African-American actor Michael Joce was born on July 13,1965. Jace, who is from Los Angeles, has numerous small screen projects to his credit, such as Law & Order, ER, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also made appearances in big Hollywood movies Forrest Gump and Boogie Nights. Julien Lowe is played by Michael Jace on FX Network's police drama series The Shield. Julien is a police officer at Firmingham. His major dilemma is choosing between his homosexuality and his religious beliefs. He is the apprentice of Danielle Sofer, and later on, Julien was given an apprentice of his own in the form of Tina Hanlon.