McKinley Belcher III
McKinley Belcher III discovered his passion for acting at Belmont University in Nashville, where he started his career as a freshman.
Birthplace: Atlanta (Georgia)
Age: March 23, 1985(40 years old).
Achievements:
Classic Stage Company, in 2013, will be presenting Romeo and Juliet Off-Broadway.
In 2016, he won a Drama Desk award for his role as amateur boxer Fish, in the ensemble cast of Marco Ramirez’s The Royale at Lincoln Center directed by Rachel Chavkin.
In 2017, he won an Elliot Norton Award for outstanding acting for playing the dual role of Teddy and Nicholas at the Huntington Theatre Company’s world premiere of Ken Urban’s A Guide for the Homesick.Graduated with a MFA in Acting in 2010 from the University of Southern California.
Awards:
- Drama Desk Award 2016: Belcher received the Drama Desk award for Outstanding ensemble performance for his role of amateur boxer Fish, in the ensemble cast of Marco Ramirez’s play The Royale At Lincoln Center.
- Elliot Norton Award 2017: Belcher received the Elliot Norton Award for outstanding actor for his dual role of Teddy and Nicholas at the Huntington Theatre Company’s world premiere of Ken Urban’s play A Guide for the Homesick.
- IRNE Award (2017) Belcher won the IRNE Award for the Best Actor for A Guide for the Homesick.
- Screen Actors Guild Award (2020) Nomination: Belcher has been nominated in the Outstanding Ensemble Performance category for his work with Netflix’s Ozark series.
Extra info:
Early Childhood Education :
McKinley Belcher III, the first child of McKinley Belcher Jr., and Pamela McGhee Belcher, was born in Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Later, the family moved to Powder Springs where he attended elementary school and middle. Belcher graduated in 2002 from Campbell High School, Smyrna in Georgia. He was a part of the International Baccalaureate Program and competed in cross-country and track.
He continued his education with a MFA in Acting at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2010.
Career Highlights:
Belcher’s impressive career includes several notable achievements and roles.
Classic Stage Company, in 2013, will be presenting Romeo and Juliet Off-Broadway.
In 2016, he won a Drama Desk award for his role as amateur boxer Fish, in the ensemble cast of Marco Ramirez’s The Royale at Lincoln Center directed by Rachel Chavkin.
In 2017, he won an Elliot Norton Award for outstanding acting for playing the dual role of Teddy and Nicholas at the Huntington Theatre Company’s world premiere of Ken Urban’s A Guide for the Homesick.
He is known for his roles in Marriage Story (2019), The Art of Racing in the Rain, and The Passage.
Casting Agent Trevor Evans in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Ozark