Jermel Wilson was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, Jermel was fascinated by art and performing arts. He started out his acting career in high school in his senior year. Jermel has appeared in such films as A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Fighting (2009), MTV's Yo Momma Season 2 promo. Jermel was a cast member of the Emmy nominated Bronx SIU. Jermel appears in Season 1 and season 2 as Jerome/Manuel Gonzalez an Undercover detective. Also a cast member of the comedy short Five Stars as Marvin. Five Stars was nominated for 8 awards in multiple film festivals and won 6 and was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.Performed stand up Caroline's comedy club twice. Jermel also has trained for stunts for the last 2 years on and off.

Jermel is also an aspiring rapper also know as Franky Steel and Starting his own entertainment company called Focus Mindz Entertainment which specializes in Music, Film, Television and New Media. He is still pursuing his career in entertainment and is an great asset to any production he is apart of.