Amin Joseph, star of new film The Royal, about former MLB star Willie Mays Aikens of the Kansas City Royals

ABOUT THE ROYAL<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Here's the trailer:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x6yY2SbA08" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x6yY2SbA08</a><br /><br />AMIN JOSEPH BIO (FROM IMDB.COM)<br /><br />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<br /><br />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 Festi