Anthony Mackie is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 23, 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Actor who was famous for his performances in the Oscar Award-winning movies The Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby. He also portrays the role of Sam Wilson/Falcon in the Marvel universe which includes films such like Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
He made his feature film debut alongside He made his feature film debut opposite Eminem in the 2002 film 8 Mile. in the 2002 film 8 Mile.
Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Martha (née Gordon) and Willie Mackie Sr., a carpenter who owned a roofing business, Mackie Roofing. He attended McDonogh 35 High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and graduated from the high school drama program at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) in 1997. He later graduated from the Juilliard School’s Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997–2001), which also included actors Tracie Thoms and Lee Pace.
In 2002, Mackie worked as an understudy to Don Cheadle in Suzan-Lori Parks’ play Topdog/Underdog and won an OBIE Award for his role in Carl Hancock Rux’s play Talk. He appeared in the 2002 film 8 Mile as the main antagonist, Papa Doc. His first starring role in a feature film was the 2003 independent film Brother to Brother, where he played Perry, a young African-American artist who struggles to adjust to the world as a black homosexual. The following year, Mackie appeared in Million Dollar Baby, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and starred in Spike Lee’s She Hate Me. In 2006, Mackie starred in Half Nelson, We Are Marshall, and Crossover.
He got married to Sheletta Chapital back in the year 2014, and they have three children. There is a younger brother called Calvin.
