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Anthony Mackie Biography
Birth Name:Anthony Mackie
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Received an ensemble Obie Award in 2002 for his stage performance in "Talk․"
- Is a graduate of The Juilliard School
- Honed his skills at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts before completing his education at Juilliard
- Made his Broadway debut in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" in 2003
- Quote: "'I’d like to show everybody that not only can I do something like 'The Hurt Locker' or 'Notorious', I can also do Shakespeare․'"
- Researched Martin Luther King's political and personal life for his role in "All the Way․"
- Before being cast as The Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he campaigned to be Black Panther
- Founder and owner of NoBar, a bar in Brooklyn, New York City
- Has been skydiving four times, bungee jumping twice and gone swimming with great whites as his family feared he would die doing something black people don't do
- While shooting "Haven" with Orlando Bloom, made a deal with his diving instructors to train him for scuba certification if Bloom would be in a photo at their store
Awards
- 2004ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
- 2004Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Actor: nominated
- 2005Black Reel-Best Breakthrough Performance: nominated
- 2005Independent Spirit Award-Best Debut Performance: nominated
- 2006Black Reel-Best Actor - Television: nominated
- 2009AAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2009ACCA-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2009ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
- 2009Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
- 2009Golden Schmoes-Best Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2009Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: winner
- 2009VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2009WAFCA Award-Best Ensemble: winner
- 2009WAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2010Black Reel-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2010Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010DFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2010Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2010ICS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010INOCA-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2010OFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2011Black Reel-Best Actor: winner
- 2011Chlotrudis Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2011Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2012Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2012Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Scene Stealer: nominated
- 2015Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2016Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Chemistry: nominated
- 2017AAFCA Award-Best Ensemble: winner
- 2017Blimp Award-#SQUAD: nominated
- 2019The BAM Award-Best Cast: nominated
- 2021Black Reel-Outstanding Actor, Drama Series: nominated
- 2021CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie: nominated
- 2021HCA Award-Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama: nominated
- 2021Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2021MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Hero: winner
- 2021MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Duo: winner
- 2021People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2021: nominated
- 2022Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Streaming Series: nominated
- 2022CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Superhero Series: nominated
- 2022Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special: nominated
- 2022Tar Heel Award-: nominated
- 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2025CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Superhero Movie: nominated
- 2025Daytime Emmy-Daytime Personality - Non-Daily: nominated
- 2025Blimp Award-Favorite Butt-Kicker: nominated
- 2025OFTA Television Award-Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2026Image Award-Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture): nominated