Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg is an American actor who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and first gained attention by creating, writing, and starring in comedic content on Vine, where he gained more than 7 million followers over three years. His first credited screen role came in the web series Whatever, The Series, which earned him union eligibility in 2011. After Vine's decline in 2015, he moved into film and television. In 2018 he appeared in the Netflix mockumentary American Vandal as DeMarcus Tillman and in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama High Flying Bird as Erick Scott. His American Vandal performance drew praise and was described by Entertainment Weekly and Vulture as a breakout. He later played Drew Manboy Miller in the third season of FX's Snowfall, Marcus Parrish in The Way Back (2020), and Joe Guy in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021), and had a regular role in Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers.