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Chi McBride
McBride in 2009
Born
Kenneth McBride

(1961-09-23) September 23, 1961 (age 63)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
SpouseJulissa Marquez

Kenneth "Chi" McBride (/ʃaɪ/ SHY; born September 23, 1961)[1] is an American actor. He has appeared in films, where he is known primarily as a character actor, and in television, where he has had numerous starring roles.

In film, he has played prominent roles including The Frighteners (1996), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), I, Robot (2004), Waiting... (2005), Let's Go to Prison (2006), and Draft Day (2014).

On television, he was high school principal Steven Harper on the series Boston Public, Emerson Cod on Pushing Daisies, Detective Laverne Winston on the Fox drama Human Target, Detective Don Owen on the short-lived CBS crime drama Golden Boy, and Captain Lou Grover on Hawaii Five-0.

Early life

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McBride was born in Chicago, Illinois, from which his stage name derives.[2] He was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church[3] and attended Shiloh Academy, now known as Chicago SDA Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school. McBride originally planned to pursue a career in music. After studying several instruments and singing with gospel choirs in his native Chicago, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1986 to work for AT&T as a billing clerk.[2]

Career

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McBride's first success in show business came with the hit song "Basically, He's the Champ" as part of the group KSL, which parodied the marriage of boxer Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens.[4] Based on the song's success, McBride was signed by Esquire Records, and he joined the rhythm and blues band Covert. Convinced he should try his hand in front of the camera, McBride moved to Los Angeles and, billed as "Chi", landed guest spots on Fox's In Living Color and NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, as well as a featured role in the television film Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation.

In 1998, he was a co-star of Mercury Rising, alongside Bruce Willis. He was later given the role of Principal Steven Harper on the series Boston Public. Much of McBride's work sees him playing right-hand man to the hero, as in the films Mercury Rising and The Terminal. He is also notable for television roles on The John Larroquette Show, House, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Killer Instinct and Pushing Daisies.

McBride's other film credits include Cradle 2 the Grave, The Distinguished Gentleman, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Frighteners, Narc, Disney's The Kid, I, Robot, Roll Bounce, Annapolis, Hoodlum, Undercover Brother, Let's Go to Prison and The Brothers Solomon. McBride portrayed eight different characters in the play Nagataki Sake, directed by Robert Downey, Sr.[1][5]

He starred in Human Target as Winston, business partner of Christopher Chance (the protagonist). The show premiered on January 17, 2010, on FOX.[6]

Starting in 2013, he starred on Hawaii Five-0 as Captain Lou Grover. He previously worked with co-star Scott Caan in Gone in 60 Seconds.[7][8]

In May 2021, Chi McBride has signed with Verve.[5]

On May 14, 2021, CBS announced that McBride would star along with Pete Holmes and Katie Lowes in a sitcom based around the life of laid-off auto worker-turned-professional bowler Tom Smallwood.[9] McBride plays Archie, a bowling alley owner who serves as friend and mentor to the main character played by Holmes. The multi-camera series debuted on March 31, 2022.[10][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Homer
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Fross
1996 The Great White Hype Rowdy Spectator
The Frighteners Cyrus
1997 Hoodlum Illinois Gordon
1998 Mercury Rising FBI Agent Thomas "Bizzi" Jordan
2000 Dancing in September Security Guard
Gone in 60 Seconds Donny Astricky
Disney's The Kid Kenny
Magicians Tom
2002 Narc Captain Cheevers
Undercover Brother The Chief
Paid in Full Pip
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Jump Chambers
Delusion John Short
2004 The Terminal Joe Mulroy
I, Robot Lt. John Bergin
2005 Roll Bounce Curtis Smith
Waiting... Bishop Coleman
2006 Annapolis McNally
Ultimate Avengers 2 Chief Elder Voice, direct-to-video[11]
Let's Go to Prison Barry
2007 The Brothers Solomon James Coolwell
2008 American Son Eddie
First Sunday Pastor Arthur Mitchell
Who Do You Love Willie Dixon
2009 Still Waiting... Bishop Coleman
2011 The Family Tree Simon Krebs
Fruit of Labor Mr. Hoffman Short
2013 Pawn Shop Chronicles Johnson
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload Nick Fury, Red Skull Voice, short[11]
2014 Draft Day Walt Gordon
2015 Home Sweet Hell Chief Malcom Brown
2017 Unspoken: Diary of an Assassin Actor
2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Metcalf, Judge Voice[11]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ed Barker Episode: "Boyz in the Woods"
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Malcolm Pennington III Television film
1993–96 The John Larroquette Show Heavy Gene Main cast
1994 Married... with Children Dexter Episode: "Nooner or Later"
Cosmic Slop T-Bone Episode: "Tang"
1996 Nash Bridges Luscious Episode: "The Great Escape"
1998 The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Desmond Pfeiffer Main cast
1999 The Parkers Cliff Rogers Episode: "Betting on Love"
2000 Sliders Mule Packer Episode: "Dust"
God, the Devil and Bob Mike Voice, recurring cast
King of the World Drew Bundini Brown Television film
2001 The Practice Steven Harper Episode: "The Day After"
Rocket Power Big Tony Voice, episode: "Hurricane Maurice/Reggie's Choice"
2000–02 Max Steel Jefferson Smith Voice, main cast
2000–04 Boston Public Steven Harper Main cast
2005 Boston Legal Steven Harper Episode: "Let Sales Ring"
House Edward Vogler Recurring cast (season 1)
2005–06 Killer Instinct Lt. Matt Cavanaugh Main cast
2006 Monk Mayor Ray Nicholson Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike"
2006–07 The Nine Malcolm Jones Main cast
2007–09 Pushing Daisies Emerson Cod Main cast
2010 Psych Craig Snowden Episode: "Ferry Tale"
2010–11 Human Target Detective Laverne Winston Main cast
2011 How I Met Your Mother Rod Episode: "Challenge Accepted"
HawthoRNe Garland Brice Recurring cast (season 3)
Suits District Attorney Terrence Wolf 2 episodes
2012–13 Fury Files Nick Fury Voice, main cast
2012–15 Avengers Assemble Nick Fury Voice, recurring cast[11]
2012–17 Ultimate Spider-Man Nick Fury, Thunderball, Zodiac Member, additional voices Voice, recurring cast[11]
2013 Golden Boy Detective Don Owen Main cast
Murder Police Randall Hickox Voice, main cast
Phineas and Ferb Nick Fury Voice, episode: "Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel"[11]
2013–20 Hawaii Five-0 Captain Lou Grover Recurring cast (season 4), main cast (season 5-10)[12][13]
2014–15 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Nick Fury Voice, recurring cast[11]
2015 Suits District Attorney Terrence Wolf Episode: "Intent"
2020 Puppy Dog Pals Pops/Mr. Kimble Voice, recurring cast (season 3)
2021 This Is Us Paul DuBois Episode: "Birth Mother"
2022 How We Roll Archie Betts Main cast
Slippin' Jimmy Father Karras Voice, recurring cast[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chi McBride Bio, Height, Net Worth, Wife, Family, Married". Buzz. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "My Son The Actor". July 23, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "The religion of Chi McBride". September 23, 2005. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Boxing: Exhibition will be real thing, say Tyson and Jones Jr". KSL. October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (May 5, 2021). "Chi McBride Signs With Verve For Representation". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Human Target aims to make movies for TV". Twin Cities. January 14, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Campbell, Scott (November 22, 2018). "Hawaii Five-0's Chi McBride talks first-time writing and show milestones". InsideOttawaValley.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Radish, Christina (April 8, 2016). "Hawaii Five-O: Chi McBride on Season 6, Voicing Nick Fury". Collider. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Low, Elaine (May 14, 2021). "CBS Orders 'Smallwood' and 'Good Sam' to Series". Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pete Holmes To Star In New CBS Comedy Smallwood Debuting Mid-Season". cbs.com. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Chi McBride (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (November 21, 2013). "Chi McBride to guest on Hawaii 5-0". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (November 21, 2013). "'Hawaii Five-0's' Chi McBride Upped to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Oddo, Marco Vito (May 24, 2022). "Better Call Saul Animated Prequel Slippin' Jimmy Arrives on AMC+". Collider. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  15. ^ Maas, Jennifer (February 10, 2022). "Better Call Saul Final Season Gets Premiere Dates for Both Halves". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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