Merrick McCartha

Merrick McCartha is an American actor who appeared on television shows such as All American (2020–2021), Criminal Minds (2012–2015), Rebel (2017) and Unstable (2023). His film credits include Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption (2018), Failure! (2023), Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) and The Playground (2017).

Early life
McCartha grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He discovered he had a knack for performance in elementary school but his parents, who were police officers, did not want him to take on acting as a career. In 1990, McCartha was a student and part-time waiter when he helped judge a meatloaf cook-off. He attended Cass Technical High School and pursued an engineering career after college. He later took acting classes and signed with an agency in Los Angeles, California.

Career
In 2011, McCartha was runner-up in a Backstage actors pitch contest that received over 100 submissions. In 2017, he was cast in the San Diego International Fringe Festival and portrayed Deacon Avery Silver in Rebel by producer John Singleton for the BET Network. McCartha was cast in the film Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption in 2018 and as Robert Hicks in All American in 2021.

In 2023, he became eligible for an Emmy for his role in House of Payne, co-starred with Ted Raimi in the film Failure! which premiered at FrightFest, and appeared in the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea with Randy Davison.