Malcolm McRae

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Malcolm McRae
Born
Malcolm Wellman McRae

(1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 30)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
Years active2020–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2022)​

Malcolm Wellman McRae (born April 16, 1994) [1] is an American musician and actor.

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Early life

McRae grew up in the Birmingham area of Alabama, the son of investment banker William Barry McRae and Lesley Rainier Wellman. [2] His father passed away in 2012 when McRae was 18 years old. [3] McRae later relocated to Los Angeles. [4]

Career

Music

McRae is a guitarist, pianist and singer. He is a member of the two-person rock band more* alongside former member of Portugal The Man , Kane Ritchotte. They met in Beachwood Canyon and wrote songs together over a three-year period culminating in the release of their first EP, entitled 1/2, in July 2020, and their second EP, 2/2, in September 2021. The music video for their song God's in the Details was created by Gina Gammell and Riley Keough. [5] [6] Other music videos for the band have been directed by Malcolm's brother Keene McRae and his film-making partner, Brandon Bernath who first introduced the pair to each other. They have supported the bands Bad Suns and Grouplove. [7] In 2022, they supported HAIM on their North American tour. [8]

Acting

In 2022, it was reported that McRae had been cast in a forthcoming biopic of musician Jeff Buckley. [9] McRae and more* band mate Kane Ritchotte could be seen in Prime Video television series Daisy Jones and the Six as part of the fictional psychedelic 70’s band The Winters. [10] In 2023, he was cast in the fantasy horror film Triton alongside Raff Law and Freya Allan. [11]

Personal life

McRae married actress Anya Taylor-Joy (with whom he shares a birthday) on April 16, 2022 in New Orleans. [12] They held a second wedding during the last weekend of September 2023 at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, Italy. [13] [14]

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