Lloyd Avery II

Lloyd Fernandez Avery II (June 21, 1969 – September 4, 2005) was an American actor. He appeared in John Singleton's Oscar-nominated film Boyz n the Hood (1991) as one of the Bloods who murdered high school football star Ricky Baker (played by Morris Chestnut) and was later killed by Doughboy (played by Ice Cube) in retaliation. In 2005, Avery was convicted of double homicide, and later killed in prison by his cellmate. Early life Born in Los Angeles, California, Avery grew up in View Park where he attended Beverly Hills High School. Career Shortly after Avery's film debut in Boyz n the Hood, Singleton would cast Avery once again in his next film, Poetic Justice (1993). Avery re-emerged in 2000 starring as Nate in the film Lockdown and as G-Ride in the 2001 independent film Shot.