story by Stephen King, among many others.

In 2004, he made his small screen debut in the action drama Rage and Discipline (2004) and his career took off from there, with over five dozen film and television credits in just twelve years. He reunited with Darabont for both FX's hit series The Shield (2002) as well as a recurring role on TNT's L.A Noir. He also starred in two Cinemax series, Zane's Zane's Sex Chronicles (2008) and Zane's The Jump Off (2013), both written by New York Times bestselling author Zane. His additional TV credits include appearances on major shows such as Sons of Anarchy (2008), Southland (2009), NCIS (2003) and CSI: Miami (2002), among others.

His production company, Dark Energy Pictures, specializes in action, horror, and Sci-fi content spanning digital, television, and feature films. The company's recent film Call Me King, an international action thriller, embodies their focus on multicultural, lingual, and ethnic content.

His charitable work includes time with the grassroots organization The Awareness Movement in Los Angeles. The organization focuses on creating content in order to facilitate a positive dialogue between local communities and law enforcement as well as giving a voice to disenfranchised voters in urban communities. He also volunteers with several schools throughout Los Angeles, providing scene study classes with a focus on African American classic playwrights.

Joseph is a graduate of Howard University and a protege of the World Famous Apollo Theater in his hometown Harlem, NYC, where he interned during his youth. He resides in Los Angeles.