Biography

Kelsi Umeko is a Japanese American actress. Kelsi trained under some of the top acting coaches in the industry in Los Angeles, CA. Kelsi has been a series regular on REI's Trailheads Webseries for the past 3 years. The series is comedy/improv based. Kelsi was also a series regular on Disney Babble's Midnight Moms. Also, another improv/comedy based series where moms chat about motherhood. Kelsi has gotten to work on many different exciting projects. She starred in Shawn Mendes's music video "Lost In Japan Tonight." Kelsi was a principal cast on the feature film The Look-See (2017), produced by Crypt TV. Kelsi also wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film Sacren (2019), which has a release date of November 12,2019. Kelsi has shot multiple TV shows, numerous commercials, received awards for voice acting, and does print modeling as well. Kelsi has had the joy of getting to work with her real family numerous times. Kelsi has traveled all over the United States for work.
- IMDb mini biography by: Curtis McGann

Kelsi Umeko is a Japanese American actress. Kelsi trained under some of the top acting coaches in the industry in Los Angeles, CA. Kelsi is Maple on Pokemon's Series "Beyond The Pokedex." Kelsi has a supporting role in the upcoming film My Dead Friend Zoe. Kelsi is starring as the lead role in the upcoming feature film Second Chance, where she also wrote, directed and produced the film alongside her husband Curtis McGann. Kelsi was in season 1 and 2 of the HBO/Adult Swim show Three Busy Debras. Kelsi can also be seen in REI's Trailheads web series , where she was a series regular for 3 years. The series is comedy/improv based. . Kelsi has gotten to work on many different exciting projects. She starred in Shawn Mendes's music video "Lost In Japan Tonight." Kelsi was a principal cast on the feature film The Look-See (2017), produced by Crypt TV. Kelsi also wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film Sacren (2019), which has a release date of November 12,2019. Kelsi has shot multiple TV shows, numerous commercials, received awards for voice acting, and does print modeling as well. Kelsi has had the joy of getting to work with her real family numerous times. Kelsi has traveled all over the United States for work.
- IMDb mini biography by: Curtis McGann

Kelsi Umeko is a Japanese American actress. Kelsi trained under some of the top acting coaches in the industry in Los Angeles, CA. Kelsi is Maple on Pokemon's Series "Beyond The Pokedex." Kelsi has a supporting role in the upcoming film My Dead Friend Zoe starring Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin Green, Natalie Morale . Kelsi is starring as the lead role in the upcoming feature film Second Chance, where she also wrote, directed and produced the film alongside her husband Curtis McGann. Kelsi was in season 1 and 2 of the HBO/Adult Swim show Three Busy Debras. Kelsi can also be seen in REI's Trailheads web series , where she was a series regular for 3 years. The series is comedy/improv based. . Kelsi has gotten to work on many different exciting projects. She starred in Shawn Mendes's music video "Lost In Japan Tonight." Kelsi was a principal cast on the feature film The Look-See (2017), produced by Crypt TV. Kelsi also wrote, produced, and starred in the feature film Sacren (2019), which has a release date of November 12,2019. Kelsi has shot multiple TV shows, numerous commercials, received awards for voice acting, and does print modeling as well. Kelsi has had the joy of getting to work with her real family numerous times. Kelsi has traveled all over the United States for work.
- IMDb mini biography by: Curtis McGann

Kelsi Umeko is a Japanese American actress. Kelsi trained under some of the top acting coaches in the industry in Los Angeles, CA. Kelsi is the show host for Pokemon's YouTube series Beyond The Pokedex. Kelsi has filmed over 30 episodes with REI's Trailheads Webseries which is comedy/improv based. Kelsi was also a series regular on Disney Babble's Midnight Moms. Also, another improv/comedy based series where moms chat about motherhood. Kelsi had her directorial debut in 2023 when she directed, produced, and starred in the feature film Second Chance.
- IMDb mini biography by: Curtis McGann

Kelsi Umeko was born and raised in Seattle, WA.

After high school, Kelsi was offered a scholarship to cheer-lead at the University of Hawaii. That year, her team took 3rd place at a National collegiate cheer competition hosted by ESPN.

After pursuing a career as a dental hygienist for 5 years, Kelsi decided to change paths and shifted gears to follow her passion of becoming an actor. Kelsi began acting in Seattle, WA full time and decided it was time to move to Los Angeles. Kelsi has enjoyed being a part of the story telling process that is film .

Kelsi studied premed while cheer-leading at the University of Hawaii, and then completed her education to become a Registered Dental Hygienist in Seattle, WA.

Kelsi was a level 10 gymnast and had a consecutive 5 year regional balance beam first place title.