 In 2008, Short appeared in the movie "Quarantine", co-starring Jay Hernandez and Jennifer Carpenter, and played the part of musician Little Walter in "Cadillac Records", with Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles, and Oscar-winner Adrien Brody.In 2010, he played "Pooch" in the film "The Losers", based on the graphic novel, co-starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana, and directed by Sylvain White (who had already directed Short in "Stomp The Yard").Short was married to Brandi Short, but they split in 2003.