Anya Taylor-Joy is one lucky woman. The 30-year-old actress is set to star in Apple TV+'s newest crime thriller miniseries, Lucky, and is in the relationship of her dreams.
The Queen's Gambit actress secretly tied the knot with musician and actor Malcolm McRae in 2022. While they keep their relationship private, Anya and Malcolm have walked the red carpet several times, been each other's dates at award shows, and posed for a few Instagram selfies together.
Before you binge Lucky on Apple TV+, learn everything there is to know about Anya's husband, Malcolm McRae, and their sweet relationship.
© Getty ImagesMalcolm McRae is from the South
Malcolm was born on April 16, 1994 – he and Anya share the same birthday, just two years apart. He grew up in Birmingham Alabama with his parents William Barry McRae and Lesley Rainier Wellman.
After his dad died in 2012, Malcolm moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career.
© Getty ImagesMalcolm is in a rock band called more*
The 32-year-old plays the guitar and piano, and is a singer too. Malcolm is a member of a two-person rock band called more* alongside Kane Richotte, who was originally in the band Portugal. The Man.
Malcolm and Kane were introduced by Brandon Bernath, a filmmaker who has worked on a number of videos for more*. In July 2020, more* released their first EP. Since then, they've released two more EPs and even opened for Haim on their One More Haim Tour in 2022.
© GettyLike Anya, Malcolm is an actor
Anya isn't the only actor in the couple. When Malcolm was only 12, he won the Over All Young Actor award in 2006 at the AMTC talent competition in Alabama. As he's aged, Malcolm has starred in short films, Brotherly and How'dy, and in two episodes of the Prime Video miniseries Daisy Jones & the Six.
© Getty ImagesMalcolm uses Anya as inspiration
The couple first met at the March 2021 premiere of The Queen's Gambit. Two days after Malcolm and Anya crossed paths, the singer wrote a song about the actress. He later detailed the inspiration in an Instagram post.
"I wrote this song for Anya two days after meeting her," he wrote. "It's called 'Really Want to See You Again.'"
© GettyMalcolm accidentally proposed to Anya
Anya's love for the classic film Forrest Gump played a part in their proposal.
"Forrest Gump. I love that movie. I miss movies like that. Just huge, epic sagas where you just feel every emotion under the sun, and there's like this beautiful poetry underneath it. I love it," she told Letterboxd.
After her co-star Chris Hemsworth asked if something special happened on the Forrest Gump bench, Anya explained: "Yes. My husband accidentally proposed to me on the Forrest Gump bench in Savannah. Complete accident, and he's a boy from Alabama. And I'm blonde. So just—just happened. I hear that music and I cry like a baby."
© InstagramAnya and Malcolm secretly wed in 2022
On their second wedding anniversary, Anya revealed that she and Malcolm secretly got married in the spring of 2022.
"Two years ago, on April Fools, I secretly married my best friend in New Orleans," she wrote. "The magic of that day is ingrained in every cell of my being, forever. Happy second (first) anniversary my love…you're the coolest. N.B yes, those are anatomically correct heart cakes. Yes, I am the vampire Lestat."
Malcolm celebrated the day on his own Instagram, saying: "I love you now and somehow I always have and somehow it will never end. Happy two year anniversary (yesterday), beautiful."
