Merrick McCartha
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| Merrick McCartha | |
|---|---|
 File:Merrick McCartha at San Diego Film Week 2017.jpg McCartha in 2017 | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | |
| Notable credit(s) | |
| 🏅 Awards | List of Awards |
Merrick McCartha is an American actor who appeared on television shows such as All American, Criminal Minds, General Hospital and Unstable. His film credits include Failure!, Senior Year, The Playground and Skin: The Movie.
Early life[edit]
McCartha grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He discovered he had a knack for performance in elementary school but his parents, who were police officers, did not want him to take on acting as a career. He attended Cass Technical High School and pursued an engineering career after college. He later took acting classes and signed with an agency in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2017, McCartha portrayed Deacon Avery Silver on Rebel by producer John Singleton for the BET Network[2] and was cast as Robert Hicks in All American in 2021.[1] In 2023, he co-starred with Ted Raimi in the film Failure! by Alex Kahuam.[3][4]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scandal | Defense Lobbyist | "Icarus" |
| 2012-2015 | Criminal Minds | Mayor / Anesthesiologist | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The Young and the Restless | Doctor | |
| 2016 | The Fosters | Angry Dad | "Trust" |
| Goliath | Red Emerson | "Pride and Prejudice" | |
| 2017 | Rebel | Deacon Avery Silver | "Partners" |
| Lethal Weapon | IA Agent #2 | "El Gringo Loco" | |
| Scorpion | Jeremy Pratt | "Nuke Kids on the Block" | |
| The Orville | Scientist | "Majority Rule" | |
| 2018 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Cop #1 | |
| Dear White People | Older Man | "Volume 2: Chapter VII" | |
| Get Shorty | Detective Torann | "And What Have We Learned?" | |
| 2019 | One Day at a Time | Dean | "Ghosts" |
| NCIS | Dr. Eugene Pierce | "Perennial" | |
| This Is Us | Lester | "The Club" | |
| 2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Frank Murwin | "Manhunter" |
| General Hospital | Cliff Simpson | 2 episodes | |
| Broke | Mario Jones | "Jobs" | |
| Saved by the Bell | Angry Reporter #2 | "Pilot" | |
| 2020-2021 | All American | Robert Hicks | 4 episodes[1] |
| 2021 | B Positive | Guy | "Recessive Gina" |
| 9-1-1 | Aldous Pate | "Survivors" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cop | "The Five-Foot Fence" | |
| 2022 | The Villains of Valley View | Officer Collins | "Trust No One" |
| 2023 | Act Your Age | Marcus | "Fire and Desire" |
| Unstable | Ted | 2 episodes | |
| House of Payne | Frederick | "Encouragement" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Just A Man | Joe Beedle | Short film |
| 2010 | The Heiress Lethal | Johnny Jade | Short film |
| 2011 | What's Your Fantasy? | Unknown | Short film |
| 2014 | The Case of Evil | Deke Williams | Short film[5] |
| 2015 | Things Happen | J.D. | Short film |
| 2017 | The Playground | Grandison | |
| 2018 | Anatomy of an Antihero | Daniel Brown | |
| 2019 | Borrowed Time | Dr. Daniel Brown | |
| 2020 | Skin: The Movie | Hitchcock | |
| Twisted Twin | Detective Fisher | ||
| 2021 | Ira Aldridge | Ira Aldridge | Short film, also co-writer and executive producer |
| 2022 | Senior Year | Principal Young | |
| 2023 | Failure! | Mr. Serge | [6][7][3][8] |
Accolades[edit]
| Event | Year | Film | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Hour Film Project | 2008 | Just A Man | Best Ensemble, San Diego | Won |
| 2010 | The Heiress Lethal | Best Ensemble, San Diego | Won | |
| 2011 | What's Your Fantasy? | Best Ensemble, San Diego | Won | |
| San Diego Film Awards | 2014 | The Heiress Lethal | Best Actor | Won |
| 2016 | Assessing Alan | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| An Anti-Hero Production Genre Fest | 2015 | The Case of Evil | Best Actor in a Grindhouse Film | Won |
| Genre Fest | 2015 | The Case of Evil | Best Actor | Won |
| Zed Fest Film Festival | 2015 | The Case of Evil | Outstanding Acting Performance | Won |
| Blast Off Film Festival | 2019 | Skin: The Movie | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
| Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | 2020 | Skin: The Movie | Best Ensemble | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Morton, April (15 January 2021). "Detroit Actor Making A Name For Himself In Hollywood, Appearing In Season Premiere Of CW's 'All American'". WWJ-TV.
- ↑ Rawles, Timothy (2017-02-13). "Inaugural San Diego Film Week begins with old Hollywood style | San Diego Gay and Lesbian News". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-06-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kucharski, Joe (2023-08-28). "Movie Review - "Failure!" (2023)". Cinefied. Archived from the original on 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-08-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Valentin, Albert (2023-09-02). "Failure! (USA, 2023)". WorldFilmGeek. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ↑ "'The Case of Evil' Is Film Noir Horror Done Right". SCIFI.radio. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ↑ Bitel, Anton (2023-08-28). "Failure! (2023)". Projected Figures. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hadcroft, Bradley (2023-08-29). "PIGEON SHRINE FRIGHTFEST 2023 - Film Review - Failure! (2023) -". The People's Movies. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Black, Emilie (2023-08-29). "Failure! (2023) [FrightFest 2023] – Cinema Crazed". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
External links[edit]
- Merrick McCartha at AllMovie
- Merrick McCartha at Getty Images
- Merrick McCartha on IMDb
- Merrick McCartha at Metacritic
- Merrick McCartha at Moviefone
- Merrick McCartha at Rotten Tomatoes
- Celeb Magazine Interview
- Official website
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