Shay Roundtree
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Shay 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 with Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones and Zoe Saldana. That movie, which was released in 2003, along with a television commercial appearance, ensured his standing as a professional actor by qualifying him to join 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
.
Guest TV appearances:
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
. 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
T. W. Josey High School
T. W. Josey Comprehensive High School is a public high school in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Josey's campus is located several blocks south of the Medical District. The campus is bounded by 15th Street to the east, Essie McIntyre St...
in 1996, he went into pro acting.
While still attending college, Roundtree made his screen debut in the movie Drumline
Drumline (film)
Drumline is a 2002 American film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by The Southwest Dekalb High School Drumline , was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps...
, starring with Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones and Zoe Saldana. That movie, which was released in 2003, along with a television commercial appearance, ensured his standing as a professional actor by qualifying him to join the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
.
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
Kingpin (TV series)
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named...
.
Appearances
Major acting projects:- Drumline (2002)
- Kingpin (2003)
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005)
Guest TV appearances:
- Everybody Hates Chris episode Everybody Hates Fat Mike
- Shark episode:CSI Pilot
- The Handler episode: Eddie Under Color of Law
- Law and Order