Raised in a rural town in North Georgia, Kelley moved to London at the age of 19 to study at The Lee Strasberg Institute. At Strasberg he trained under Marianna Hill and Michael Billington. He eventually moved back stateside to New York City where he trained under Catherine Gaffigan. A chance meeting with one of his neighbors in New York lead him to move to Wilmington, North Carolina in pursuit of auditions and joining Screen Actors Guild. After appearing in Stephen King's The Night Flier (1997), Kelley chose to go behind the scenes to pursue a career in producing . Having gained experience in production on numerous film projects, he made his way to Los Angeles. There he worked for producer Bonnie Bruckheimer and at Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment. He currently line produces features throughout the country and overseas.
