Malcolm David Kelley (born May 12, 1992), sometimes credited as just Malcolm Kelley, is an American actor, rapper, and singer best known for portraying the character Walt Lloyd on the ABC series Lost and as one half of the pop duo MKTO.
Career
Acting Kelley's first major acting role was in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, in which he played the title character as a child. Prior to this, he appeared in several small television roles in programs such as Malcolm in the Middle and Judging Amy. His next film role was You Got Served, in which he was cast in the supporting role of Lil' Saint.
In 2004, he was cast to play Walt in the TV show Lost. A regular cast member in the show's first season (2004–2005), he appeared only occasionally thereafter due to a dramatic growth spurt. He returned for an appearance in "Through the Looking Glass", Lost's third season finale, and twice more in the fourth season, with the episodes "Meet Kevin Johnson" and "There's No Place Like Home", and reprised his role in the fifth season with the episode "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham". He reprised the role of Walt a final time in the Season 6 DVD box set mini-episode "The New Man in Charge".
Following his departure from the main cast of Lost, Kelley appeared in several television roles, including the recurring character of Benjamin Cooley on Saving Grace.
In 2010, he appeared in the lead role of Finn on the TeenNick program Gigantic. The show was canceled after one season in 2011.
In 2014, he appeared in a guest role as himself and Tony Oller on The Thundermans as MKTO.
In 2017, he played Black in the film True to the Game and Michael Clark in Detroit.
Music In 2012, Kelley and his former Gigantic co-star Tony Oller formed the pop duo MKTO. They were signed to Columbia Records. In 2013 Kelley recorded together with Celine Dion, the song "Save Your Soul" for Dion's late 2013 release Loved Me Back to Life. But their duet version was only included on the album's vinyl version. On the regular version, "Save Your Soul" only contains Dion's vocals.
The duo's debut self-titled album, was released on April 1, 2014. Their single "Classic" was a major hit in the summer of 2014, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Antwone Fisher Antwone Fisher Age 7 2004 You Got Served Lil Saint 2009 The Kings of Appletown Cliff Surviving Brotherhood Short video Mississippi Damned Young Sammy 2017 Detroit Michael Clark True to the Game Black 2021 Dutch Teen Dutch
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 For Your Love Reggie at 5 Episode: "The Brother's Day" 2001 Malcolm in the Middle Kid #1 Episode: "Malcolm's Girlfriend" 2002 Girlfriends Malcolm Episode: "I Have a Dream House" Judging Amy Rudy Spruell Episode: "Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition" 2004 Eve Martin Episode: "They've Come Undone: Part 2" 2004–2009 Lost Walt Lloyd Main Cast (Season 1–2)Special Guest Star (Season 3–5): 33 episodes 2005 Knights of the South Bronx Jimmy Washington TV movie 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nathan Phelps Episode: "Infected" My Name Is Earl Alby Episode: "Boogeyman" 2007–2010 Saving Grace Benjamin Cooley 4 episodes 2010–2011 Gigantic Finn Katins 18 episodes 2011 The Closer Curtis Hill Episode: "Necessary Evil" Shredd Young Nate TV movie 2014 The Thundermans Himself Episode: "Shred it Go" 2015 Bones Preston Episode: "The Resurrection in the Remains"2017 Blindspot Keith Rhodes Episode: "Adoring Suspect"2017–2021 InsecureJerome Carter7 episodes2020 DeputyMatthew Evans1 episode
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