Mackenzie Graham

Mackenzie "Mack" Graham was born in Bethesda, MD at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on June 23, 1999. At two years old, she moved back home to Louisiana with her parents and her older brother, Jude. In 2002, the family moved to Ft. Gordon, GA when her dad was mobilized following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. As a "military brat", Mack lived in several different places at a young age. Mack was shy as a child and always clung to her mom and dad in crowds. However, it became obvious at an early age that she was a performer and loved to make people laugh. Her parents and close family friends would often comment on her hilarious antics, funny accents, and goofy movements (she loved the ladies of SNL); but it wasn't until her early teens that she became comfortable enough to let her outgoing and goofy personality show in public. She attended a local musical theatre variety show to see her brother perform when she was 12 years old, and she was instantly hooked and in awe of the older girls who were performing. This set the stage for her love of performing arts. She quickly signed up for dancing, acting, and voice lessons and began auditioning for various roles at the local performing arts academy. With full support from the community and her family, Mack continued to dance, sing, and act throughout middle and high school. While she loved performing on stage, it didn't take long for her to find that her heart was in Film/TV acting. She signed with an agent, Open Range, while still in high school and began auditioning for roles throughout Louisiana and the Southeast. She attended Louisiana State University for only one semester when she got her first big break, landing the role of "Bug" in "Darlin'", starring Pollyanna McIntosh. Any doubts she had about pursuing a career in film were demolished after filming for "Darlin'" in south Louisiana. She booked her first television role in "The Purge" , filming in New Orleans. While on set filming for "The Purge", she got her next big break when she landed the role of Bess Marvin in "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase".