| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mckinley Freeman |
| Date of Birth / Birthday / How old is Mckinley Freeman Age | September 6, 1973. As of 2024, he is around 51 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Dating | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Black |
| Nationality | African-American |
| Is Mckinley Freeman related to Morgan Freeman? | The two do not seem to be related. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Mckinley Freeman is an African-American national actor who has been making waves in Hollywood since 2004 & is most famous for the hit TV series ‘Hit the Floor’ and movies such as “End of the Watch” and “Greencard Warriors.”
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Mckinley Freeman was born with the birth name – David Freeman.
- On May 16th, 2017, Mckinley successfully proposed to his girlfriend Sarah Alice Burns to marry him.
- Having a look at their social media accounts, they seem to have been dating since mid of 2016.
- Education : Mckinley attended the prestigious University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and General Studies.
- From the same university, he completed his Masters in Business Administration with Marketing as a major. This was the advent of him joining his first job as an account executive at CDW in Deerfield, Illinois, (1998-1999).
Early Profession & Acting Career :
- Before stepping into the limelight of Hollywood city, McKinley used to work at IBM as Business Development Manager. By chance, he was informed of an audition, after attending which, he got the part. The show was ‘All My Children’ by ABC.
- After that, he never looked back and went on to appear as a host on ‘Pop Rocks’ and on award-winning shows like Fox’s ‘Bones,’ ABC’s ‘General Hospital’ and NBC’s ‘Days of Our Lives’.
- In 2012, he appeared on the highly acclaimed hit movie ‘End of Watch’ playing Williams’s role. In this, he worked alongside well-established actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. The movie was shot in the style of a documentary revolving around the daily affairs of two police officers in the city of Los Angeles.
- In 2013, Freeman appeared as ‘LB’ in the movie ‘Greencard Warriors,’ a tragic struggle of an undocumented Latino family in the city of Los Angeles after they send their oldest son to war.
- In the same year, he joined the cast of ‘Hit the Floor’ TV Series as Derek Roman and has been involved in 33 episodes to date. This is a dance-based fictional TV series where the fictional character Ahsha Hayes tries out for the elite Los Angeles Devil Girls Dance team against the wishes of her mother, a former dancer.
- In 2017, he acted in one of the lead roles – ‘Lance’ for the dramatic thriller movie ‘Illicit.’ The movie deals with two couples’ extra-marital affairs.
- There were a couple of small roles in the movies ‘Message from A Mistress’ and ‘The Best Thanksgiving Ever’ until he enrolled himself into a TV series named ‘Daytime Divas’ (debut season) as the character of Shawn. He has been involved in 10 episodes to date.
Other Work and Net Worth :
- Freeman has produced Illicit and ‘Patriettes’ and was an associate producer for ‘The Best Thanksgiving Ever.’ Opened his company Free Man Entertainment in the year 2007.
- He is actively involved with institutions such as Covenant House and the ‘Boys & Girls Club of America.’
- He loves to practice various forms of one on one fighting sports. They are Boxing, Kick-boxing, Bojuka, Muay Thai, and Jeet Kune Do.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- His fiancée Sarah Alice is the lead backup dancer for the popular singer Beyonce.
- Has a sweet tooth and likes to fulfill those cravings by cooking on own.
- On his Instagram page, there are numerous photos of him and Sara spending time on the beach.
- Even after making his debut in All My Children, he stayed with his IBM job till Apr’2009.
Just watched Hometown Hero staring McKinley Freeman. He is such a fabulous actor and at first I did not recognize him, so thanks for looking him up for me and his grest background. Look forward to following his career.