Chance Kelly stars as Detective Ed Cutler on the NBC drama "Aquarius."

Kelly is best known for his breakthrough performance as Lt. Col. Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando in "Generation Kill." On Memorial Day 2009, he was appointed Honorary Marine by the Marine Corps League for his work in "Generation Kill." His recent film and TV credits include "American Sniper," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Homeland," "The Blacklist" and "House of Cards." He is currently a series regular on "Banshee," "Power" and can be seen on a new Marvel series set to debut on Netflix.

Kelly played football for Ithaca College before earning degrees from New York University and Columbia University in English and writing. But, after losing a bet and in spite of a profound fear of public speaking, he entered an acting class. While pursuing his acting career, he also entered the amateur boxing circuit in New York, winning the super heavyweight division of the NYC Metros tournament.