Shay Roundtree (born November 23, 1977, in Augusta, Georgia) is an American actor.

Shay Roundtree
Born (1977-11-23) November 23, 1977 (age 46)
Other namesTree
Occupation(s)Film, television actor
Years active2002 — present
WebsiteShay Rountree Website

Early life

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Roundtree began his early training as an actor by joining drama clubs in his native hometown, Augusta, Georgia. He began his formal training as an actor at the Augusta Mini Theatre under the direction of Tyrone Butler and Judith Simon-Butler. After graduating from T. W. Josey High School in 1996, he went into pro acting.

While still attending college, Roundtree made his screen debut in the movie Drumline, starring Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones and Zoe Saldana. That movie, which was released in 2002, along with a television commercial appearance, qualified him to be a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

After attending college for three years at Clark Atlanta University, Roundtree decided to pursue his acting career full-time. He got into his 1987 Nissan Maxima (with 258,000 miles on it) and drove to Los Angeles to follow his dream. Three months after his arrival in the city, he auditioned and won the role of Junie Gatling on NBC's Kingpin.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Drumline Big Rob Screen Debut
The District Darnell 1 episode (uncredited)
2003 Kingpin Junie Gatling Main Cast
The Handler Eddie Williams 1 episode
2004 Shooter Short
Sucker Free City Bonnie TV movie
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Lil Monster Movie
Everybody Hates Chris Thug #4 1 episode
2006 Shark CSI Pilot
2009 N.C.B.S. Scott Short
2010 Nobody Smiling Jesse Ward Movie
2012 Let It Shine The Rap Battle Contest Host Disney Channel Original Movie
2013 Karlton Says Himself 1 episode
The Bathroom Attendant Al Short
2014 Hungry Bum 1 episode
2015 Save Me from Love Keith Movie (post-production)

References

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  1. ^ "Augusta Georgia: Applause:The guy next door 01/03/03". chronicle.augusta.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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