Isaiah Russell-Bailey

Isaiah Russell-Bailey (born December 9, 2006) 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).

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).

Early life and education Isaiah Russell-Bailey was born on December 9, 2006, He grew up in Los Angeles, California and was introduced to the performing arts at an early age and trained in dance before pursuing acting.

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.

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. He reprised the role in the TV film A Family Reunion Christmas (2019) 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. 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.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 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"