Mekai Curtis

Mekai Curtis
Born	(2000-10-14) October 14, 2000 (age 24) Neptune City, New Jersey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Mekai Curtis is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Kanan Stark in the drama series Power Book III: Raising Kanan .

Early life

Harris was born in Neptune City, New Jersey. He lived there until he reached third grade. He lived in various parts of Ocean County before moving to Los Angeles at age 12. ^[1]

Career

Curtis made a one off appearance in the Disney sitcom Girl Meets World . ^[2] His first big role came playing Kirbys best friend Fish in the comedy series Kirby Buckets . ^[3] He starred alongside Weird Al Yankovic in the animated series Milo Murphy's Law . ^[4] His biggest role so far was playing the lead role of Kanan Stark in the drama series Power Book III: Raising Kanan . ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Personal life

In his spare time he likes to cook, playing video games and driving cars. He is also a talented musician playing the drums and piano ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Bug	Brick	Short
2014	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Paul Dumphy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Arrested Development	Irving	Episode; Off The Hook
2014	Girl Meets World	Felix Shumpert	Episode; Girl Meets Popular
2014-2017	Kirby Buckets	Fish Fisher	59 episodes
2017	The Lion Guard	Fuhara	Episode; Rafiki's New Neighbors
2018	Overnights	Cooper	5 episodes
2018	Chicken Girls	Cooper	2 episodes
2018	Baby Doll Records	Cooper	2 episodes
2016-2019	Milo Murphy's Law	Zack Underwood	40 episodes
2021-2025	Power Book III: Raising Kanan	Kanan Stark	40 episodes

References

1. "Destined to Succeed: A Talk with Mekai Curtis". daman.co.id. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
2. "MeKai Curtis: Hollywood's Newest 'Power' Player Is 'Raising' The Bar". bleumag.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
3. "MEKAI CURTIS STARS AS FISH IN DISNEY'S NEWEST SHOW "KIRBY BUCKETS"". bckonline.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
4. "Weird Al Yankovic is set to star in 'Milo Murphy's Law,' Disney XD's new animated series". latimes.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
5. "Mekai Curtis To Play Young Kanan Stark In 'Power' Prequel 'Raising Kanan' On Starz; Rob Hardy To Direct". deadline.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
6. "Exclusive: Patina Miller & MeKai Curtis talk Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 2". blackfilmandtv.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
7. "Born in 2000, Raised in the 90s: Mekai Curtis On 'Raising Kanan'". theqgentleman.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
8. "Fall Most Wanted Issue Actor "MeKai Curtis"". izonmag.com. Retrieved September 26, 2025.

External links

• Mekai Curtis at IMDb