Gooding is best known for appearing in television shows, such as
Touched by an Angel,
Wild & Crazy Kids, ''
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Smart Guy, and Playmakers, and also the films Ghost Dad and Baby Boy for which he received critical praise for his role as "Sweetpea". He was one of the original hosts of the Nickelodeon television show Wild & Crazy Kids'' from 1990 to 1992. Gooding played D.H., a running back, on
Playmakers in 2003. He played the character Odell in the third season of
Deadwood. In 2005, he took the role of Calvin Palmer Jr. in the television series
Barbershop, in the role originated by
Ice Cube in the
2002 film of the same name. Coincidentally, he also appeared in a recurring role as a barber on the
UPN sitcom
One on One. From April 2010 to July 2010, Gooding starred as trauma charge nurse, Tuck Brody, in the
Bruckheimer television series
Miami Medical. From 2012 to 2020, he starred in the
Bounce TV series
Family Time. Gooding played a main role as Carter in the film
Percentage. He released a hip hop album titled
The Excuse in 2019. In 2023, Gooding played Cal Johnson in the
Disney Channel series,
Saturdays. ==Filmography==