Longtime close friend of actor André Holland who has appeared in many of his Tarell's plays.
His play, "The Brother/Sister Plays" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play-Large.
Winner of a 2013 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
Graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.
Graduated from the New World School of the Arts in Miami.