Biography

Noted by the LA Times as "a force of nature... hilarious, spontaneous, complex, and dangerous", Wade McCollum is a Broadway and TV actor, filmmaker, singer, composer, writer, director, inventor, and co-founder of a Cornell-backed neuroscience tech company. McCollum used the almost 2 year break in live performance (2019-2020) to pursue a degree in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Be it in theater, on screen, in boardrooms, classrooms, or laboratories, McCollum's life breath is one wherein art and science intersect.

McCollum has played starring roles on Broadway, London's West End, and in numerous Off-Broadway shows, most notably his Lortel Award Nominated performance as Ernest Shackleton in "Ernest Shackleton Loves Me" for which he garnered the Norton Award for "Best Actor". His performance as Shackleton was filmed live in NYC and can be seen on BroadwayHD. Other notable performances have earned him a Garland Award, Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Award, two Drammys, and a Dallas Fort Worth Critic's Circle Award. On screen, McCollum has appeared opposite Clive Owen (The Knick), Keisha Castle-Hughs (FBI: Most Wanted), Tea Leoni (Madame Secretary), Tom Payne (Prodigal Son), and Julianne Margulies (Nightcap).
- IMDb mini biography by: Wade McCollum