<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1991--2006 </Td> </Tr> <P> Brandon Hammond (born February 6, 1984) is an American former child actor who appeared in a string of high - profile projects in the 1990s . </P> <P> Hammond's first film role was in Menace II Society where he played the younger version of the main character Caine . He followed this up with major roles in Strange Days, Waiting to Exhale, The Fan, and Mars Attacks!, usually playing the son of one of the main characters . He also appeared in Space Jam playing Michael Jordan as a child . His most well - known role is that of Ahmad in the hit film Soul Food . He had a recurring role on the TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Anthony . He simultaneously starred in the short - lived sitcom The Gregory Hines Show as Hines' son . </P>

Who played the little boy in soul food