The American actor and filmmaker Judah McFadden was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is the first-born male in a family of six children. He was raised in Colorado, where he attended Colorado State University and pledged to the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In 2011, he moved to New York City and spent three years studying with Scott Friedman of Stella Adler. Judah has worked on numerous films, including the acclaimed short The Bench as well as Alibi, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Short Corner and starred him. In addition, he appeared in the military epic The Great War and Lovers.

In his most recent film, Judah portrays the younger version of Al Pacino's character in Billy Knight.