He discovered he had a knack for performance in elementary school but his parents, who were police officers, did not want him to take on acting as a career.

[4] In 2017, he was cast in the San Diego International Fringe Festival[5] and portrayed Deacon Avery Silver in Rebel by producer John Singleton for the BET Network.

[6] McCartha was cast in the film Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption in 2018[7] and as Robert Hicks in All American in 2021.

[1] In 2023, he became eligible for an Emmy for his role in House of Payne,[8] co-starred with Ted Raimi in the film Failure!

[9][10][11] which premiered at FrightFest,[12] and appeared in the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea.