Chi McBride

Chi McBride is one of those actors who makes every project better just by showing up, and I mean that as the highest compliment. The guy has this natural, heavyweight presence — that deep voice, that no-nonsense authority — that makes him completely believable whether he's playing a school principal on Boston Public, Captain Lou Grover on Hawaii Five-0, or holding his own alongside Will Smith in I, Robot. Born in Chicago and built like he came straight out of central casting for "man you do not want to disappoint," Chi somehow also delivers warmth and dry humor in equal measure. He never quite got the A-list spotlight he deserved, but anyone who's actually watched his work knows he's been quietly excellent for decades. A true character actor in the best sense of the term.

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Name (English)

Chi McBride

Name (Japanese)

シャイ・マクブライド

Reading

しゃい・まくぶらいど

Born

September 23, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor / voice actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%20McBride
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471128

Tags

• Illinois
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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