Malakai James

Height: 170 cm

Malakai is an impressive 16 year old boy. His smile and vibrant energy is known to light-up a room. He enjoys acting in film, TV and commercials and can't wait to be more active in the television ...Show More

Malakai is an impressive 16 year old boy. His smile and vibrant energy is known to light-up a room. He enjoys acting in film, TV and commercials and can't wait to be more active in the television and film industry! He plays the Lead in the recently released short film, Never Land. Never Land has received four (4) "Best Short Film" Awards on the film festival circuit and Malakai received one nomination for Best Actor in a short film at the 2019 Marietta International Film Festival. Malakai also recently enjoyed filming for a role on a feature film (WYRM). He also had a great experience filming a Co-Star role on a CBS show, Wisdom of the Crowd with Jeremy Piven and Richard T. Jones. . Malakai previously starred as Principal in a short film with the cast and crew of The Lunchbox Brigade. This short award-winning screenplay was screened at the Holly Shorts Film Festival. Malakai is a member of the SAG/AFTRA union.Malakai's work also includes a variety of local and regional commercials along with a number of national spots. He has been seen in commercials for Google, DreamWorks, Ford, Lifewise, Bank of America and was also featured in a commercial advertising for the NBA on ESPN's "NBA Countdown." He has also been featured in local internal spots for Waste Management, Boeing and Microsoft.He is a gifted athlete and loves playing High School and AAU basketball, flag football, track and field. He also enjoys singing and playing video games. He is well-traveled at 16 years old and loves the beach and watching the ocean waves crash into the shore! He is polite, takes direction well, and gets along with others easily. His best qualities are his kind spirit, honesty, and ability to make people laugh. He is social and has many friends. He is the older brother to his sister, Maliyah, 13 years old. He lives in Redondo Beach, CA with his Mom, Dad and sister.Along side of acting, Malakai is also a talented print model. He has completed print work for Google, Amazon, LifeWise, See Kai Run, Forest Pruzen Creative, SanMar and can also be seen online at Amazon.com and Nordstrom.com. Hide