Darius McCrary

Darius McCrary
Born	Darius Creston McCrary (1976-05-01) May 1, 1976 Walnut, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1987–present
Known for	Edward "Eddie" Winslow – Family Matters
Spouse(s)	Juliette M. Vann ​ ​ (m. 2005⁠–⁠2006)​ Karrine Steffans ​ ​ (m. 2009⁠–⁠2011)​
Website	twitter.com/DariusMccrary

Darius Creston McCrary (born May 1, 1976) is an American film and television actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Edward "Eddie" Winslow, the oldest child of Carl and Harriette Winslow on the ABC/CBS television sitcom Family Matters which ran from 1989–1998. Another one of McCrary's notable roles was as Scam in the 1987 comedy film Big Shots, which was his film debut. From December 2009 to October 2011, he portrayed photographer Malcolm Winters on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Life and career

McCrary began his career as a child actor and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy Big Shots. He also appeared in guest spots in episodic television and had a role in the 1988 film Mississippi Burning before landing the role of Eddie Winslow in Family Matters the following year. After Family Matters ended its run in 1998, McCrary co-starred in the short-lived UPN series Freedom. In 2000, he had a lead role in "Something to Sing About", a Christian drama produced by the Billy Graham Association, as Tommy. In 2001, he appeared in 15 Minutes opposite Robert De Niro and Kingdom Come, with Whoopi Goldberg that same year. In 2007, he was the voice of Jazz in the movie Transformers. In 2009, he voiced Tarix in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. McCrary has also had film roles in Next Day Air, and Saw VI and in national stage play productions including The Maintenance Man.

. In December 2009, he joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. McCrary portrayed Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore. Joined on the series by his former Family Matters co-star Bryton James (né McClure), McCrary left The Young and the Restless in October 2011. McCrary first CD was released in 2011 On January 6, 2010, McCrary appeared as himself in an episode of I Get That a Lot on CBS. He was pumping gas, and Paris Hilton was pretending to be a clerk at the gas station. She recognized him and asked for his autograph. He thought it was her and after she confessed who she was he said he thought she was doing community service. Darius also starred in the hit stage play In-Laws From Hell written, directed, and produced by Andrionna L. Williams.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Big Shots	Scam
1988	Mississippi Burning	Aaron Williams	Credited as Daruis McCrary
1998	Park Day	Andre Simmons
1999	The Breaks	Shaquan
2000	Freedom	James Barnett
2001	Kingdom Come	Royce Slocumb
	15 Minutes	Detective Tommy Cullen
2002	Vampires: Los Muertos	Ray Collins
	Hostage	FBI Commander	Alternative title: The Hire: Hostage
2004	The Maintenance Man	Malcolm Tremell	Direct-to-DVD release
2006	Da Jammies	Dean Cransbury	Animated short
2007	Transformers	Jazz (Voice)
	The Aristocats II	Scat Cat	Direct-to-video, cancelled
2008	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Bruce
	Hood Hostages	On his death bed	Direct-to-DVD release
2009	Next Day Air	Buddy
	Busted	Tyrone
	Saw VI	Dave
2013	The Marriage Lover	Sean Harrell
2015	In-Laws From Hell	Joaquin	Stage Play
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Amen	Darius Hughes	1 episode
	Hooperman		1 episode
1988	What's Happening Now!!	Brian	1 episode
1989–1998	Family Matters	Edward "Eddie" Winslow	208 episodes
1991	War Games	Doom Kid	1 episode
1996	Moesha	Dante	1 episode
	Kidz in the Wood	Tootooe	Television movie
1997	Don King: Only in America	Muhammad Ali	Television movie
1999	3rd Rock from the Sun	Terrence	1 episode
	2000	City of Angels		1 episode
Something to Sing About		Tommy	Television movie
2000–2001		Freedom	James Barrett	10 episodes
2003	Kingpin	Truck Thomas	Miniseries
	Girlfriends	Antoine	1 episode
2004	Dr. Vegas	Stan	1 episode
2005	Committed	Bowie James	12 episodes
2006	Eve	Jamal	2 episodes
2008	The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown	Marcus "Felony" Brown	Television movie
2009	Cold Case	Eric "Showtime" Hynes	1 episode
2009–2011	The Young and the Restless	Malcolm Winters	Daytime soap opera
2012–2014	Anger Management	Donovan	Recurring character
2015	The Leftovers	Isaac Rayney	Recurring character
2015	Minority Report	Agent Aman Shale	1 Episode
2016	Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story	Gerald Levert	Television movie
2016-	Star	Otis Leecan	Main cast

Music career

2016

Artist	Album	Label	Released	Singles	Contribution	Production
Emcee N.I.C.E.	All About U	Gypsy City Music	07/2016	"All About U" ft. Darius McCrary	Writer & Performer	none

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1988	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy	Big Shots
1989			Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Mississippi Burning
1993			Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Family Matters

External links

• Darius McCrary at IMDb
• ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Darius McCrary at AllMovie