David Kallaway - Biography

David Kallaway is an American actor whose versatility has earned him a variety of comedic and dramatic roles. At 8 years old Kallaway got his start in a string of television commercials, at age eleven he landed his first film role in "Making The Grade" opposite Judd Nelson & Gordon Jump. He went on to work in a slew of projects filmed in his hometown of Memphis, including "The Rainmaker" with Francis Ford Coppola & Matt Damon and "The People Vs. Larry Flynt" with Woody Harrelson & Edward Norton. After attending the University of Memphis Theatre Program, Kallaway moved to Los Angeles and soon landed a guest spot on the Sci-Fi series "Sliders" and a recurring role on Aaron Spelling's hit daytime soap "Sunset Beach." Kallaway recently made an appearance in Adam McKay's Academy Award nominated "Big Short", and has a recurring role in the new WGN Series "Underground", playing opposite Christopher Meloni & Aldis Hodge. He also portrayed the infamous slave breaker "Edward Covey" in the upcoming TV mini-series "Roots." Kallaway stars opposite Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke & Vincent D'Onofrio in the upcoming MGM remake of "The Magnificent Seven", directed by Antoine Fuqua.