Exclusive: Kerry McAlpine (Birdie, Cheaper by dozens) Join the ABC team Will Trent For the third season in a recurring role. New episodes air Tuesdays on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.
She will appear for the first time in tonight's episode as Sunny, a smart and resourceful teenager who finds herself in the unusual position of being the daughter of a criminal who now finds herself in the care of a GBI Deputy Director.
Based on the New York Times bestselling “Will Trent” series by New York Times' Karen Slaughter, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent Will Trent (Ramon Rodriguez) is abandoned at birth and endures harsh conditions as an adult in the overburdened foster care system in… Atlanta. . Now, he uses his unique perspective to pursue justice and has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
Season 3 also stars Erika Christensen as Angie Pulaski, Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, with Sonia Sohn as Amanda Wagner, and newcomer Gina Rodriguez as Marion Alba. Scott Foley is new this season as Dr. Seth MacDill, the confident and unassuming chief of emergency medicine at a local hospital and Angie's new romantic interest.
Executive producers include Liz Heldens, Daniel Thomsen, Karen Slaughter, Uli Obst, Howard Deutsch, Elaine Marie Bloom, and Ramon Rodriguez. Heldens and Thomsen also serve as showrunners. Will Trent Produced by Al-Eshreen TV.
McAlpin recently starred in the BET+ film Christmas blackjack Like Marsha Matthews and the lead role of Adeline Bellamy in the feature film Birdiedirected by Gregory Allen Williams. In 2022, she was nominated for “Best Younger Voice Performance in an Animated or Preschool Program” at the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for her role as Emma in the Apple TV+ series, Doug elaborates. For her performance in Birdiewon the Audience Award at the 2020 Deadcenter Film Festival.
Additional credits included Cheaper by dozens, Star Trek: Short Journeys: The Girl Who Made the StarsABC American housewifeNetflix SneakerheadsAmazon They are: the covenant, 9-1-1 Lonestar On Hulu and Disney Channel Raven's house.
McAlpin is repped by CESD in Los Angeles/New York, The Neal Hamil Agency in Houston and Doss Talent.
A first look photo of McAlpin as Sunny can be found below.
Kerry McAlpine in the movie “Will Trent”
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