Anthony Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 23, 1978. He is the son of Martha and Willie Mackie Sr. Calvin Mackie, his brother, who now works for the Louisiana Recovery Authority, was formerly an associate professor of engineering at Tulane University.
His father was the owner of Mackie Roofing, a roofing business. Mackie attended both Warren Easton Senior High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA).
In 1997, he received his high school diploma in drama from the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), and in 2001, as a member of Group 30, which also included Lee Pace and Tracie Thoms, he received his diploma from the Juilliard School’s theatrical division.
As a Juilliard student in 2001, Mackie played the late American rapper Tupac Shakur in the play Up Against the Wind. Later, he reprised the role in the 2009 movie Notorious. He also starred in The Hurt Locker and narrated The Best That Never Was, a movie about football player Marcus Dupree, both of which were released in 2009.
Anthony Mackie Salary
How much does Anthony Mackie make from Avengers? An estimated $1 million is Anthony Mackie’s annual income. However, his claimed remuneration for his role in the motion picture “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was close to $100,000.