McKinley Freeman
{{Short description|American actor}}
McKinley Freeman (born June 9, 1976) is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films and on television series, including the starring role of Derek Roman in the drama series Hit the Floor,{{Cite web |title=35 Gorgeous Pics of 'Hit the Floor' Hunks McKinley Freeman & Rob Riley to Jump Start Your Day |url=https://www.essence.com/love/35-gorgeous-photos-hit-floor-hunks-mckinley-freeman-and-rob-riley-jumpstart-your-day/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Essence |language=en-US}} portraying the role of Dominic in the OWN's drama TV series Queen Sugar, and playing the character Lewis in Hulu's Reasonable Doubt.{{Cite web |title=McKinley Freeman - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mckinley_freeman |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-11-18 |title=Meet the Cast: McKinley Freeman |url=https://tvone.tv/14409/meet-the-cast-mckinley-freeman/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=TV One |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=2021-04-06 |title=‘Queen Sugar’ Adds Tammy Townsend As Series Regular; Trio Tapped To Recur, Nine Directors Set For Season 6 Of OWN Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/queen-sugar-tammy-townsend-nine-directors-four-actors-added-season-6-own-1234728481/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Angie |date=2022-09-26 |title=‘Reasonable Doubt’ Review: Hulu’s Legal Drama Is a Soapy Good Time |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/reasonable-doubt-hulu-emayatzy-corinealdi-1235225219/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Early life
Freeman earned a BS in finance at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. In 2004 while working at IBM as a Business Development Manager, he auditioned for All My Children and ended up getting the role.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-04 |title=McKinley Freeman brings 'Illicit' to Chicago, where career began |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/5/4/18376000/mckinley-freeman-brings-illicit-to-chicago-where-career-began |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-03-04 |title=Actor McKinley Freeman of VH1's Hit the Floor Shares What He Did to Taylor Paige |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/actor-mckinley-freeman-of_b_9387288 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}
Career
After working on the soap opera All My Children, he later made appearances on shows such as ER, CSI: Miami, and Criminal Minds. In 2007, he starred as the role Airborne Soldier in the comedy film Delta Farce.{{Cite web |title=Delta Farce |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/delta-farce/cast/2030350332/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} In 2009, Freeman became a regular, playing Tony Dane on the ABC's series Samantha Who? Afterwards, he took on some acting roles for a few soap opera series, such as Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital. In 2012, he landed an acting spot on End of Watch.{{Cite web |title=The Scoop: 9 Things You Never Knew About 'Hit The Floor' Star McKinley Freeman |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/fzfbms/9-things-mckinley-freeman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127105338/https://www.vh1.com/news/fzfbms/9-things-mckinley-freeman |url-status=live |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=www.vh1.com |language=en}} Freeman became a series regular, starring as the character Derek Roman in the drama series Hit the Floor. After three seasons, he left and became a series regular for Daytime Divas and If Loving You Is Wrong.{{Cite web |title=The Pulse of Entertainment - July 19, 2019 |url=http://www.thepulseofentertainment.com/id626.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=www.thepulseofentertainment.com}}
Personal life
Freeman stays healthy by practicing a variety of forms of boxing, kickboxing and martial arts, such as Bojuka, Jeet Kune Do, and Muay Thai. He also works with the Covenant House and the Boys & Girls Club of America, while focusing on using his basketball skills in order to help children.{{Cite web |last=Maddison |first=Jacqueline |date=2016-01-22 |title=Hollywood Star: McKinley Freeman |url=https://www.beverlyhillsmagazine.com/hollywood-star-mckinley-freeman/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Beverly Hills Magazine |language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
= Television =
Awards and nominations
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1859988}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mckinley_freeman McKinley Freeman] at Rotten Tomatoes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, McKinnley}}
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:20th-century African-American male actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors