Malcolm David Kelley

Not to be confused with Malcolm Kelly.

Malcolm David Kelley
Kelley at PaleyFest 2014 for Lost
Background information
Also known as	Malcolm Kelley
Born	(1992-05-12) May 12, 1992 (age 33) Bellflower, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop pop
Occupations	Actor rapper singer
Years active	1999–present
Member of	MKTO

Malcolm David Kelley (born May 12, 1992), sometimes credited as just Malcolm Kelley, is an American actor, rapper, and singer best known for portraying the character Walt Lloyd on the ABC series Lost and as one half of the pop duo MKTO.

Career

Acting

Kelley's first major acting role was in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher , in which he played the title character as a child. Prior to this, he appeared in several small television roles in programs such as Malcolm in the Middle and Judging Amy. His next film role was You Got Served, in which he was cast in the supporting role of Lil' Saint.

In 2004, he was cast to play Walt in the TV show Lost. ^[1] A regular cast member in the show's first season (2004–2005), he appeared only occasionally thereafter due to a dramatic growth spurt. He returned for an appearance in "Through the Looking Glass", Lost's third season finale, and twice more in the fourth season, with the episodes "Meet Kevin Johnson" and "There's No Place Like Home", and reprised his role in the fifth season with the episode "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham". He reprised the role of Walt a final time in the Season 6 DVD box set mini-episode "The New Man in Charge".

Following his departure from the main cast of Lost, Kelley appeared in several television roles, including the recurring character of Benjamin Cooley on Saving Grace.

In 2010, he appeared in the lead role of Finn on the TeenNick program Gigantic. The show was canceled after one season in 2011.

In 2014, he appeared in a guest role as himself and Tony Oller on The Thundermans as MKTO. ^[2]

In 2017, he played Black in the film True to the Game and Michael Clark in Detroit .

Music

In 2012, Kelley and his former Gigantic co-star Tony Oller formed the pop duo MKTO. They were signed to Columbia Records. In 2013 Kelley recorded together with Celine Dion, the song "Save Your Soul" for Dion's late 2013 release Loved Me Back to Life . But their duet version was only included on the album's vinyl version. On the regular version, "Save Your Soul" only contains Dion's vocals.

The duo's debut self-titled album, was released on April 1, 2014. Their single "Classic" was a major hit in the summer of 2014, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Antwone Fisher	Antwone Fisher Age 7
2004	You Got Served	Lil Saint
2009	The Kings of Appletown	Cliff
	Surviving Brotherhood		Short video
	Mississippi Damned	Young Sammy
2017	Detroit	Michael Clark
	True to the Game	Black
2021	Dutch	Teen Dutch

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	For Your Love	Reggie at 5	Episode: "The Brother's Day"
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	Kid #1	Episode: "Malcolm's Girlfriend"
2002	Girlfriends	Malcolm	Episode: "I Have a Dream House"
	Judging Amy	Rudy Spruell	Episode: "Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition"
2004	Eve	Martin	Episode: "They've Come Undone: Part 2"
2004–2009	Lost	Walt Lloyd	Main Cast (Season 1–2) Special Guest Star (Season 3–5): 33 episodes
2005	Knights of the South Bronx	Jimmy Washington	TV movie
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nathan Phelps	Episode: "Infected"
	My Name Is Earl	Alby	Episode: "Boogeyman"
2007–2010	Saving Grace	Benjamin Cooley	4 episodes
2010–2011	Gigantic	Finn Katins	18 episodes
2011	The Closer	Curtis Hill	Episode: "Necessary Evil"
	Shredd	Young Nate	TV movie
2014	The Thundermans	Himself	Episode: "Shred it Go"
2015	Bones	Preston	Episode: "The Resurrection in the Remains"
2017	Blindspot	Keith Rhodes	Episode: "Adoring Suspect"
2017–2021	Insecure	Jerome Carter	7 episodes
2020	Deputy	Matthew Evans	1 episode

References

1. Boyd, Jason (July 21, 2020). "Lost: What Was So Special About Walt?". CBR.com . Retrieved January 14, 2021.
2. Garibaldi, Christina (May 6, 2014). "Exclusive Pics: Get The First Look At MKTO On Nickelodeon's 'The Thundermans'". MTV News . Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
3. "Classic Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Malcolm David Kelley at Wikimedia Commons
• Malcolm David Kelley at IMDb