Thaddeus McCants (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based Writer, Director, and generally fun dude to hang out with originally from Madison, Wisconsin. He tries to use his best attributes, levity & love, to get people to care about stuff…be that pressing social issues, incredible characters, or stellar brands.

As a Television Writer, he was most recently a Staff Writer on HBOMax's delicious bio-comedy ‘JULIA’. He is currently developing his own series, ‘LIT LOUNGE’, with BET+ about the Legal Cannabis Industry. He won ‘Funniest Undiscovered Black TV Writer in America’ a few years back (which sounds backhanded, I know, but he was promised it wasn’t.) He is also the co-writer of multiple AUDIBLE Originals with both Best Selling Author James Patterson and VICE Media. 

Also appearing on the small screen, Thaddeus is an up-and-coming Commercial Director repped by O Positive Films, where he uses that same undiscovered comedic eye to breathe life into spots for brands like Progressive, Uber Eats, State Farm, and more…even a Super Bowl commercial for Avocados from Mexico.

His Short Films have screened and won festivals across the country…seriously, like in NY, LA, Buffalo, Portland, St. Louis, and more…it’s tiring.

He also brings his comedic voice to the stage as a Playwright, where he’s been a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellow, Theater Masters Visionary Playwright, KCACTF Regional Winner & National Finalist, and a Semi-Finalist for both the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference & American Blues Theatre Blue Ink Award.

He proudly holds his MFA from NYU & BFA from Ithaca College. That’s a lot of FA’s…hope that was worth it.

“The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; they cannot be a mere teacher; they cannot merely X-ray society's weaknesses, its ills, its perils. They must be actively involved in shaping its present and its future” – Ken Saro Wiwa