Malcolm McRae

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

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

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. 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. In 2022, they supported HAIM on their North American tour.

Acting
In 2022, it was reported that McRae had been cast in a forthcoming biopic of musician Jeff Buckley. 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. In 2023, he was cast in the fantasy horror film Triton alongside Raff Law and Freya Allan.

Personal life
McRae married actress Anya Taylor-Joy, with whom he shares a birthday, on April 1, 2022 in New Orleans. They held a second wedding during the last weekend of September 2023 at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, Italy.