Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie was born on September 23, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony has a brother, Kelvi, who later became an assistant professor at Tulane University. The boys were raised by their father and stepmother, who died in 2005 during Hurricane Catarina. After studying at the New Orleans Center for Creative Creativity, Anthony took a dramatic course at the North Carolina School of Art in Winston-Salem, then graduated from the Juilliard School. The actor broke into the cinema world in 2002 more

Anthony Mackie was born on September 23, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony has a brother, Kelvi, who later became an assistant professor at Tulane University. The boys were raised by their father and stepmother, who died in 2005 during Hurricane Catarina. After studying at the New Orleans Center for Creative Creativity, Anthony took a dramatic course at the North Carolina School of Art in Winston-Salem, then graduated from the Juilliard School.
The actor broke into the cinema world in 2002 with participation in the film “8 Mile”, where he played with Eminem and Kim Bessinger in the lead roles. In 2003, Anthony Mackie got the lead role in Rodney Evans’ drama Like Brother to Brother, where he played African-American artist Perry, who is trying to adapt to the world as a homosexual. Notable work was the role of John Armstrong in Spike Lee’s film “She Hates Me.”
Then there were roles in Ron Shelton's action movie Hollywood Cops, the thriller The Manchurian Candidate, the drama Harbor and the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. In addition, Anthony Mackie starred in the comedy action movie “That Man”, the drama “The Other Side of Truth”, the sports drama “We Are One Team”, the action movie “On the Hook” and “Transition Moment”, where he had the main role.
The actor is often invited to Broadway productions. Fans know him for his theatrical work in the plays “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, “Drowning Crow”, “McReele”, “A Soldier’s Play”.
In 2009, for the role of Sergeant J.T. Sunborn in the military action movie Katherine Bigilow. "The Storm Lord" Anthony Mackie was nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards as Best Supporting Actor. That same year, Maki played the role of rapper Tupac Shakur in George Tillman Jr.’s drama Notorius.