Marcus Callender

Marcus Callender is an American actor. He is best known for playing Oliver 'Power' Grant in the series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Early life Callender is from Brooklyn, New York City. He originally wanted to become a pro athlete and played basketball and baseball in high school. He became interested in acting in the 11th grade thanks to his English teacher Miss Bauman. She had him read plays such as The Crucible and had him perform in front of his classmates. She recognised his talents and advised him to start acting. He played the lead role in his school play A Raisin in the Sun.

Career Callender made his on-screen debut in the crime series Blue Bloods. He also made a one off appearance in the comedy drama series Elementary His first major role came playing Detective Yeager in the thriller series Eye Candy starring Victoria Justice. He was rumoured to have landed the role of Dr Dre in the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton but he eventually missed out on the role. He was cast to play one of the lead roles in an ABC drama show called Model Woman but it never materialised. His biggest role so far has been playing Oliver 'Power' Grant in the drama series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. He has made a one off appearance as Malcolm King in the crime drama series The Equalizer and has portrayed Ray Ray in both Power and its spinoff series Power Book II: Ghost.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Listen Up Philip Jock Guy 2014 Dinner at 40 Duane Short 2015 Anesthesia Medical Assistant 2015 Straight Outta Compton HBO Rapper 2016 The Breaks Scooby 2020 Sudden Darkness Jerome Moore Short

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Blue Bloods EMT Bike Path Episode; Fathers and Sons 2013 Elementary Young Cop Episode; On the Line 2013 Headshots & Breakdowns Shane 2 episodes 2015 Eye Candy Detective Yeager 10 episodes 2015 The Affair Reggie Episode; #2.10 2016 Shades of Blue Miles 3 episodes 2016 Model Woman Drew Pickett Episode; Pilot 2016 The Night Of Episode; The Beach 2017 The Breaks Scooby 8 episodes 2016-2017 Power Ray Ray 5 episodes 2017 Blindspot Agent Berger Episode; City Folks Under Wraps 2019 New Amsterdam Kenny Episode; The Denominator 2020 Evil Harlan Zephyrs Episode; Room 320 2021 The Equalizer Malcolm King Episode; It Takes a Village 2022 Power Book II: Ghost Ray Ray Episode; A Fair Fight 2019-2023 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Oliver Grant 30 episodes