Shay Roundtree

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

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

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Early life

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Drumline Big RobScreen Debut
The District Darnell1 episode (uncredited)
2003 Kingpin Junie GatlingMain Cast
The Handler Eddie Williams1 episode
2004ShooterShort
Sucker Free City BonnieTV movie
2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularLil MonsterMovie
Everybody Hates Chris Thug #41 episode
2006 Shark CSIPilot
2009N.C.B.S.ScottShort
2010Nobody SmilingJesse WardMovie
2012 Let It Shine The Rap Battle Contest Host Disney Channel Original Movie
2013Karlton SaysHimself1 episode
The Bathroom AttendantAlShort
2014HungryBum1 episode
2015Save Me from LoveKeithMovie (post-production)

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