Isaiah Russell-Bailey
American actor (born 2006)
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Isaiah Russell-Bailey (born December 9, 2006)[2][3] is an American actor, model, social media personality and dancer. He is known for portraying Shaka McKellan in the Netflix sitcom Family Reunion (2019–2022) and Burton in the Disney Channel series Raven's Home (2020–2023).[4]
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| Born | December 9, 2006 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present[1] |
| Known for | Family Reunion Raven's Home Criminal Minds |
He has also acted in Criminal Minds (2017), S.W.A.T. (2017), Throwback Holiday (2018), Family Reunion (2019), We Can Be Heroes (2020) and Crater (2023).[5][6]
Early life and education
Isaiah Russell-Bailey was born on December 9, 2006,[3] in Fort Worth, Texas.[7][8][9] He grew up in Los Angeles, California[10] and was introduced to the performing arts at an early age and trained in dance before pursuing acting.[11]
Career
Russell-Bailey began acting in 2018, appearing in the television series Criminal Minds, Giants, Raven's Home, and S.W.A.T.. He also acted in the television film Throwback Holiday that year.[12]
In 2019, he was cast as Shaka McKellan in the Netflix comedy series Family Reunion, where he stars alongside Tia Mowry, Loretta Devine, Anthony Alabi, and Richard Roundtree.[13] He reprised the role in the TV film A Family Reunion Christmas (2019)[14][15] and the crossover special Game On! A Comedy Crossover Event (2020).
Bailey played the superhero Rewind in the Robert Rodriguez Netflix film We Can Be Heroes in 2020.[16][17][18] In 2023, he was cast in a lead film role as Caleb Channing in Disney+'s science fiction adventure film Crater, directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.[19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Throwback Holiday | Justin Grant | Television film |
| 2019 | A Family Reunion Christmas | Shaka McKellan | Television film |
| 2020 | We Can Be Heroes | Rewind | |
| 2023 | Crater | Caleb Channing | |
| 2024 | Dilemma in the Alley | Black | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Young Kevon Winters | Episode: "Miasma" |
| Giants | Young Malachi | 2 episodes | |
| Raven's Home | Burton | Episode: "Weirder Things" | |
| S.W.A.T. | Dee | Episode: "Hoax" | |
| 2019 | Family Reunion | Shaka McKellan | Main role (2019–2021) |
| 2020 | Game On! A Comedy Crossover Event | Shaka McKellan | Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?" |
| 2021 | Super Wings | Rover (voice) | Episode: "Golden Boy" |