On set in HBO TV series, The Breaks
Currently in pre-production
for Summer 2023,
Brotha Shakespeare
with Director S. Brian Jones, Dean of Diversity Equity at Pace University in New York City.
September 2nd thru 7th
A Bri/Kel Production part of
TNC's Dream Up Festival
$18, For tickets dreamupfestival.org
A former successful Shakespearian actor, now homeless living on the streets is forced to make peace with his past and the brutal truth of the two America's in which he lives. When a local theatre company mounts a new production called ‘Brotha Shakespeare,’ he insists to anyone who will listen to him that it's his story. A confrontation with the theatre company as to the “white” man on the poster causes him to go deep within and confront demons darker than any Shakespeare tragedy he's ever played on any stage.
Lead role in Harlem School of the Arts play, The Trojan Women
"King Creon" in Harlem School of the Arts play, Medea
Lead role in, Staller Performance Center's Robeson
On my way to auditions!
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reviews
Forbidden Fruit
"Keldrick Crowder’s plays Prince with a cold violence lurking underneath his smooth exterior”
- Beate Hein Bennet, New York Theatre Wire
Pousada Azul
"Keldrick Crowder’s hilarious, fabulous Tobias is the perfect foil for his determined wife, and their companionate marriage is one of the sweetest and most engaging parts of the play.”
- Natalie Sacks, Charged.fm
Most Dangerous Man in America
“... and Keldrick Crowder stood out in their physical and emotional commitment to rapidly shifting roles.”
-Emily Gawlak, Stagebuddy
Othello
“The highlight, undoubtedly is Mr. Crowder. His is a risky performance, dangerously straddling the line between forceful acting and overacting, and he is thoroughly arresting in one of Shakespeare’s trickiest roles.”
- Aaron Botwick, Scribicide
The Task
“... the wealthy white revolutionary Debuisson, rendered imposingly by Keldrick Crowder, for turning his back on his heritage to “play revolution.”
- Mitch Montgomery, Backstage
Coat Check Cassanova
“And then there’s the homeless man, played with real energy and vigor by Keldrick Crowder...”
- Martin Denton, nytheater.com
The Seeds of Abraham
“The classically-trained actor Keldrick Crowder comes onstage and opens his mouth in a moment of celebratory joy. I had no idea that so much sound could come out of a human orifice.”
- Aurin Squire, New York Theatre Review
credits
2022
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Brotha Shakespeare
Theater for the New City Dream Up Festival
2021
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Forbidden Fruit
New York City Winter Theater Festival
Photos by Simone Black
2017
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A Human Being of a "Sort"
Reverand James Gordon, Juilliard School Drama Division
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Metro Health (Commercial)
Factory Worker, BODEGA Production Company
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Set it Up (Film)
Yankee Fan, Set it Up Productions
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Odd Mom Out (TV Series)
Driver, Bravo
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The Trojan Women
Talthybius (Lead), The Harlem Arts Theater
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Verizon (Commercial)
Verizon Coach, Spot Creative, Inc
2016
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The Breaks (TV Series)
Hebrew Israelite, VH-1
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Medea
Creon, The Harlem Arts Theater
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New York City Police Department (Commercial)
Priest, D. Moss Productions
2015
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Most Dangerous Man in America
The Captain, New Federal Theater
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Pousada Azúl
Tobias Walker, Kraine Theater
2014
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Still on the Corner
Brother Dugy, Castillo Theater
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Brush Strokes
Richard Jones, Davenport Theater
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Romeo and Juliet
Prince Escalus, Classical Theater of Harlem
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Seeds of Abraham
T.L., Billie Holiday Theater
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The Gypsy Thieves
Dingo, Q Productions
2013
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Othello
Othello, Hudson Guild Theater
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Cymbeline
Cymbeline, Shakespeare In The Parking Lot
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June’s Blood
Ernest, National Black Theater
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Cherry Vanilla
Zack, Theater for the New City
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Bikeman
The BikeMan, Broad Street Ballroom Theater
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Apollo Club Harlem
Night Club Host, Apollo Theater
2012
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Robeson
Paul Robeson, Staller Performance Center
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Murder, Inc.
Kilroy Jones, The Live IN Theater
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Power of the Trinity
Priest Abuna, City Parks New York City
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Brooklyn Cyclone Baseball Team (Commercial)
Principal Dan, Sid Paterson Advertising
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Singing with a Sword
Nate, Langston Hughes Theater
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As You Like It
Duke Frederick, Inwood Shakespeare Festival
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Titus Andronicus
Aaron The Moor, American Theatre of Actors
2011
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Coat Check Cassanova
Begger, The Living Theater
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Bourne to the Ocean
Abram, Manhattan Repertoire Theater
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Harlem on my Mind
Multiple Roles, Metropolitan Playhouse
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Playing with Heiner Muller
Heiner Muller, Castillo Theater
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Oedipus Rex
Priest, The Saint Marks Theater
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Ode to the Washerman
John (Lead), Negro Ensemble Company
2010 & earlier
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The Task
Debussion (Lead), Castillo Theater
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Julius Caesar
Priest, Shakespeare in the Park, Delacorte Theatre
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Shakespeare in America
Stephano Africanus, Riant Theatre Strawberry Festival
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The Man in the Zoo
Robot, Riant Theatre Strawberry Festival
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Pension Check
Steve Johnson, Riant Theatre Strawberry Festival
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The Good Woman of Szechuan
Shui Ta (Lead), Westchester Performing Arts Center
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LeBlanc
Tshembe (Lead), Westchester Performing Arts Center
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Imagine
Mr. Richards (Lead), Newark Symphony Hall
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Traveler (Film)
David, Steveco Productions
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A.K.A. Mrs. George Gilbert (Film)
Multiple Roles, Coco Fusco Productions
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The Experiment (Film)
Bale King, Avi Productions
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bio
Keldrick is a New York City-based classically-trained actor, having received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the SUNY Purchase Theater Arts and Film Department. He has graced the New York City theater scene with a variety of formidable roles since 2000 and secured his first TV and film work soon after.
Since 2016 Keldrick continues to expand his work into television.