Keith Hudson

Keith Hudson was born in Winter Park, Florida on December 17, 1969. His family co-owned an iconic hunting and fishing store in Orlando named Denmark's Sporting Goods, whose clientele included Johnny Cash, Bo Diddley, and Jimmy Buffet. Keith's father and grandfather also co-hosted a weekly hunting and fishing television show. Keith started acting in plays in Elementary School. He booked his first professional acting job at the age of 16 imitating Tarzan in a television commercial for local bug control company. Keith continued to act in several plays in High School and played varsity football. Keith studied film acting with veteran character actor James Best for 2 years and moved to Los Angeles when he was 20. Keith is a 2-year Graduate of the Baron/Brown Studio of Los Angeles, California. He also attended the Shakespearean Studies program at the British American Drama Academy at Balliol College, Oxford England. Keith's first acting role in a major studio film was in a scene with George Clooney in Director Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight." Keith has worked as a professional actor in numerous feature films, television shows, national television commercials, and voice overs for more than 30 years. Some of his recent film projects include, "Baby Driver" directed by Edgar Wright, "A Bad Mom's Christmas" directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and "Logan Lucky" directed by Steven Soderbergh. Keith also recently co-starred in "True Detective," "NCIS: New Orleans," and "The Walking Dead." Keith has shared scenes with actors Daniel Craig, John Travolta, Susan Sarandon, Matt Dillon, Jon Hamm, Jim Carrey, Bruce Campbell, and Owen Wilson. He has been cast by directors David Frankel, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Rod Lurie, Sean Anders, Michael Bay, Susan Seidleman, and Eric Stoltz. Keith was also cast as the Kool Aid Man for a series of national commercials and worked as a professional spokesperson for Guinness Stout. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Hudson