Darius McCrary

He provided the voice of Jazz in Transformers (2007). From December 2009 to October 2011, he portrayed photographer Malcolm Winters on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

• Name — Darius McCrary • Birth Name — Darius Creston McCrary • Born — 1 May 1976 • Birthplace — Walnut, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • singer • producer • Years Active — 1987–present • Known for — Eddie Winslow – Family Matters • Children — 3 • Father — Howard McCrary

McCrary began his career as a child actor and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy Big Shots. He also appeared in guest spots in episodic television and had a role in the 1988 film Mississippi Burning before landing the role of Eddie Winslow in Family Matters the following year. After Family Matters ended its run in 1998, McCrary co-starred in the short-lived UPN series Freedom. In 2000, he had a lead role as Tommy in "Something to Sing About", a Christian drama produced by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. In 2001, he appeared in 15 Minutes opposite Robert De Niro and Kingdom Come, with Whoopi Goldberg. In April and May 2006, McCrary reunited with his Family Matters co-star Kellie Shanygne Williams as Jamal on UPN's Eve for two episodes. In 2007, he was the voice of Jazz in the movie Transformers. McCrary also had film roles in Next Day Air, Saw VI, and in national stage play productions such as The Maintenance Man. That December, he joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. McCrary portrayed Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore. Joined on the series by his former Family Matters co-star Bryton James (né McClure), McCrary left The Young and the Restless in October 2011. McCrary's first album was also released the same year. On January 6, 2010, McCrary appeared as himself in an episode of I Get That a Lot on CBS. He was pumping gas, and Paris Hilton was pretending to be a clerk at the gas station. She recognized him and asked for his autograph. He thought it was her and after she confessed who she was, he said he thought she was doing community service. McCrary later starred in the stage play In-Laws From Hell written, directed, and produced by Andrionna L. Williams.

McCrary is the founder of Fathers Care, a non-profit organization under the McCrary Foundation umbrella, started by his father, aunts and uncles, cousins also known as The McCrarys.

In 2015, he was arrested and held in custody for failure to pay child support, but was released after two hours when he paid the full $5,500 in back support owed. In February 2019, McCrary was ordered to attend at least 10 visits to drug/alcohol abuse and batterer's intervention classes within 12 months, submit to random drug testing within 60 days, and then enroll in and complete 10 co-parenting classes, which were allowed to be done individually, in order to obtain visitation rights to see his daughter Zoe, with ex-wife Tammy Brawner, who was granted full legal and physical custody of their then-3-year-old daughter, previously citing concerns for Zoe's safety. On November 27, 2023, McCrary was arrested a second time on felony charges of failure to pay child support of over $52,000 as of March 2019. He pleaded not guilty, and his bond was set at $13,197.01, according to court documents. On October 5, 2025, the U.S. Border Patrol arrested McCrary near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, California on an out-of-state felony warrant. For this charge, which has not only been deemed a charge but which also led to McCrary being booked on a "fugitive arrest," he was ineligible for bail and he remained in a San Diego jail. He would make his first court appearance for this charge on October 15, 2025. It was later revealed that the arrest resulted from an arrest warrant which had been issued against McCrary in Oakland County, Michigan after he was charged with four counts of unpaid child support, for which he faces a maximum of four years in prison, and one count of skipping planned court hearings in Michigan for the summer of 2024, with prosecutors eventually threatening to request his extradition for skipping a court hearing on August 12, 2024. During his initial October 15, 2025, court hearing, which was held in a San Diego court, McCrary would be denied bail after being ruled a flight risk and was ordered to be extradited to Michigan. However, McCrary plans to fight the extradition. On December 8, 2025, he was released from custody in Michigan after entering a no-contest plea to the five felony charges. He was scheduled to be sentenced for these charges on February 9, 2026. However, sentencing has now been rescheduled for January 25, 2027

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Amen — Darius Hughes — Episode: "The Twelve Songs of Christmas" • Hooperman — Wendell — Episode: "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly" • 1988 — What's Happening Now!! — Brian — Episode: "The Fabulous Fortunes" • 1989–98 — Family Matters — Edward "Eddie" Winslow — Main Cast • 1996 — Soul Train — Himself/Guest Host — Episode: "Mint Condition/For Real/Case Featuring Foxy Brown/Southside B.O.I.Z." • Moesha — Dante Woodson — Episode: "Hakeem's New Flame" • 2000 — City of Angels — Manny — Episode: "Dress for Success" • Freedom — James Barrett — Main Cast • 2001 — The Test — Himself/Panelist — Episode: "The Infidelity Test" • 2003 — Kingpin — Truck Thomas — Main Cast • Girlfriends — Antoine Childs — Episode: "You Ain't Gotta Go Home But... You Know the Rest" • 2004 — Dr. Vegas — Stan — Episode: "Pilot" • 2005 — Committed — Bowie James — Main Cast • 2006 — Eve — Jamal — Episode: "Separate, But Unequal" & "Daughter Don't Preach" • 2009 — Whatever Happened To? — Himself — Episode: "Troubled Teens" • Star-ving — - — Episode: "Straight Outta Compton" • Cold Case — Eric "Showtime" Hynes — Episode: "Stealing Home" • 2009–11 — The Young and the Restless — Malcolm Winters — Regular Cast • 2010 — I Get That a Lot — Himself — Episode: "Gene Simmons, Paris Hilton, Julie Chen, Tony Hawk, Snoop Dogg, Rachael Ray" • 2012 — Rizzoli & Isles — TK — Episode: "Home Town Glory" • 2012–13 — Anger Management — Donovan — Recurring Cast • 2013 — The Soul Man — Patrice — Episode: "Boyce in the Hood" • 2015 — The Leftovers — Isaac Rayney — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • Minority Report — Agent Aman Shale — Episode: "Memento Mori" & "Everybody Runs" • 2015–16 — Da Jammies — Principle Cransberry (voice) — Recurring Cast • 2016 — Pitch — Kevin — Episode: "The Break" • 2016–18 — Star — Otis Leecan — Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 • 2017 — The Catch — Raymond Taggart — Episode: "The Birthday Party" • Snowfall — Andre — Episode: "2016 Original Pilot" • 2018–21 — Monogamy — Connor — Main Cast • 2020 — American Soul — James Brown — Episode: "Say You Love Me"

• Year — Song — Artist — Role • 2017 — "Add to Me" — Ledisi — Party Guest

• Year — Title • 2007 — I'm Rick James • 2009 — Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff

• Artist — Album — Label — Released — Singles — Contribution — Production • Emcee N.I.C.E. — All About U — Gypsy City Music — 07/2016 — "All About U" ft. Darius McCrary — Writer & Performer — none