Anthony Mackie | |
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 Mackie in 2019 | |
| Born | Anthony Dwane Mackie September 23, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Sheletta Chapital
(m. 2014; div. 2018) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Calvin Mackie (brother) |
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978)[1][2][3] is an American actor. Mackie made his film debut starring in the music drama film 8 Mile (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his performance in the LGBT drama Brother to Brother (2004), and in the same year, appeared in psychological thriller The Manchurian Candidate, the Spike Lee TV film Sucker Free City, and the sports film Million Dollar Baby. Mackie starred in Half Nelson (2006); in 2008, Mackie both appeared in the action thriller Eagle Eye and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Hurt Locker. He portrayed Tupac Shakur in Notorious (2009) and later starred in Night Catches Us (2010), and The Adjustment Bureau and Real Steel (both 2011).
He achieved global recognition for portraying Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), most recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), and is set to headline his own standalone film Captain America: Brave New World (2025). During this period, Mackie also starred in the period crime film Detroit (2017), The Hate U Give (2018), the horror film Synchronic (2019), and The Banker (2020).
Away from film, Mackie has performed in Broadway and Off-Broadway adaptations, 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. Mackie portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO television film All the Way (2016), and portrayed Takeshi Kovacs in Netflix series Altered Carbon (2020). He starred as protagonist John Doe in the Peacock series Twisted Metal (2023–present).
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