Anthony Mackie
Anthony Mackie | |
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 Mackie at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Anthony Dwane Mackie September 23, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Sheletta Chapital (m. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978)[1][2][3] is an American actor who has been featured in films, television series and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Drowning Crow, McReele, A Soldier's Play and Carl Hancock Rux's Talk, for which he won an Obie Award in 2002.
In 2002, he was featured in Eminem's film debut, 8 Mile. He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in Brother to Brother.[4] His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker.
He achieved global recognition with his portrayal of Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and later in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as the upcoming Disney+-exclusive limited series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
In May 2016, he co-starred in the HBO TV film All the Way, and will star in the second season of Netflix's Altered Carbon in 2020.
Early life
Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[5] the son of Martha (née Gordon) and Willie Mackie Sr., a carpenter who owned a roofing business, Mackie Roofing.[6][7][8] He attended Warren Easton Sr. High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and graduated from the high school drama program at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) in 1997.[9] He later graduated from the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997–2001), which also included actors Tracie Thoms and Lee Pace.[10][11]
Career
In 2002, Mackie worked as an understudy to Don Cheadle in Suzan-Lori Parks' play Topdog/Underdog and won an OBIE Award for his role in Carl Hancock Rux's play Talk. He appeared in the 2002 film 8 Mile as the main antagonist, Papa Doc. His first starring role in a feature film was the 2003 independent film Brother to Brother, where he played Perry, a young African-American artist who struggles to adjust to the world as a black homosexual. The following year, Mackie appeared in Million Dollar Baby, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and starred in Spike Lee's She Hate Me. In 2006, Mackie starred in Half Nelson, We Are Marshall, and Crossover.
In March 2008, Mackie starred in three plays by playwright August Wilson at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, and Jitney – all part of "August Wilson's 20th Century", a month-long presentation of ten staged readings of Wilson's "Century Cycle". Mackie has participated several times in the "24-Hour Plays" held in New York City each fall.[12] In mid-2009, he played the role of Pentheus in the New York City Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Bacchae.[13] He starred with Christopher Walken in A Behanding in Spokane on Broadway in February 2010.
Mackie portrayed the rapper Tupac Shakur in the 2009 film Notorious. He had previously portrayed Shakur in the play Up Against the Wind in 2001, while attending Juilliard. In 2009, he appeared in The Hurt Locker. Mackie also narrated The Best That Never Was, a documentary about football player Marcus Dupree. He appeared in the 2011 film The Adjustment Bureau as Harry Mitchell, a sympathetic member of a shadowy supernatural group that controls human destiny. Mackie co-starred, as Sam Wilson / Falcon, in the Marvel Studios sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).[14][15] He reprised the role in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe films over the next several years, including 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron[16] and Ant-Man, 2016's Captain America: Civil War, and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War. He also features in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.[17]
In 2016, Mackie portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO TV drama All the Way.[18] In 2018, Mackie appeared as gang leader King in The Hate U Give, an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name.[19] In 2019, Mackie had a role in the Netflix science-fiction film, IO.[20]
In July 2018, it was announced that Mackie was cast in the role of Takeshi Kovacs for the second season of Netflix's science-fiction series, Altered Carbon.[21] In March 2019, it was announced that Anthony Mackie was cast in the fifth season of Netflix's science-fiction anthology series, Black Mirror.[22] The following month, Disney confirmed a Marvel television series starring Mackie and Sebastian Stan, called Falcon & Winter Soldier, would be aired on their upcoming Disney+ streaming service.[23]
Personal life
Mackie opened a bar called NoBar in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn in the summer of 2011.[24] He had plans to open a second NoBar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013,[25] but closed all NoBar locations in 2015.[26]
His brother, Calvin Mackie, is a former associate professor of engineering at Tulane University who now works at the Louisiana Recovery Authority.[27]
Mackie married his long-time girlfriend, Sheletta Chapital, in 2014.[26] They have three children.[28]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | As If | Bar Patron | Episode: "Seven"; uncredited |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carl Hines | Episode: "Pravda" |
| 2004 | Sucker Free City | K-Luv (Keith) | TV movie Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable |
| 2010 | 30 for 30 | Narrator | Episode: "The Best That Never Was" |
| 2016 | All the Way | Martin Luther King Jr. | TV movie |
| 2018 | Animals. | Receipt (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | Altered Carbon | Takeshi Kovacs | Lead role – Season 2 8 episodes In production |
| TBA | Falcon & Winter Soldier | Sam Wilson / Falcon | Lead role 6-8 episodes Limited Series |
References
- ^ Mandell, Jonathan (February 23, 2003). "SPRING THEATER: PERFORMANCE; Class Clown Makes Good, Quietly". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ Louie, Rebecca (August 6, 2006). "Anthony Mackie goes full tilt in 'Half Nelson'". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Gajewski, Josh (December 22, 2006). "Up & Comers: Meet Anthony Mackie". Bangor Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ Maxwell, Erin; Jones, Michael (December 2, 2008). "Film trio feel the Spirit". Variety.
- ^ "Anthony Mackie – Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "April 2006 Obituaries Orleans Parish Louisiana". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "Anthony Mackie". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ Preiser, Amy. "Interview With Anthony Mackie, Bar Owner, Actor, DIY Enthusiast". Homesessive. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "UNCSA Alumni Nominated for Tony Awards". University of North Carolina School of the Arts. May 4, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Pedlow, Amelia (April 2010). "Q&A With Anthony Mackie". The Juilliard School. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "Alumni News for May 2008". The Juilliard Journal. May 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "Anthony Mackie". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (July 6, 2009). "Anthony Mackie Joins the Bacchae". New York Times. Artsbeat.
- ^ Graser, Marc (July 16, 2012). "Mackie mulls Falcon in 'Captain America'". Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (September 13, 2012). "Anthony Mackie Confirmed To Play Falcon In 'Captain America' Sequel". IndieWire. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ Lussier, Germain (February 24, 2015). "The Gang's All Here in the Official 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Poster". /Film. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (November 14, 2014). "Daniel Bruhl To Play Villain In 'Captain America: Civil War'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Fleming, Mike (June 30, 2015). "Anthony Mackie To Play MLK Opposite Bryan's Cranston's LBJ In HBO's 'All The Way'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Anthony Mackie joins the cast of film adaptation of BLM-inspired novel, 'The Hate U Give'". shadowandact.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 6, 2016). "Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley, and Danny Huston Join Sci-Fi Drama 'IO'". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (July 27, 2018). "'Altered Carbon' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix With Anthony Mackie in Lead Role". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 20, 2019). "'Black Mirror': Anthony Mackie & Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Cast In Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (April 11, 2019). "Marvel's Kevin Feige Promises "Major Storylines" for Disney+ Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ Mathias, Christopher (July 20, 2011). "Anthony Mackie Opens Up 'NoBar' In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Anthony Mackie Opening Second NoBar in Williamsburg". Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ a b Greer, Carlos (June 9, 2015). "Anthony Mackie quietly weds longtime girlfriend". Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ "Calvin Mackie, Ph.D". channelzro.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3318078/Anthony-Mackie-father-time-bemoans-expensive-bring-children-anywhere.html
External links
- Anthony Mackie at IMDb
- Feinberg, Scott (February 3, 2007). "The Best Actor You Haven't Heard of (Yet)". And the Winner Is. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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