Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series American Vandal, Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film High Flying Bird, Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama Snowfall, and Ben Chandler in the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers.

Life and career Gregg was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to parents Constance Gregg and Melvin Vaughan. He has six sisters. After graduating from I.C. Norcom High School, he studied marketing at Old Dominion University for 2 years before changing his career path and moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue acting.

Gregg came to prominence by creating and sharing comedic content in which he starred, wrote, and produced on Vine. He amassed more than 7 million followers in the course of 3 years, becoming one of the top 100 personalities on the platform.

His first credited role was in the web series Whatever, The Series. In 2011 where he earned union eligibility. Gregg's performance as DeMarcus Tillman garnered him praise from outlets such as Film School Rejects and a comparison from Live Mint to actor Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Entertainment Weekly and Vulture have described the role as a breakout one for Gregg.

Gregg joined the cast in the third (2019) season of the FX television series Snowfall in the main role of Drew 'Manboy' Miller, and portrayed the character of Marcus Parrish in the sports drama The Way Back in 2020. He also filmed a video examining BET's support of Black culture during the early 2000s alongside Sam Jay. During 2020 Gregg also announced that he would be creating a movie for the newly launched interactive fiction app Whatifi, entitled This Call Will Be Recorded. Viewers would be able to select choices that would enable them to view one of sixteen different endings. In 2021, he played Joe Guy in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and had a series regular role in the Hulu series Nine Perfect Strangers.

Personal life Gregg and his wife Bobbie Leigh Nelson have one son, Marley Amel Gregg, born on May 15, 2020.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 The Fallen Prodigy Thug 1 Pushing Eternity Nate Short 2013 Coldwater Inmate Cleaver Family Reunion William Cleaver Can Crazy Lou Loss of Life Derrick Benny Picasso Benny Short 2014 The System Hoodie Teen Alpha House Kyle Video The Land of Misfits Patty Cake Short Asteroid vs Earth Sonar Lead Petty Officer TV movie SuperZero Leon Deleon Short 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Chad TV movie West of the 405 Ty TV movie A House Is Not a Home Alex Williams Eddie and the Aviator Teen #3 Short Class Jolley TV movie 2016 The Land Brent Famous Trae Short Hogwarts High School Ron Short 2017 Immortals Peck Short The Fix Young Thug #2 2019 High Flying Bird Erick Scott Same Difference Sebastian 2020 The Way Back Marcus Parrish 2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Joe Guy Boxing Day Ian Gorgeous 2022 The Blackening King2023House Party LarryStory Ave SkemesShare?00000014

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011–2012 Whatever, the Series Derek Recurring cast 2012 The Beauty Inside Alex #30 TV mini series 2013 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Basketball Player Episode: "Game Night 1" 2014–2018 King Bachelor's Pad Astronaut Recurring cast 2015 Sexless Jamal Recurring cast: season 1 Class Jolley Main cast 1 Minute Horror Reshawn Episode: "The VISITors" 2015–2016 Sadie and Emmie Coach/Alex Episode: "Slapshot/Haunting in a Store" & "Strangers" 2016–2017 Freakish LaShawn Devereux Main cast 2017 Caught the Series Latin Gang Member Recurring cast 2018 Love Daily Colby Biskin Episode: "Still Life" UnREAL Zach Taylor Recurring cast: season 3 American Vandal DeMarcus Tillman Recurring cast: season 2 2019–2021 Snowfall Drew 'Manboy' Miller Recurring cast: seasons 3–4 2020 #BlackAF Cousin Harold Episode: "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery" 2020 Dave Raheem Episode: "Jail" 2021 Nine Perfect Strangers Ben Chandler Main cast 2022 Zaya Detective Tucker Episode: "Trust No One" 2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Andre Miniseries 2025 The Paper Detrick Moore Main cast

Awards Year Award Show Category Result 2018Streamy AwardsPerformance, Acting in a Comedy: God's Son