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Antoine McKay

Antoine McKay

Actor

For over 20 years, Antoine McKay has been among the leading actors and directors to hail from the MidWest. He developed his passion for acting at a young age and honed his skills at Eastern Michigan University's prestigious theatre arts program and by studying under world famous acting coach, Uta Hagen. McKay began his professional acting career at the Second City's Main Stages in Detroit and Chicago, where he wrote and performed in over 20 critically acclaimed shows. His credits include starring roles in countless commercials and television appearances on programs including Detroit 187 (ABC), ER (NBC), Prison Break (FOX), Sports Action Team (NBC). McKay has appeared in such feature films as The Weatherman, with Nicholas Cage, Someone to Eat Cheese With, alongside Jeff Garland, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, and Osso Bucco, with Mike Starr. His most recent appearances in FOX's breakout hit show Empire and Comedy Central's Review and South Side. Antoine has been a long-time resident of Chicago, where he lives with his wife Michelle and their children.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Antoine McKay's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
27%
Morality
14%
Survival
8%
Power
5%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Antoine McKay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Antoine McKay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Oxy Morons(2025)

    as Disappointed Banker

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Hold-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Detective Bennett

  • All Happy Families(2023)

    as Phil Love

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Till Death Do Us(2023)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death by Envy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Elijah

  • Ultra City Smiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Chinatown Devin / 254 Bouncer (voice) · as Chinatown Devin / Passerby 2 / Pedestrian (voice)

  • Game Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sherman

  • Soul Sessions(2018)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cold War(2017)

    as Everett Galoup

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rogers Park(2017)

    as Zeke

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • He Sends Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Arthur Sims

  • Resurrecting McGinn(s)(2016)

    as Ernie Ruskin

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chicago Med(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Patriot(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gregory Gordon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Sense8(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Psychologist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Empire(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · as Bunkie Williams

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Drunk(2014)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Boss(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Lennox Gardens Father

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Osso Bucco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Detective Bob Ed

  • The Weather Man(2005)

    as Passing Pedestrian

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Antoine · as Guard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 6th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

All Happy Families (2023)

$1.3K worldwide

Highest rated

All Happy Families (2023)

Midcredits 38th

Most popular right now

The Drunk (2014)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 21 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Antoine McKay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 15 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Till Death Do Us (2023)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Patriot (2015)

Midcredits 90th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Antoine McKay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Antoine McKay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Gaffney shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers